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Viewing 'Coil guns, neat science type stuff.' | Sunday, March 16th, 2008 (269 Views)  |  |
| http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/0...utrino-02.html
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Magnetic Gun Stops Teeny Bullets Mid-Air
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Researchers at the University of Texas-Austin have built a so-called coilgun that works in reverse, stopping atom- and molecule-sized bullets in flight. The research could eventually help measure the mass of one of the most elusive and ubiquitous particles in the universe, the neutrino.
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Here's how it works: The researchers trap particles from the air, store them in a tiny chamber, and release them in the direction of the gun. When a particle reaches the gun and encounters the coils, each coil's magnetic field progressively slows the particle down without touching it.
The coilgun brought atoms and molecules traveling at 500 meters per second (1,118 mph) to a compete stop.
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Been watching a lot of discovery/history lately particularly about things which are amazingly massive (space) and that of which is really tiny (molecules and atoms.) This just fit right in. Dont know how many of you watch many of those shows, but 'The Universe' ive found to be fairly interesting, if often times highly theoretical. | |
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