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Author Archives: rberkowitz
AI Discovers Geophysical Turbulence Model
Researchers have used an artificial-intelligence tool to reveal long-sought equations that describe small-scale features in 2D turbulent systems. Continue reading
New AI Sensor ‘Sniffs’ Out Spectral Targets
A first-of-its-kind smart sensor developed at Berkeley Lab performs AI tricks to identify targets while it captures spectral images. Continue reading
A Novelist Derives Physics–Crime Duality
Nova Jacobs reflects on how she came to write murder mysteries set in the world of physics. Continue reading
Thin-Film Coating Boosts X-Ray Instrument Performance
Researchers developed optimized coatings for diffraction gratings that use thin-film interference to double the light reaching the sample, capturing power otherwise lost to absorption. Continue reading
Posted in Berkeley Lab
Tagged Advanced Light Source, Berkeley Lab, Materials Sciences, synchrotron radiation, X-rays
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Patterned Surface Sustains Ultrahigh Vacuum
The 3D-printed fitting could help to miniaturize cold-atom sensors by reducing the need for continuous pumping. Continue reading
A Very Stable Mirror
A crystalline mirror coating significantly reduces fluctuations in the resonant frequency of an optical cavity. Continue reading
Arctic’s ‘last ice area’ is on thin ice
Mission to Canada’s Queen Elizabeth Islands reveals signs of weakness in a sea ice haven. Read more in Science Magazine… Continue reading
Posted in Science Magazine
Tagged Arctic, Atmospheric Sciences, Geophysics, Oceanography, Science Magazine
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X-Ray–Optical Technique Detects Subtle Signal
A high-sensitivity measurement reveals the asymmetric shifts of electrons along atomic bonds. Continue reading
Posted in APS Physics
Tagged APS Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Materials Sciences, Optics
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Spectroscopy Technique Reveals Nanoscale Acoustic Waves
Imaging using extreme ultraviolet scattering shows that optical pulses can generate surface excitations with spectra that were previously difficult to achieve. Continue reading
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Tagged APS Physics, Lasers, Materials Sciences, Optics, Spectroscopy
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Measuring the Sun’s Opacity
Experiments with oxygen plasma at extreme densities and temperatures give new transparency to our picture of the Sun’s interior. Continue reading
Rachel Berkowitz 