Despite a government goal of becoming a global leader in science and technology, Japan actually slid one place to a record low 13th in most-cited scientific papers in the latest ranking.
Scientists have found the secret behind a property of solid materials known as ferroelectrics, showing that quasiparticles moving in wave-like patterns among vibrating atoms carry enough heat to turn the material into a thermal switch when an electrical field is applied externally.
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Two education ministry officials Srouy Phanit and Sous Sovannarin will escort three outstanding physics students from grade 10 to Japan on October 16 for the Sakura Science High School Programme, run by the Japanese Science and Technology Agency.