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Introducing the non-radiating antenna

Physics World

An international team of physicists has created what might seem like a contradiction in terms: a non-radiating source of electromagnetism. Maxwell’s equations tell us that accelerating charges radiate energy in the form of electromagnetic waves. cm above the non-radiating source prototype.

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Terahertz radiation drives compact ultrafast electron diffractometer

Physics World

The team, led by Dongfang Zhang and Franz Kärtner at the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science in Hamburg, created their instrument by compressing bunches of electrons to ultra-short durations, using millimetre-wavelength terahertz radiation. Terahertz manipulation. Highly synchronized. The instrument is described in Ultrafast Science.

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Novel brachytherapy device treats eye cancer with intensity-modulated radiation

Physics World

Plaque brachytherapy treatments deliver radiation to eye tumours via radioactive sources called pellets or seeds, which are placed in a device called a plaque that is sewn onto the surface of the eye. The post Novel brachytherapy device treats eye cancer with intensity-modulated radiation appeared first on Physics World.

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The CO2 problem in six easy steps (2022 Update)

Real Climate

The fact that there is a natural greenhouse effect (that the atmosphere restricts the passage of infra-red (IR) radiation from the Earth’s surface to space) is easily deducible from; i) the mean temperature of the surface (around 15ºC) and, ii) knowing that the planet is normally close to radiative equilibrium. in IPCC TAR).

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A CERES of fortunate events…

Real Climate

That is long enough to see that there has been a noticeable trend in the Earth’s Energy Imbalance (EEI), mostly driven by a reduction in the solar radiation reflected by the planet, while the outgoing long wave radiation does not appear to contribute much. A paper last year (Goode et al., The total radiative forcing is.

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Entangling a live tardigrade, radiation warning on anti-5G accessories

Physics World

Tardigrades are much more resilient than humans when it comes to exposure to ionizing radiation. So they can ignore a recent announcement from the Netherlands Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ANVS) warning people against wearing several items that are claimed to “protect” from the microwave radiation used by 5G networks.

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Monochromatic X-ray method promises dramatic cut in radiation dose

Physics World

A technology called monochromatic X-ray imaging could reduce radiation dose per mammogram by a factor of five to 10 times, according to a research review published in the European Journal of Radiology. However, the radiation delivered by the technique has been a focus of debates regarding possible cancer risk associated with breast screening.

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