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 hail sensor developed by Prof. Dr. Löffler-Mang at University of Applied Sciences in Saarbrücken is suitable for the automatic registration of hail and for…
In the future, automated homes, intelligent environments, modern sensor systems, and information technology can help elderly to live autonomously in their own…
Quantum computers could potentially speed up or expand present capabilities in decrypting data, searching large databases, and other tasks. The new research is…
An international team of scientists led by a Princeton University group recently discovered that on the surface of certain materials collective arrangements of…
New imaging and high capacity wireless communications systems are one step closer to reality, thanks to a millimeter wave amplifier invented at the University…
The alloy may prove to be a long-sought material that will permit magnetic cooling instead of the gas-compression systems used for home refrigeration and air…
This material could lead to greatly improved magnetic sensors for a wide range of applications from weapons detection and non-destructive testing to medical…
“If plasmonics are realized, the future will have circuits as small as the current electronic ones with a capacity a million times better,” said Tony Jun…
It's a question heard at countless bus stops: “Have you seen the number 48 go by?” Cold, impatient bus riders stamp their feet, check their watches, and wonder…
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public comment its first major update of Special Publication 800-53, the catalog of…
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Al¡VCu¡VSi alloy is widely applied in industry mainly as a light construction material. It is also a promising material for applications such as engine block…
“The predominant theory says that jets are essentially fire hoses that shoot out matter in a steady stream, and the stream breaks up as it collides with gas…
In conjunction with Galileo's birthday on Feb. 15, NASA is releasing images from its Great Observatories — the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space…
Kawaler, an Iowa State University professor of physics and astronomy, plans to celebrate the new research program by witnessing the mission’s launch in early…
The Cosmic Dawn began as galaxies began to form out of the debris of massive stars which died explosively shortly after the beginning of the Universe. The…
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