Monthly Archives: June 2014

Physicists Predict New State of Matter

A researcher with the Department of Electrodynamics of Complex Systems and Nanophotonics, Alexander Rozhkov, has presented theoretical calculations which indicate the possible existence of fermionic matter in apreviously unknown state – in the form ofaone-dimensional liquid, which cannot be described … Continue reading

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Deflating Supply

The cost of doing business is inflating for Lake Havasu’s Ann Lavasseor. Like other party retailers around the country, Lavasseor says she’s seen helium prices take a dramatic rise as the nation’s helium shortage continues. For local residents, that means … Continue reading

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Webb’s Fully Integrated ‘Heart’ Lowered into the Chamber

Engineer Jack Marshall held his breath. The “heart” of the James Webb Space Telescope hung from a cable 30 feet in the air as it was lowered slowly into the massive thermal vacuum chamber at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center … Continue reading

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Deflating Supply

The cost of doing business is inflating for Lake Havasu’s Ann Lavasseor. Like other party retailers around the country, Lavasseor says she’s seen helium prices take a dramatic rise as the nation’s helium shortage continues. For local residents, that means … Continue reading

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Moon Power: China’s Pursuit of Lunar Helium-3

As the world’s largest energy consumer, China is deeply aware of the imperative of addressing its energy trilemma – how to simultaneously achieve and balance energy security, energy equity (access and affordability), and environmental sustainability – in the coming decades, … Continue reading

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