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Vienna University of Technology Order tends towards disorder. This is also true for quantum states. Measurements at the Vienna University of Technology show that in quantum mechanics this transition can be quite different from what we experience in our daily lives. Ice cubes in a cocktail glass melt until an equilibrium state is reached in which the ice cubes are gone. After that, the geometric shape of the ice cubes is completely lost. The liquid does not contain any memory of their...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online People take it for granted in most northern climes the temperatures will drop below zero at some point during the winter. What is normal in nature is impossible in physics: a minus temperature. Minus temperatures are only surprising on the Celsius scale during the summer. On the Kelvin, or absolute temperature scale used by physicists, it is impossible to go below zero. At least, it is impossible to get colder than zero Kelvin....

Sandia National Laboratories Sandia’s one-of-a-kind multiphase shock tube began with a hallway conversation that led to what engineer Justin Wagner describes as the only shock tube in the world that can look at how shock waves interact with dense particle fields. The machine is considered multiphase because it can study shock wave propagation through a mixture of gas and solid particles. Shock tubes — machines that generate shock waves without an explosion — have been around...

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., Nov. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Dacor®, a market leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of luxury kitchen appliances, announced today the addition of the Distinctive(TM) 30" Gas Range and Distinctive 30" Electric Range to their successful Distinctive(TM) Series. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121106/CG06968) Exclusivity and premium price tags have long been the hallmark of affluence, but the newest arrivals from Dacor...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) has developed its first public mobile app, which converts weight and volume measures for common industrial gases and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The Air Products Gas Converter is available for free download from global Apple(®) iTunes(®) Stores for use on iPhone(®), iPad(®), and iPod(®) touch devices. The new app enables users to quickly convert weight and volume measures for industrial gases such as...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced that its subsidiary in Taiwan, Air Products San Fu Co. Ltd., has been awarded a long-term contract with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) to provide nitrogen and other bulk gases to four new phases of UMC's Fab 12A complex in the Tainan Science Industrial Park (TSIP). Air Products San Fu will build an air separation unit, pipelines and a bulk gas system to supply ultra-high purity...

System saves time and money; eliminates human error. (PRWEB) September 14, 2012 SEMI-GAS® Systems, a division of Applied Energy Systems, Inc, and a manufacturer of industry-leading ultra-high purity gas source and distribution systems, now offers an automatic gas sampling system that eliminates operator touch time while certifying cylinders of blended gas mixtures. The Samplex™, a gas sampling system from SEMI-GAS® Systems’ Xturion™ product line, saves time and money as...

CALGARY, Aug. 30, 2012 /CNW/ - Canada's natural gas producers today indicated support of the BC Oil and Gas Commission's investigation into induced seismicity in the Horn River Basin, including its findings and recommendations for additional seismic monitoring, data collection, and operator assessments and protocols that will assure continued community safety. "Seismicity associated with industrial activities is of concern to the public. Natural gas companies played a key role...

Consumers in states with deregulated energy compare local electricity and gas companies. Allen, TX (PRWEB) July 31, 2012 Shop My Power makes it easy for consumers in Texas and Pennsylvania to shop for and compare electricity and gas companies based on their specific needs. Shop My Power is a non-biased comparison tool that allows consumers to search and compare dozens of electricity and gas companies and hundreds of product offerings by zip code. Consumers in states with deregulated...

PHILADELPHIA, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- CDI Corp. (NYSE: CDI) (the "Company") today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. 2012 Second Quarter Key Points Revenue of $274.4 million, up 4.4% compared to the prior-year second quarter, with all three segments reporting gains Gross profit margin of 20.2% compared to 21.7% in the same period last year Operating profit of $7.9 million versus $13.7 million in prior-year quarter. Second quarter 2011...