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What Is An Inverse Femtobarn? Barns: Area Units

Posted on May 25, 2015
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What's an inverse femtobarn? The definition of an inverse femtobarn is a little complicated, and physicists don't often bring this term up. However, the inverse femtobarn is easy to explain, has some interesting history, and some comical related terms too. The inverse femtobarn is a unit of measurement, just like…continue reading →

What Is Femtoscience? Definition & Introduction To The Basics

Posted on November 23, 2014
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At the root of it, everything Femtotechnology News is about all comes down to femtoscience. So what is femtoscience? What's the definition? While it's clearly a big subject, where do you start? Don't be afraid. Let this article serve as a basic introduction to femtoscience. The following will not be especially…continue reading →

What Is Femtobiology? Definition Of The New Biology Subfield

Posted on November 10, 2014
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What is femtobiology? We can figure out the literal femtobiology definition very easily, of course- femto from the Danish femten, meaning "fifteen", as in, a femtometer being 10-15 the size of a regular meter. Biology is from the Greek bios, meaning life, and logia, meaning "study of". So the definition of femtobiology is…continue reading →

What is Ultrashort Pulse Laser Technology? Applications of Ultra-Short Laser Pulses

Posted on October 30, 2014
/Under Femtochemistry, Femtoscience Applications, Femtotechnology Definitions, Laser Science, New Technology, Optics
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The idea of an ultrashort pulse is one of the most interesting and developed new concepts in femtotechnology today. Generally, when we say "ultra-short pulse", we're talking about ultrashort pulse laser technology, but this term can encompass any area of the electromagnetic spectrum- and indeed, it's conceivable that there could…continue reading →