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.

Point defects in super-chilled diamonds may offer stable candidates for quantum computing bits

But diamonds have properties that may also make them excellent materials to enable the next generation of solid-state quantum computers and electrical and…

Light driving light: how an optical transistor operates

Its crucial function is to drive electrical signals utilising electrical signals in television sets, telephones, PCs and other devices. The smaller the…

PolyU scientists achieves breakthrough in graphene research

The study of graphene has become a hot topic after two scientists based in Manchester received the Nobel Prize in Physics for their ground-breaking research…

Two Seemingly Unrelated Phenomena Share Surprising Link

Energy carried in ordinary waves, like those seen on the ocean near a beach, quickly disperses. But the energy in the coupled pendulums and in compressed…

Star Packs Big Gamma-Ray Jolt

In the center of the Crab Nebula, the Crab Pulsar, a spinning neutron star left over when a supernova exploded, is pulsing out gamma rays with energies never…

A Starburst Captured: Students Photograph Exploding Star in Pinwheel Galaxy

Students in University of Delaware Prof. Judi Provencal’s Observational Astronomy class (PHYS 469) photographed the exploding star last week using the…

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