Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

Ultraflat Magnets: Innovations from Rice U. Lab Discoveries

Substituting atoms in the process of making two-dimensional alloys not only allows them to be customized for applications but also can make them magnetic,…

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Accelerating Electrons: Surfing on Laser Beams

The fundamental idea behind the miniature particle accelerator’s development is to enable scientists to use laser beams to accelerate electrons. What sounds…

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New Photodetector Prototype Doubles Efficiency Using Inorganic Tech

Physicists at the University of California, Riverside have developed a photodetector – a device that senses light – by combining two distinct inorganic…

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Zero-Index Waveguide Innovates On-Chip Metamaterials

In 2015, researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) developed the first on-chip metamaterial with a…

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Astronomers Use IAC Tool to Uncover Cosmic Ray Origins

In November 1572 a supernova explosion was observed in the direction of the constellation of Cassiopeia, and its most famous observer was Tycho Brahe, one of…

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Columbia Team Observes Exotic Quantum Particle in Graphene

A team led by Cory Dean, assistant professor of physics at Columbia University, and James Hone, Wang Fong-Jen Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia…

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New Telescope Attachment Enhances Ground-Based Exoplanet Observations

A new, low-cost attachment to telescopes allows previously unachievable precision in ground-based observations of exoplanets — planets beyond our solar…

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New Insights on Proton Charge Radius from Laser Spectroscopy

It was one of the breakthroughs of the year 2010: Laser spectroscopy of muonic hydrogen resulted in a value for the proton charge radius that was significantly…

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Helium Reaction on White Dwarf Sparks Type Ia Supernova

A Type Ia supernova is a type of white dwarf star explosion that occurs in a binary star system where two stars are circling one another. Because these…

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The "atomic second" turns 50

The “atomic second” was the beginning of a revolutionary era: it was born as early as 1955, when the first cesium atomic clock was put into operation. In the…

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Tungsten Nano-Interconnects: Reducing Resistance in Microchips

As microchips become ever smaller and therefore faster, the shrinking size of their copper interconnects leads to increased electrical resistivity at the…

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New ALMA Data Provides Clues About Extraterrestrial Life

Using data captured by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) ALMA in Chile and the ROSINA instrument on ESA's Rosetta mission, an…

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Surface Helium Detonation: New Insights into White Dwarfs

Because of the uniform and extremely high brightness (about 5 billion times brighter than the Sun) of type Ia supernovae, they are often used for distance…

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Identifying Aerosol Particles with Holograms and Lasers

Principle investigator Matthew Berg, associate professor of physics, said the study, published in Nature's Scientific Reports, is key to understanding the…

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Scientists Discover New Electron Behavior Inspired by Fish

Picture two schools of fish swimming in clockwise and counterclockwise circles. It's enough to make your head spin, and now scientists at Rutgers…

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Small collisions make big impact on Mercury's thin atmosphere

Recent modeling along with previously published results from NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft — short for Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and…

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