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Quantum Cheshire cats could have a travelling grin

Physics World

While the idea may seem outlandish at first, the effect has since been demonstrated experimentally by separating a beam of neutrons from their magnetic moments. The right wall is also the only place that can affect the particle’s spin; in physical terms, it could be realized with a magnetic field oriented along the up-down (z) axis.

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Supersolidity enters a second dimension

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Subsequent studies have produced nothing definitive. BECs (ultracold gases of trapped atoms all cooled to the quantum ground state of the trap) of highly magnetic atoms can spontaneously form regular, ordered clusters in an applied magnetic field, showing the emergence of supersolidity from a completely isotropic superfluid state.

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Elemental forms of metals discovered in brains of Alzheimer’s patients

Physics World

The researchers can also test the magnetic properties of the samples using circularly polarized X-rays. But Telling cautions that there’s much more work to do before they can say anything definitive about the role these metals play in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. “It

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Are antimatter stars firing bullets of antihelium at Earth?

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Fourteen possible antimatter stars (“antistars”) have been flagged up by astronomers searching for the origin of puzzling amounts of antihelium nuclei detected coming from deep space by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer ( AMS-02 ) on the International Space Station. The possible existence of antistars threatens to turn this on its head.

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Elekta Unity: when biological targeting meets adaptive radiotherapy

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The combination of qMRI techniques reflects the richness and complexity of tumour tissues,” says van der Heide, “and is definitely something we will be pursuing in a clinical setting. See also the Frontiers in Oncology mini review Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Biological Image-Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy.

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The enduring mystery of the solar corona

Physics World

That’s because the corona emits highly variable charged particles, magnetic fields, X-rays and extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light, which can cause troublesome variations in the structure of the Earth’s ionosphere and trigger “radio blackouts”. Some might say “magnetic energy”. Others “Alfven waves” or “nanoflares”.

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Drawing up a ‘Google Earth’ of the human body

Physics World

So too is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which peers inside the body using magnetic fields and radio waves. It was definitely what I wanted to work on, but the complexity of labelling it – obviously it would only be possible with computer science.”.

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