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unswsydney OP t1_jc0ei8m wrote

Hi r/science!

A team of quantum engineers from our School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications have published a paper in Science Advances describing a new device that can measure the spins in materials with high precision.

Normally, commercially produced spectrometers require billions to trillions of spins to get an accurate reading, but the research team were able to measure spins of electrons in the order of thousands, meaning the new tool was about a million times more sensitive.

The paper is available to read here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg1593

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BiochemistChef t1_jc11wv2 wrote

What was the "warmer temperature" the news release talked about. Not having to fill the spectrometer with liquid He (or even just less often, as well as the N2) would be great

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WatchaMaPlinkey t1_jc1vtpt wrote

They mention in the article that the sample still needs to be under a magnetic field, which will still require liquid He/N2 to cool.

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ChiefQuimbyMessage t1_jc0hz7w wrote

Always good news. Simpler measurements make for an entire domino chain of improvements.

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IssueTricky6922 t1_jc28viz wrote

Scientists out here making insane breakthroughs and 48% percent of people will still say science doesn’t work haha

My deepest appreciation to all those ignoring the noise and advancing the world

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BrotherRoga t1_jc13hto wrote

Finally we can find out why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch!

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ThrillSurgeon t1_jc1klt3 wrote

Materials have purpose?

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arcosapphire t1_jc21152 wrote

I was wondering about that weird phrasing too, but it makes more sense in context:

> particularly in chemistry and biology where it can be used to understand the structure and purpose of materials, allowing us to design better chemicals, drugs and so on.

Although of course there is still no fundamental purpose, it's a good shorthand especially in biology for "the role this plays in a complex system".

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ubermeisters t1_jc2fwwh wrote

"purpose of materials" implies intelligent creation, no? what a stupid headline, or at least, lazy journalism.

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ChaoticJuju t1_jc2j4s4 wrote

I think it's just a word for properties it's not that deep...

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ubermeisters t1_jc2wa26 wrote

it's a science article. they should be using appropriate terms, else how am I supposed to respect them anough to believe they have conducted proper science?

you can be fine with clickbait BS titles, that's all on you. doesn't mean that I need to feel or conduct myself similarly.

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ChaoticJuju t1_jc2wps2 wrote

Appropriate to the reddit user or their actual intelligent target audience?

u/ubermeisters, "appropriate to the meaning of the terms being used, smartass. Nice attempt."

And who decides that meaning and how it's appropriate? You right? Or is there a secret league of article writers I haven't heard about? You are getting offended over the way you interpreted a word in an article

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ubermeisters t1_jc2wsay wrote

appropriate to the meaning of the terms being used, smartass. nice attempt.

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DFAnton t1_jc35hbg wrote

No, it doesn't. I hope this answer helps.

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ubermeisters t1_jc3dzrc wrote

answers require questions thanks, And mine was clearly rhetorical...

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nosnevenaes t1_jc0ixow wrote

You can point it at people and it tells you how much meth they are on.

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Grouchy-Cod-5908 t1_jc10798 wrote

Then comes transmutation of elements. Those in the know, You know what I'm talking about. The next stage is coming soon.

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