Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

Superluminous Supernova: A Star’s Dramatic Cosmic Death

Superluminous supernovae are 10 to 100 times brighter than a typical supernova resulting from the collapse of a massive star. But astronomers still don't know…

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Total Solar Eclipse: The Moon’s Dance with the Sun and Earth

“A total eclipse is a dance with three partners: the moon, the sun and Earth,” said Richard Vondrak, a lunar scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in…

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Vortex Photons from Electrons in Circular Motion Explained

Researchers at IMS and their coworkers have shown theoretically and experimentally that a high energy electron in circular/spiral motion radiates vortex…

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Electrons Manipulate Nanomagnets for Advanced Data Storage

Magnets and magnetic phenomena underpin the vast majority of modern data storage, and the measurement scales for research focused on magnetic behaviors…

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Direct Observation of Ultra-Fast Vortex Dynamics in Superconductors

Researchers have made the first direct visual observation and measurement of ultra-fast vortex dynamics in superconductors. Their technique, detailed in the…

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Precision Weighing: New Method for Proton Mass Determination

To determine the mass of a single proton still more accurate – a group of physicists led by Klaus Blaum and Sven Sturm of the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear…

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Evidence of the Higgs Particle’s Decay in Quarks

As part of the ATLAS collaboration, the Freiburg research group led by Prof. Dr. Karl Jakobs and Dr. Christian Weiser has contributed to finding strong…

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New Method to Manipulate Electron Spins for Data Storage

For several years, researchers have been trying to use the spin of an electron to store and transmit information. The spin of each electron is always coupled…

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NASA’s NICER Mission: Unveiling Neutron Star Mysteries

Launched June 3 on an 18-month baseline mission, NICER will help scientists understand the nature of the densest stable form of matter located deep in the…

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New experiment proves violation of Bell’s inequality

“Nature is different from what we observe with our five senses.”, summarizes Professor Harald Weinfurter (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich and Max…

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Nano-Trumpet and Quantum Dot: Precision Positioning Breakthrough

Professor Richard Warburton and Argovia Professor Martino Poggio's teams in the Department of Physics and the Swiss Nanoscience Institute at the University of…

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Complex Gas Motion Unveiled at Milky Way’s Center

How does the gas in the centre of the Milky Way behave? Researchers from Heidelberg University, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Oxford,…

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Cavitation: Unlocking the Secrets of Bubbling Liquids

Cavitation describes the formation of small bubbles in liquids and their subsequent decay. The Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens first discovered the…

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Nano-Trumpet and Quantum Dot: Precision Positioning Breakthrough

Professor Richard Warburton and Argovia Professor Martino Poggio’s teams in the Department of Physics and the Swiss Nanoscience Institute at the University of…

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New Technique to Control Electron Spin Voltage Unveiled

Information technologies of the future will likely use electron spin — rather than electron charge — to carry information. But first, scientists need to…

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Giant Charge Reversal Observed in Electrolyte Solutions

Charged surfaces submerged in an electrolyte solution can sometimes become oppositely charged. This nonintuitive phenomenon, known as charge inversion, happens…

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