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The time according to atoms
4/26/12

ULg’s atomic physics unit and the company Gillam-FEi have recently developed an atomic clock. Why? To miniaturise these devices as much as possible in order to put them on the Galileo system’s satellites.

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The singing bowl
10/14/11

Today we have a better understanding of the physical phenomena that occur when someone rubs a “Tibetan singing bowl” filled with water – and also how the vaporizer in your living room works.

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Measurement beyond the standard quantum limit
5/20/11
Any measurement within the field of physics is marred by noise.  At extreme precisions this noise is of a quantum nature: that is the Heisenberg limit. Researchers have just conceived of a system which would allow this limit to be reached more easily.
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Transmutation for a nuclear revival
4/29/11
The reaction of spallation will be a key element in the new generation of nuclear power stations. To better understand it, precise modelling of fission reactions is required.
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Molecules have their own logic
1/25/11

Work carried out in the framework of the European MOLOC project has shown that it is possible to have molecules perform complex logic operations.

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