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How to Measure Nothing Better

Cold atoms could also potentially measure much lower vacuum pressures than ion gauges can. The current lowest pressure they’ve reliably measured is around 10 -9 Pa, and NIST scientists are working on ...
What is disposable income? It's the amount of money you have left to enjoy from your gross salary, after removing taxes and ...
A research team has successfully developed a self-locked Raman-electro-optic (REO) microcomb on a single lithium niobate chip. By synergistically harnessing the electro-optic (EO), Kerr, and Raman ...
Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have created an “optical sieve” capable of detecting minute nanoplastic particles. Functioning much like a test strip, this innovation is designed to provide ...
The 2024 McDonald criteria, published just before the 2025 ECTRIMS Congress, substantially expand criteria for a probable diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, experts report.