Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

Ultrathin Graphene Metalenses Boost Optical Performance

On the quest for miniaturization, scientists at the Center for Integrated Nanostructure Physics, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS, South Korea), in…

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Earth’s Shield: How It Stops High-Energy Neutrinos

Neutrinos are abundant subatomic particles that are famous for passing through anything and everything, only very rarely interacting with matter. About 100…

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Quantum Internet Goes Hybrid: A New Era in Information Processing

Today, quantum information networks are ramping up to become a disruptive technology that will provide radically new capabilities for information processing…

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Researchers Achieve New Proton Magnetic Moment Measurement

The magnetic moment of an individual proton is inconceivably small, but can still be quantified. The basis for undertaking this measurement was laid over ten…

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Earth Blocks High-Energy Neutrinos, New IceCube Findings

“This achievement is important because it shows, for the first time, that very-high-energy neutrinos can be absorbed by something — in this case, the Earth,”…

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Nano-Watch: Precision Timekeeping with Steady Hands

If your timepiece is very precise, it is easy to detect even small changes to its regularity. By measur-ing the motion of a physical object which is keeping…

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Boosting Quantum Sensing with High-Resolution Diamonds

Researchers have discovered that dense ensembles of quantum spins can be created in diamond with high resolution using an electron microscopes, paving the way…

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Moon's crust underwent resurfacing after forming from magma ocean

A research team led by The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences took to the lab to recreate the magmatic melt that once formed the lunar…

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PPPL Unveils High-Resolution Diagnostic for Laser Facilities

PPPL has used spectrometers for decades to analyze the electromagnetic spectrum of plasma, the hot fourth state of matter in which electrons have separated…

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New Quantum Optics Method Redefines Spectroscopy Techniques

An international research group together with scientists from the MSU have developed a time-resolved spectroscopy method that allows studying fast processes in…

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LZH Delivers Laser for ExoMars 2020 Mission to Mars

A major goal of the ExoMars mission is to search for past or present life on the Earth-like planet. One of the most important analytical instruments of the…

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New Magnetic Info Writing Method Enhances Hardware Neural Networks

Much current computer hardware, such as hard drives, use magnetic memory devices. These rely on magnetic states – the direction microscopic magnets are…

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Water on Mars: Dark Features Revealed as Grainflows

Dark features previously proposed as evidence for significant liquid water flowing on Mars have now been identified as granular flows, where sand and dust move…

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope completes final cryogenic testing

The historic chamber's massive door opening brings to a close about 100 days of testing for Webb, a significant milestone in the telescope's journey to the…

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NASA’s MMS Unveils Secrets of Plasma Space Tornadoes

Nevertheless, some sneak through — and at the forefront of figuring out just how this happens is NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, or MMS. New results…

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NASA Detects Pulses in Solar Flares at Sun and Earth

By using multiple observatories, two recent studies show how solar flares exhibit pulses or oscillations in the amount of energy being sent out. Such research…

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