Sentences with phrase «used tiny magnets»
He further explains that most previous work primarily used tiny magnets to open ion channels by pushing or pulling them in the right manner.
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The approach he pursued used powerful magnets to pack a superheated gas, or plasma, into a volume so tiny that some of the gas atoms» nuclei would fuse together, resulting in a dramatic energy release.
Microchips made from tiny magnets rather than conventional power - hungry transistors may enable intensive number - crunching tasks like codebreaking or image - processing using a fraction of the power.
«We have shown we can use room - temperature, plastic electronic devices that allow us to see the orientation of the tiniest magnets in nature — the spins in the smallest atomic nuclei,» says physics professor Christoph Boehme, one of the study's principal authors.
But he and his colleagues were looking for new ways to manipulate and assemble tiny pieces of tissue using magnets — a much harder feat, he says, because for an object smaller than about 20 microns, «the magnetic force scales so much down that it couldn't lift its own gravitational weight.»
The team used the set - up to look at the interactions between single atoms, which can behave in a manner analogous to tiny magnets due to a quantum property called spin.
RHIC is unique in that it uses specialized magnets to strategically align the spins of billions of tiny protons so they are mostly pointing in a particular direction as they circulate and collide.
Very special shock absorbers, developed by then - GM subsidiary Delphi and now used by Ferrari among others, use powerful electro - magnets, tiny metal particles suspended in oil, and high - speed sensors to read road conditions and change damping every millisecond.
I have a folding table in my tiny house, but I prefer how the Barn's table uses magnets to the hold the legs in place.
GATHER • Blown eggs, as many as desired, clean and dry • Black chalkboard paint (spray or brush - on) • Small flat paintbrush (if using brush - on paint) • Coloured chalk • Paper towel • Tiny magnets and glue (optional) CREATE 1 Paint the eggs and let them dry.