| Fermions do not travel together, theory proved
Fermions tend to avoid each other and cannot "travel" in close proximity. Demonstrated by a team at the Institut d'optique (CNRS/Universit Paris 11, Orsay-Palaiseau), this result is described in detail in the January 25, 2007 issue of Nature. It marks a major advance in our understanding of phenomena at a quantum scale. For many years, the theory of quantum mechanics stipulated that certain particles, the fermions , were incapable of "travelling" in close proximity. For example, in a jet of identical particles, the theory supposed that the distance between them was always greater than a given value, called the "correlation length". Scientists in the Charles Fabry Laboratory at the Institut d'optique, working with a team from the Free University in Amsterdam, have recently shown that this "anti-bunching" property, which it had never been possible to demonstrate hitherto, does indeed exist.
U-M Launches Program to Help Those Who Take Many Prescription Medicines
Imagine taking nine or more medications every day. Imagine the expense, the worry about forgetting a dose or doing the wrong thing, and the wondering about whether so many medicines might interact with each other, or with your nonprescription drugs and dietary supplements. .
People on the move, 3/13
PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: The National Conference on Substance Abuse, Child Welfare and the Courts honored Dr. Kathryn Wells with the inaugural National Leadership Award. Wells is a pediatrician at Denver Health and medical director at Denver County Family Crisis Center. LARAMIE CO.: The commercial real-estate brokerage named Barbara Jaynes a senior broker. Jaynes most recently was a broker with Guggenheim Realty in Beachwood, Ohio. THE DENVER DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE: Hired Paul Jacobs as the city's new assessor. A.G. EDWARDS & SONS INC.: Perry Mattern, senior vice president, recently transferred to the Cherry Creek office from the Evergreen office. THE STANDARD: Appointed Jasonn Potter pension consultant in the Denver retirement-plans office.
And the race is on
The final day of filing in Little Elm was like a race for the checkered flag. The town is growing, and at least 10 residents want to be a part of shaping that growth.As of the filing deadline Monday, 10 candidates expressed interest in serving on either Town Council or LEISD school board.Half of the candidates sought seats on the Town Council.Stephanie Shoemaker and Henry Marshall will be vying for a seat representing District 2, which is being vacated by Mark Hunsaker.Shoemaker, a stay-at-home mom and PTA fund-raising chair, says she wants to stay involved in her Eldorado West neighborhood, as well as the community."I want to be active and have an input,"Shoemaker said. Marshall, who also lives in Eldorado West, said he "wants to be a part of the boom."He also feels that Little Elm needs an African American voice in the council.He quoted a line from a Maya Angelou poem, Still I Rise' as his motivation.
Nursing students provide health screenings
Junior nursing students, as well as graduate students from the College of Nursing, will be conducting medical screenings for UT students, faculty and staff. The health check will be April 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom. The health check will include bone density, hearing, vision, blood pressure, sickle cell and anxiety screenings. They will offer discounted blood work along with the free screenings. "The Covenant Health Check takes place at 14 different sites in four counties over a period of one month", Covenant Health's Shannon Reynolds said. A blood analysis will be $20 and requires 12 hours of fasting before the test is administered. This will be sponsored by Cariten Health Care, WBIR-TV, the Knoxville News Sentinel and Covenant Health.
Dayton nursing home closing its doors in June
DAYTON — A problem-plagued local nursing home with 115 patients is closing its doors and laying off 139 employees in June. The Northwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, 3650 Klepinger Road, will begin layoffs starting June 8 or shortly thereafter, a center spokesperson said Tuesday. .
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