Physics and Astronomy
This area deals with the fundamental laws and building blocks of nature and how they interact, the properties and the behavior of matter, and research into space and time and their structures.
innovations-report provides in-depth reports and articles on subjects such as astrophysics, laser technologies, nuclear, quantum, particle and solid-state physics, nanotechnologies, planetary research and findings (Mars, Venus) and developments related to the Hubble Telescope.
Magnetic fields set the stage for the birth of new stars
Their results suggest that such magnetic fields play a key role in channeling matter to form denser clouds, and thus in setting the stage for the birth of new…
The cool clouds of Carina — APEX gives us a new view of star formation in the Carina Nebula
At this wavelength, most of the light seen is the weak heat glow from cosmic dust grains. The image therefore reveals the clouds of dust and molecular gas —…
Ionized plasmas as cheap sterilizers for developing world
University of California, Berkeley, scientists have shown that ionized plasmas like those in neon lights and plasma TVs not only can sterilize water, but make…
Why solar wind is rhombic-shaped
Why the temperatures in the solar wind are almost the same in certain directions, and why different energy densities are practically identical, was until now…
New FASTSAT discoveries paint detailed view of region near Earth
Charged particles flow through, moving energy around, creating electric currents, and producing the aurora. Many of these particles stream in from the solar…
Bats show ability to change their ear shapes, making their hearing more flexible
Müller and his students wrote a paper on their work that is appearing this week in Physical Review Letters, a prestigious peer-reviewed journal of the American…