Princeton scientists spy an electron dance

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rakesh.raj34@gmail.com - 27 Jul 2008 11:28 GMT

A team of scientists led by researchers from Princeton University has
discovered a new way that electrons behave in materials. The discovery
could lead to new kinds of electronic devices.

http://thefreereporter.net/newspr/3020201.html

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mrdarrett@gmail.com - 28 Jul 2008 22:49 GMT

On Jul 27, 3:28 am, rakesh.ra...@gmail.com wrote:

> A team of scientists led by researchers from Princeton University has
> discovered a new way that electrons behave in materials. The discovery
> could lead to new kinds of electronic devices.
>
> http://thefreereporter.net/newspr/3020201.html

Nice.

"To obtain the results, the scientists balanced a crystal of high-
purity bismuth at the tip of a tiny gold cantilever and measured the
minute flexing of the cantilever as the magnetic field changed. They
performed the experiment using the most powerful magnet in the world
at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Fla.
The 34-ton magnet produces a magnetic field measuring 45 Teslas -- 1
million times more powerful than the Earth's magnetic field. The
facility is funded by the National Science Foundation, the U.S.
Department of Energy and the state of Florida."

Watch that electricity bill...

Michael

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Natural Science Forum / Chemistry / General Chemistry / July 2008

Princeton scientists spy an electron dance