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…
If you want to sell or promote a software application in a foreign market, you have to translate it into a new language. That used to mean programmers would…
The system, called “Protection Poker,” was developed by computer security experts at North Carolina State University and is already being used in a pilot…
An engineered metamaterial proved it can function as a state-of-the-art device in the complex terahertz range of the electromagnetic spectrum, setting a…
But don't be fooled; there is some serious science behind the University of Wisconsin-Madison mathematician's charming creations. Although they look as if they…
Novel materials for the cost-efficient development of hydrogen sensors were examined in a research project of three years. As a result, a completely novel type…
Researchers say a newly tested method for producing super dense, defect-free, thin polymer films is the fastest, most efficient method ever achieved and it may…
With a new 3D-model for energy simulation scientists from Bochum and Huntsville, USA, are studying the 'physical mystery' of the Voyager. Over 30 years ago the…
As described by the Kerr solution of Einstein's gravitational field equations, its spacetime geometry is completely characterized by only two numbers — mass…
Satellites orbiting the Earth must occasionally be nudged to stay on the correct path. MIT scientists are developing a new rocket that could make this and…
Within the Hunter’s sword, the Orion Nebula swaddles a cluster of newborn stars called the Trapezium. These stars are young but powerful, each one shining with…
The University of Chicago’s Evalyn Gates calls the instrument “Einstein’s telescope.” The instrument is actually the phenomenon of gravitational lensing, which…
It's more than a neat trick — a deeper understanding of how thin films of water behave in nanometer-sized spaces may help advance numerous scientific…
“We won't be able to send a space probe to Comet Lulin, but Swift is giving us some of the information we would get from just such a mission,” said Jenny…
“I expect that the new method we developed will transform the microelectronic and storage industries, and open up vistas for entirely new applications,” said…
The spectacular blast, which also raises new questions about gamma-ray bursts, was discovered by the FGST's Large Area Telescope, a collaboration among NASA,…
Chemists from the Osnabrück University have created new types of hybrid interfaces, whose redox active components contain components such as viologen as matrix…
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