Thursday, December 10, 2009

Metamaterials may eliminate friction



Scientist Live carried a story on discovery by Ames Laboratory researchers that metamaterials can be used to create a repulsive Casimir force that may eliminate friction in nanoscale machines. (Go to story)

Eliminating mechanical friction in nanotechnology



R&D Online carried a story on a discovery by Ames Laboratory researchers that uses chiral metamaterials to create a repulsive Casimir force that may eliminate friction in nanoscale machinery. (Go to story)

Friday, December 4, 2009

Resonant Approach to Quantum Problem



David Bradley of SpectroscopyNow.com writes about a discovery that could bring quantum computing a step closer. Ames Laboratory physicist Slava Dobrovitski was a co-author of a paper published by researchers at the University of California at Santa Barbara, "Gigahertz Dynamics of a Strongly Driven Single Quantum Spin" that appeared in the Nov. 19 online Science Express.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009


Ames Laboratory Engineers Design and Build Glacier Simulation Machine (go to article)



National Academy report cites Ames Laboratory's strength in new materials research
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Monday, November 9, 2009




National Academy report cites Ames Laboratory's strength in new materials research

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National Academy report cites Ames Laboratory's strength in new materials research

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