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.
Hubble Shows New Image of Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841
A bright cusp of starlight marks the galaxy's center. Spiraling outward are dust lanes that are silhouetted against the population of whitish middle-aged…
Astronomers identify thick disc of older stars in nearby Andromeda galaxy
The discovery of the thick disc, a major result from a five-year investigation, will help astronomers better understand the processes involved in the formation…
UF leads world in reconfigurable supercomputing
In November, the TOP500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, for the first time ever, named the Chinese Tianhe-1A system at the National Computer…
Physicists Isolate Bound States in Graphene Superconductor Junctions
Led by University of Illinois physics professor Nadya Mason, the group published its findings in the journal Nature Physics.When a current is applied to a…
A novel vanishing act
Trapping electrons in a flat plane prevents them from moving freely in the third dimension and opens the door to a whole range of unusual physics. These…
The physics of a sustainable society revolution
Faced with global issues concerning the environment and energy and the need to build a sustainable society, we must develop new technologies for generating and…