A JCAP study proposes a test for the Cosmological Principle using weak gravitational lensing “The cosmological principle is like an ultimate kind of statement of humility,” explains James Adam, astrophysicist…
Extraordinary accumulation of rare atoms could improve geological dating methods Beryllium-10, a rare radioactive isotope produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere, provides valuable insights into the Earth’s geological history….
Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth. An ambitious, multinational research project funded by NASA and co-led by UC Merced civil and…
For the first time astronomers have succeeded in observing the magnetic field around a young star where planets are thought to be forming. The team was able to use dust…
Physicists have performed a groundbreaking simulation they say sheds new light on an elusive phenomenon that could determine the ultimate fate of the Universe. Pioneering research in quantum field theory…
International research team led by Göttingen University develops new method for ultrafast imaging of dark excitons How can the latest technology, such as solar cells, be improved? An international research…
Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have created a new thermometer using atoms boosted to such high energy levels that they are a thousand times larger…
A UMD geologist helped develop advanced dating methods to track geological changes on the far side of the moon and found evidence of relatively recent activity. Scientists have studied the…
Ammonia Air Pollution as Seen from Space. Image Credit: Sally PusedeA groundbreaking study led by researchers from the University of Virginia has used satellite measurements to show the long-term persistence…
Student project uncovers superconductivity in polycrystalline iron nickel zirconide Zirconide: A New Transition Metal Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered a new superconducting material. They combined…
Joule-Thomson optical expansion. Left: The expansion of a dense, warm gas leads to a rapid drop in temperature, in which interactions between the gas particles cause an irreversible energy conversion….
Scientists at the University of Stuttgart have succeeded in controlling the structure and function of biological membranes with the help of “DNA origami”. The system they developed may facilitate the…
From the persistent droughts of southern Africa and Central America in the early part of the year to the more recent devastating extreme rainfall in Spain and the deadly Hurricane…
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, in collaboration with Chongqing University and the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, have achieved a breakthrough in topological…
Operations teams have confirmed NASA’s mission to “touch” the Sun survived its record-breaking closest approach to the solar surface on Dec. 24, 2024. Breaking its previous record by flying just…
At the Berlin synchrotron radiation source BESSY II, the largest magnetic anisotropy of a single molecule ever measured experimentally has been determined. The larger this anisotropy is, the better a…