''MAGNETIC FLAMES'' IN MOLECULAR MAGNETS EXHIBIT PROPERTIES AKIN TO FIRE
Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 @ 19:53:54 UTC
Topic: Science
August 23 - In a groundbreaking experiment, researchers from The City College of New York (CCNY) and Lehman College have measured the speed of magnetic avalanches and discovered that the process is analogous to the flame front of a flammable substance. The discovery of a "magnetic flame" could make it easier for engineers to study the dynamics of fire.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news5967.html
FERMILAB''S RECYCLER BEAMS TAKE ELECTRON COOLING TO NEW HEIGHTS, August 23
After 10 years of preparation, a team at Fermilab has achieved electron cooling at high energy. On 9 July, on the first attempt, the Electron Cooling Group observed the interaction between an 8 GeV antiproton beam and an electron beam travelling at the same speed. Although commissioning will take another couple of months, accelerator experts have already begun to use the electron-cooling system to reduce the size of antiproton beams prior to their injection into the Tevatron proton-antiproton collider. Ultimately, they hope that electron cooling will increase the collider''s luminosity by 50-100%.
Full story at http://www.physorg.com/news5977.html
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