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  Gallium was first introduced in 1875 by French chemist, Paul Emile Lecoq. It is known for its low melting point- A gallium spoon would melt in your cup of coffee.  Semiconductors made today rely on this unusual metal. The most recent surprising discovery concerns how gallium reacts at the atomic level.  Unlike most metals, gallium is comprised of ‘diners’ or atom pairs. And is less dense as a solid than a liquid, just like ice floating on water. Gallium has ‘covalent bonds’ Where atoms share electrons, highly uncommon for a metal.  A new paper published in Material Horizons last month Showed that while the bonds disappear at melting point, they reappear at high temperatures. This refutes a long-standing belief And requires a new explanation for gallium’s low melting point. The key may be a huge increase in entropy- A measure of disorder- When the bonds disappear, freeing up atoms.  “ 30 years of literature on the structure of liquid gallium has had a fundament...

  Two dimensional materials like Graphene can form the basis of particularly small and fast technology, but this requires a comprehensive understanding of their electric properties. New research shows that fast Electric properties can be probed by introducing the materials to ions first. The university of Illinois and the university of Duisburg-Essen Have shown that when Graphene is irradiated With ions, or electrically charged atoms- the electrons that are ejected give new information about the behavior of Graphene. Research reported in “Nano Letters”  suggests that when calculations involving high temperature we used,  Graphene verified the predictors of this irradiation.  “Irradiating Materials and observing the change in properties to deduce what’s going on inside the material is a well established technique, but now we are taking first steps towards using ions instead of laser light for that purpose,” reports Andre Schleife from the Illinois group. The benefit o...

  Cats are natural lab companions; their design makes them a useful laboratory tool.The fluffy coat makes them mobile static electricity generators, perfect for electrochemistry experiments. The sharp claws are ideal for opening boxes, plastic sealed bottles, or lab coats with trailing thread.  They’re excellent incubators, able to maintain a stable hundred degrees Fahrenheit on anything they can possibly sit on.They prowl around,  helping to keep your lab tidy and clean, and will instinctively lay on your most important paperwork.  Cats will fill the role of supervisor, with almost the same look of disinterest as a human supervisor, often  falling asleep upon any given technical explanation.  a special note about cat whiskers: Called vibrissae, The whisker is used by structural biologists in “micro seeding.” It happens when the  crystals are too small or misshapen. The cats whisker has a microscopically roughened surface. It is drawn through the cryst...

electron transfer (ET) is a process by which an electron moves from one atom or molecule to another.  In Solid format, this movement is not yet fully understood. Researchers have attained a direct observation of solid state ET through x-ray crystal analysis.  Scientists have created a double walled non-covalent crystalline nanotube. It can absorb electron donor molecules, and maintain it’s crystal like structure during ET.  Nanotubes and nanomaterials with unique nanostructures can provide ET properties through electron and hole (vacant spaces left by electrons) injected with nano tubes, making them a perfect model for studying nanoscale ET.  However, Because high temperature is required to make carbon nano tubes, they are difficult to control in terms of size and shape.  A team of researchers from the Department of Applied Chemistry at Tokyo university of science, led by Professor Junpei Yuasa are directly observing solid state ET’s.  Yuasa states: “ We ha...

 Researchers at Surry and Graz University have  achieved a massive milestone for the advancement of nanoscience. This groundbreaking understanding shows in exquisite detail how molecular movement works. Studying how molecules react and move is critical for understanding chemical reactions and the creation of nanoscale devices. Dr. Marco Sacchi from Surry university said, “ Our work has only scratched the surface of the complexities behind the self assembly of non-planar molecules on graphite. It’s a step towards unraveling the subtleties of surface chemistry and its implications in nanotechnology.” To understand the puzzle, scientists studied molecules of triphenylphosphine (PPH3). The structures have a range of uses, from drug delivery to cells in lithium batteries. Using a combination of neuron spectroscopy and  advanced computer simulation, the researchers watched exactly how they behave on a graphite surface. The team was astonished to see PPH3’s remarkable  move...

Researchers at the National Graphene Institute are changing how the world will harness energy and compute information. A recent study was published in nature magazine, revealing how electric field effects can selectively speed up electro chemical processes in graphene.  Electrochemical processes are important in renewable energy materials, like batteries, fuel cells and electrolyzers. Typically their efficiency is hindered by slow reactions or unwanted side effects. Traditional techniques have focused on new materials, but not without challenges. Dr Marco Lozada-Hidalgo and a team of researchers in Manchester, England have had a significant breakthrough. They have successfully decoupled the inseparable link between charge and electric field within graphene electrodes. This separation enables unprecedented control over electro chemical processes in the material. The study focus on proton related processes, fundamental for hydrogen catalyst and electronic devices.  Specifically,...

  USC’s Brain and Creativity Institute have found people who experience frisson (Technical term for music chills) usually  possess higher empathy levels and are emotionally driven. They have different brain structures with more fibers connecting the auditory cortex and areas responsible for emotional processing.  Unborn babies hear and react to music around 16 weeks of pregnancy. Fetuses displayed movements of vocalization and mouth and tongue activation! Music can help premature babies to gain weight, improve feeding behavior and stabilize sleep patterns. According to the Journal of Activated Nursing, patients who listened to music felt less anxious compared to those who did not. Music can boost production of antibodies and activating cells that combat bacteria and other pathogens.  Classical music lovers and Heavy Metal fans possess similar personality traits.  Researchers  have found these to be traits like gentleness, creativity, lower self esteem and a...

Graphene has been called "the wonder material of the 21st century." Since its initial discovery in 2004, the material (a single layer of carbon atoms) has been celebrated for a host of unique properties, which include ultra-high electrical conductivity and remarkable tensile strength. It has the potential to transform electronics, energy storage, water purification, sensors, biomedical devices and more. But graphene has a dirty little secret.... it's dirty. Engineers at Columbia and University of Montreal with the National Institute of Standards and Technology are poised to clean this up with an oxygen-free vapor deposition (OF-CVD).  This will create cleaner samples of high quality graphene at scale. Their work, published last month in Nature, closely demonstrates how trace oxygen affects the growth rate of Graphene and solidifies the link between oxygen and Graphene for the first time.  Graphene historically has been synthesized in one of two ways. There’s the “scotch t...

 Strange Metals Strange metals exhibit unusual electronic behavior that defies the traditional rules of electricity.  They are a class of materials that fall between metals and insulators.  Initially discovered in 1986, for A Cuprate Wrench, the first challenge to the conventional understanding came when Georg Bednorz and Karl Alex Muller rocked the physics world with the discovery of high temperature superconductors~materials that perfectly carry an electric current even at relatively warmer temperatures.  Strange metals have a number of usual physical properties that don't match the traditional definition of metals: ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE: strange metals have a linear relationship to their electrical resistance and temperature which is different from other materials whose resistance increases with the square of temperature.  ENERGY: Strange metals lose energy as quickly as quantum mechanics allows. ELECTRON BEHAVIOR: Electrons in strange metals also lose their ...

This is the Seiklos stele. It is the oldest surviving completed song ever recorded. It dates from the 1st or 2nd century. The inscription was written as an epitaph for Seiklos's departed wife. It includes a poem with ancient Greek musical notation. The poem, in part, reads: While you live Shine Have no Grief at all Life exists only for a short while and Time demands his due. Seiklos copes with the loss of a loved one by acknowledging the powerlessness of the human condition. From one perspective, time is invincible, while life is a miracle we can only experience in the moment to moment.  hugs, Krissy   

Titanium: it's everywhere. The 9th most abundant element in the earth's crust!Here's why there's very few products with REAL titanium... it's expensive to remove the oxygen from titanium ore. Reducing these costs (significantly) would increase manufacturing. Titanium is an exceedingly multifaceted material because not only does it typically resist chemical change, it's strong yet very Light weight.  ***** example **** it's light weight compared to other metals-- why the base frame of my  iPhone consists of titanium alloy, despite the increase $$$$$. A study released in Nature Communications this month shows researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, and The University of Tokyo have developed a procedure that reduces the costs of producing titanium that is almost entirely free of oxygen!  IT MIGHT HELP TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY! "Industry mass-produces iron and aluminum  metal —but not titanium metal, because of the...

I have been  friends with Mike Giradi for a few years and he has helped me test numerous designs .    I was so honored a few weeks ago when he agreed to give these Holostages a few words.  From. Mike G. The sound was a little closed in at first, but then it really opened up to prove it is another great audio product. The noise floor is greatly reduced. I am hearing details I've never heard before. When it's in the recording, the soundstage widens in all directions. The timbre of each instrument is spot on. The six Holostages installed in my room aided in the C13 alignment of air molecules to a far greater extent than the Bybee IQSE devices I had previously been using. Every instrument had greater depth, pop and presence. Listening to classical music on movie soundtracks is incredible now. The Holostages installed on my BACCH4MAC and monoblocks was the answer to what was needed. The noise floor dropped significantly in both cases resulting in greater clarity and music...

  Single-layer  graphene  (SLG) is  demonstrated to emit sound. The sound emission from SLG had a significant flat frequency response in the wide ultrasound range from 20 kHz to 50 kHz. SLG can produce a sound pressure level ( SPL ) as high as 95 dB at a distance of 5 cm with a sound frequency of 20 kHz. The  SPL  value is among the highest reported to date for sound-emitting devices (SEDs) based on the thermoacoustic effect. A theoretical model was established to analyze the sound emission from SLG. The theoretical results are in good agreement with the experimental results. Conventional acoustic devices with a large size can be reduced to the nano-scale by using this novel SLG-SED material. It has the potential to be widely used in speakers, buzzers, earphones, ultrasonic transducer,  etc. Thermoacoustic (TA) effect has been discovered for more than 130 years. However, limited by the material characteristics, the performance of a TA sound source coul...

  fundamentals of a wave. Waves are a disturbance in a medium, organized place to place in a regular way.  It propagates from one place to another via oscillations of points in the medium. Sound is just one example of this but so are ocean waves, waves on a string, etc. The ​wave length​ is the distance between successive wave peaks. The ​wave frequency​ is the number of cycles per second of the wave. And the ​wave speed​ is the product of the wavelength and frequency. Waves come in two kinds, longitudinal and transverse. Sound waves are longitudinal, the compressions and rarefactions are similar to the crests and throughs of transverse waves.  The distance between sucessive crests or troughs is called wavelength. The height of a wave is called amplitude. How many crests or troughs pass a specific point during a unit of time is called the frequency. The velocity of a wave can be expressed as the wavelength multiplied by the frequency. Wave behaviour Waves display several ...

  WHAT MY CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING:::::::::: audiomart:  Holostage Room Treatments By Heartsound Audio *Krissy From  skullguise  on Feb 11, 2024 positive Intriguing and exciting products, from a wonderful and communicative seller/manufacturer!  Played around with placement in a small and difficult room, and after finding the best placement the Holostage units have just made the room seem much bigger! Larger soundstage, greater imaging within, and an increased sense of clarity and "being there." It kept drawing me in to the music! I am not typically a fan of black box tweaks, but these have absolutely improved my system and listening pleasure. Very well done! Krissy is great with communication, as well as recommendations for placement ideas. Audiomart:  Holostage Room Treatments By Heartsound Audio *Krissy From  AndrewKelley  on Feb 08, 2024 positive Holy cow! I bought a ground block and a set of the holostages (great name). I have a very natural and o...

 A Faraday cage or Faraday shield is an enclosure used to block some electromagnetic fields. A Faraday shied may be formed by a continuous covering of conductive material, or in the case of a Faraday cage, by a mesh of such materials. The main function of a Faraday cage is to act as a protective enclosure, preventing certain types of electromagnetic radiation from reaching the inside (or from the inside to the external environment).  Faraday cages work because an external electrical field will cause the electric charges within the cage's conducting material to be distributed in a way that cancels out the field's effect inside the cage. This phenomenon can be used to protect sensitive electronic equipment (for example RF receivers) for external radio frequency interference (RFI) often used to test or align the device. Faraday cages are also used to protect people and equipment against electric currents such as lightning strikes and electrostatic discharges, because the cage con...

 Music is a medium through which our souls can journey across realms, unbound by the laws of physics, where the boundaries of time and space dissolve.  It's akin to a cosmic dance, an interplay of frequencies and vibrations that resonate with our very essence, connecting us with the universe's underlying harmony. The melodic notes that caress our ears are much more than simple, auditory stimuli. They're energetic imprints that permeate the fabric of our being, weaving tapestries of emotion, memory and introspection. It's this transcendental power of music that allows us to tap into the realms of consciousness, ordinary hidden from everyday perception. Music allows us to embrace our full spectrum of emotions, celebrating joy, providing solace and sorrow, and serving as a conduit for catharsis. It's an invisible bridge, connecting hearts across the globe, reinforcing our shared human experience. So let music be your guide, your companion on this journey of life. Allow...

 Hertz, or frequency, is how we measure the sound vibrational frequency constantly resonating all around us. In the 1920's physicist Heinrich Hertz introduced the term Hertz, a measurement based on the metric system to identify sound in cycles or waves per second. Different frequencies have been discovered throughout time, shown to alter mental,  emotional and physical effects. Some of the more popular frequencies are 432, 528, 396, and 741Hz. Each hold different benefits to the listener, from slowing down the heart rate, to problem solving, to awakening intuition, and even DNA repair. When two or more sounds from different sources vibrate at the same frequency they are said to resonate. 432Hz specifically resonates with the human experience and is known for its soothing and calming effects. This frequency fills the mind with feelings of well being and peace.  One particular set of frequencies, the secret solfeggio frequencies, has a significant place in the his...

 Nanoparticles are an ultra fine unit with dimensions measured in nanometers (nm; 1nm= 10 -9 meter or 1nm= .000000001m ). Nanoparticles exist in the natural world and are also created as a part of human activity. Because of their microscopic size,  they have unique material characteristics, and manufactured nanoparticles may find practical applications in a variety of areas, including medicine, engineering, catalysis, and environmental remediation.  There are three major physical properties of nanoparticles, and all are interrelated. First,  they are HIGHLY mobile in the free state, causing them to have tremendously slow sedimentation rates. Typically, nanoparticles will self-assemble for one or both of two reasons: molecular interactions and external direction.  Secondly,  they have enormous specific surface areas. This means that more of the material is exposed to it's  surroundings, which can increase it's reactivity and speed up chemical reactions....

 Comment: Holostage room and equipment treatments These things work in MANY WAYS. I am waiting for some home improvements to be completed before I set up my new home stereo system. In the meantime I thought that I would try these in my car. I put two in the back seat and two on the back floor. Within just a few hours I could hear the soundstage/soundfield getting bigger and fuller. After several weeks I hear a much larger soundstage in the car with increased height, width and depth. Vocals and instruments are now markedly and more tonally correct sounding with increased dynamics. Along with the increase in dynamics comes a lowering of the noise floor so that you also hear more lower level details. I was never really much of a car stereo guy,  but these things have made my car audio system sound SO MUCH BETTER! The great new sound of my car stereo is easing the pain of not having my home rig running! Lol  I need to mention that I have a convertible and can now hear the ste...

 Crystals have unique vibrations and frequencies that can redirect energy flow and create an electric charge. Certain crystals can affect electricity in a few different ways, including the piezoelectric effect, the pyroelectric effect, and persistent photoconductivity.  Piezoelectricity was first discovered in 1880 by two French scientist brothers Jaques and Pierre Curie. While experimenting with various crystals, the discovered that applying mechanical pressure to specific crystals like quartz released an electric charge.  Piezoelectric effect happens when mechanical pressure is added to a piezoelectric crystal, its structure deforms and atoms shift, causing the crystal to conduct an electric current. For example, when a quartz crystal is compressed, it's negative and positive charges shift in opposite directions, creating a buildup of charge on the crystal's faces. If these faces are wired, the positively charged face will pull electrons from the wire, while the negativ...

 Skin effect. Skin effect is the tendency of alternating electric current to concentrate near the surface of the conductor, rather than spread out across the entire cross-section. This effect is caused by opposing eddy currents created by the changing magnetic field of alternating current —.  Skin effect is the inclination of current to stick to the outer layer of a conductor due to the presence of internal flux that often happens at high frequencies. To mitigate This in cables-  using stranded conductors, increasing conductor size, or using hollow conductors can enhance efficiency. Litz wire! Individually insulated strands can reduce skin effect.  Www.heartsoundaudio.com Come chat me me. Krissy