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.
Solar experts detect waves in giant magnetic holes the size of the UK
The Sun is interwoven by a complex network of magnetic field lines that are responsible for a large variety of fascinating features that can be seen in the…
Atomic antennae transmit quantum information across a microchip
They have experimentally demonstrated quantum antennae, which enable the exchange of quantum information between two separate memory cells located on a…
Quantum simulator becomes accessible to the world
In an international first, Austrian quantum physicists have realized a toolbox of elementary building blocks for an open-system quantum simulator, where a…
NASA Postpones Launch of Glory Mission
During the final 15 minutes before Wednesday's scheduled launch of 5:09 a.m. EST, the vehicle interface control console, a ground interface with Orbital…
NASA'S Chandra Finds Superfluid in Neutron Star's Core
Neutron stars contain the densest known matter that is directly observable. One teaspoon of neutron star material weighs six billion tons. The pressure in the…
Data storage: Carbon–ferroelectric memory
A fundamental component of a field-effect transistor (FET) is the gate dielectric, which determines the number of charge carriers—electrons or electron…