Young stars ejecting plasma could give us clues into the Sun’s past Kyoto, Japan — Down here on Earth we don’t usually notice, but the Sun is frequently ejecting huge masses of plasma into space. These are called coronal mass ejections (CMEs). They often occur together with sudden brightenings called flares, and sometimes extend far enough to disturb Earth’s magnetosphere, generating space weather phenomena including auroras or geomagnetic storms, and even damaging power grids on occasion. Scientists believe that when…
The scientists discovered at specific circumstances electric currents that made it possible to identify defects in the carbon lattice of single diamonds…
Understanding superconductivity – whereby certain materials can conduct electricity without any loss of energy – has proved to be one of the most persistent…
Large amounts of a mineral found in granite, known as feldspar, were found in an ancient Martian volcano. Further, minerals that are common in basalts that are…
A team of Columbia Engineering researchers, led by Mechanical Engineering Professor James Hone and Electrical Engineering Professor Kenneth Shepard, has taken…
Light is of fundamental importance. It allows us to see the world around us and record pictures of our environment. It enables communication over long…
According to a new theory by Rice University scientists, imperfections in certain two-dimensional materials create the conditions by which nanoscale magnetic…
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is one of the solar system's most mysterious landmarks. Based on what scientists understand about fluid dynamics, this massive storm –…
That's all it took to inspire Flavio Noca, who at the time was a graduate student in Caltech's Aeronautics Department, and now teaches aerodynamics at the…
Medicinal implants have become widely used in modern dentistry. While significant progress has been made to improve the adhesion of such dental implants to the…
A very common method for determining the occupancy of a rail track are the so-called track circuits. This method involves applying a low voltage to a pair of…
Researchers have identified some of the underlying physics that may explain how insects can so quickly recover from a stall in midflight — unlike conventional…
The phonon, like the photon or electron, is a physical particle that travels like waves, representing mechanical vibration. Phonons transmit everyday sound and…
A team of Chinese and American scientists has learned how to maintain high fusion performance under steady conditions by exploiting a characteristic of the…
The present invention describes a device for speech recognition to be applied with patients who suffer from a loss or near-loss of their natural speaking voice…
The invention describes a method to detect falls with the help of air pressure sensors. The sensors are attached to the patient’s body facing different…
DUTiX is a hardware- und power-efficient transmitter architecture for modern, digital-centric radio transmitters, suitable for mobile communication,…
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