Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

Mars' oceans formed early, possibly aided by massive volcanic eruptions

A new scenario seeking to explain how Mars' putative oceans came and went over the last 4 billion years implies that the oceans formed several hundred million…

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Polaritons Create New Crystal Lattice in Physics Breakthrough

A solid body is formed around a crystal lattice formed by atomic nuclei. Lattice geometry may influence the relation between a particle's energy and velocity….

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New Quantum Bits in Two Dimensions: Unveiling Innovative Materials

Two novel materials, each composed of a single atomic layer and the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope – these are the ingredients to create a novel kind…

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UH Scientists Explore Dark Matter Mysteries Through Innovation

University of Houston scientists are helping to develop a technology that could hold the key to unraveling one of the great mysteries of science: what…

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Inside Supersonic Combustion: Innovations in Jet Engine Design

In a jet engine, the flow of air is slowed down to increase the temperature and pressure for combustion — burning fuel with the right ratio of fuel and air to…

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Supercomputer Simulation Advances Ultra-Dense Plasma Research

To achieve breakthrough research results in various fields of modern science, it is vital to develop successful interdisciplinary collaborations. Long-term…

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New Single-Polarization Kramers-Kronig Receiver by Fraunhofer HHI

The need to establish and implement high capacity, simplified and cost-effective direct-detection (DD) schemes for short reach systems, such as data center…

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'Frequency combs' ID chemicals within the mid-infrared spectral region

Chemical compounds all carry distinctive absorption “fingerprints” within the mid-infrared spectral region of 2 to 12 microns. This offers an opportunity to…

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Advancing Magnon Spintronics: Controlling Spin Currents Innovatively

In the emerging field of magnon spintronics, researchers investigate the possibility to transport and process information by means of so-called magnon spin…

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Successful Twin Orbit Testing at BESSY II: New Beam Dynamics

The Twin Orbit operation mode makes use of non-linear beam dynamics and provides two stable well separated orbits for storing two electron beams in one storage…

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Citizen Scientists Uncover Mystery of Purple Lights in Sky

Notanee Bourassa knew that what he was seeing in the night sky was not normal. Bourassa, an IT technician in Regina, Canada, trekked outside of his home on…

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Laser-Heated Nanowires Enable Micro-Scale Nuclear Fusion

Nuclear fusion, the process that powers our sun, happens when nuclear reactions between light elements produce heavier ones. It's also happening – at a smaller…

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Graphene Flakes: A Breakthrough for Future Transistors

Tiny and very promising for possible applications in the field of nanoelectronics: they are the graphene nanoflakes studied by a SISSA's team and protagonists…

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Multifunctional Metalens: New Advances in Flat Optics

Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a flat optical component that is simultaneously a…

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Russian Physicists Create Laser-Blasted Toy Asteroids

Asteroids are celestial bodies consisting of carbon, silicon, metal, and sometimes ice. Scientists usually classify objects larger than 1 meter as asteroids,…

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Movable silicon 'lenses' enable neutrons to see new range of details inside objects

The method, published today in Physical Review Letters, could convert what historically has been a support tool for neutron science into a full-fledged…

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