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End-to-end dosimetry audit for SRS/SBRT: optional or mandatory at the beginning of the journey? " Physics World
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (151+ words) Join the audience for a live webinar at 2 p. m. BST/4 p. m. EEST on 17 June 2026 Discover how RTsafe's solutions can empower your team with the knowledge and confidence needed to achieve Dosimetry Audit Certification This presentation focuses on the implementation of end-to-end dosimetry…...
Scientists find a new critical point in supercooled water " Physics World
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (254+ words) Researchers at Stockholm University in Sweden have found experimental evidence of a long-predicted critical point in water at -63 "C. The result, which they obtained by supercooling liquid water and probing it with ultrafast laser pulses before it could freeze, provides further…...
Electrolysis workstation incorporates mass spectrometry to accelerate carbon-dioxide reduction research " Physics World
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (571+ words) Scribner's 670 Electrolysis Workstation is used to develop systems that convert electrical energy into fuels and chemical feedstocks The electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide is used to produce a range of chemical and energy feedstocks including syngas (hydrogen and carbon monoxide),…...
The dark heart of the lithium-ion battery revolution " Physics World
2+ week, 5+ day ago (684+ words) James Dacey reviews The Elements of Power: a Story of War, Technology and the Dirtiest Supply Chain on Earth by Nicolas Niarchos In a book about batteries, you might not expect the author to be detained by Congolese secret police…...
Nano-aquariums" deliver atomic-resolution imaging " Physics World
2+ week, 6+ day ago (363+ words) To understand the atomic interactions taking place at solid'liquid interfaces, researchers will often start by sandwiching liquid samples between pairs of transparent films. In most cases, they will then use transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to create atomic-scale images of these…...
Miniature magnets break field strength record " Physics World
3+ week, 6+ day ago (286+ words) All previous 40 T class magnets have been metres in size, weigh more than six tons, and require about 20 MW of power to operate," says Alexander Barnes, who led the research effort. Our miniature magnet can also generate a 40 T magnetic…...
Fluid flow: how heat can move from cooler to warmer regions " Physics World
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (514+ words) Isabelle Dum" is a contributing editor to'Physics World. She has more than 10 years of experience in science writing and editing in condensed-matter physics relating to technology/nanotechnology/biotechnology, astronomy and astrophysics, energy and the environment, biology and medicine. She has…...
Surface contamination holds the key to a static electricity mystery " Physics World
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (309+ words) If you've ever felt a shock after rubbing your hair with a balloon or shuffling across a carpet, you'll know that static electricity can be a real pain. But for the scientists who study it, the pain runs much deeper....
Single metasurface could generate record numbers of trapped neutral atoms " Physics World
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (179+ words) Single metasurface could generate record numbers of trapped neutral atoms'Physics World - Enter password Show password Password field is now showing your password - Access more than 20 years of online content - Manage which e-mail newsletters you want to receive - Read about the…...
Self-healing materials could make automobile parts last over 100 years " Physics World
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (273+ words) Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Houston have achieved sustained self-healing of a composite material. The findings promise to extend the lifetime of aircraft and automotive parts by a century, according to a recent paper published…...