Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

ANU’s Thin Material Shields Astronauts From Space Radiation

Lead researcher Dr Mohsen Rahmani from ANU said the material was so thin that hundreds of layers could fit on the tip of a needle and could be applied to any…

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Musical Sun: How Solar Sounds Reduce Magnetic Activity

Prof Yvonne Elsworth, of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham, explains: “The Sun is very much like a musical instrument except…

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Physicists Capture First Look at Atomic Collisions in Diffusion

Almost two hundred years ago, the Scottish doctor and researcher Robert Brown observed that particles of pollen quiver as they move through a liquid. Tiny…

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Under pressure — Extreme atmosphere stripping may limit exoplanets' habitability

Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are huge explosions of plasma and magnetic field that routinely erupt from the Sun and other stars. They are a fundamental factor…

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Topological Superconductivity Achieved in Palladium Dibismuthides

A topological superconductor is superconducting inside the bulk like usual superconductors, while on the boundary/surface it harbors the long-sought Majorana…

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Bromine’s Role in Venusian Chemistry Uncovered by Researchers

Bromine species, and hydrogen bromide (HBr) in particular, could play an important part in the photochemistry of the lower atmosphere of Venus. This conclusion…

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Quantum Probes Enhance Non-Invasive Nuclear Spin Detection

Researchers at the University of Melbourne have demonstrated a way to detect nuclear spins in molecules non-invasively, providing a new tool for biotechnology…

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Tabletop Plasma Innovations Address Solar Turbulence Challenges

Turbulence is everywhere- from tea cups to tokomaks and from water jets to weather systems, it is something we all see and experience. Yet, even after…

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NIST 'noise thermometry' yields accurate new measurements of boltzmann constant

By measuring the random jiggling motion of electrons in a resistor, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have contributed…

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Caltech Engineers Create Nanostructures for Light Detection

Engineers at Caltech have for the first time developed a light detector that combines two disparate technologies — nanophotonics, which manipulates light at…

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Measuring Motion of Orbiting Supermassive Black Holes

If confirmed, this is the first duo of black holes ever shown to be moving in relation to each other. It is also, potentially, the smallest ever recorded…

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Quantum Entanglement Enhances Sensitivity in Optical Interferometry

Entangled states of light allow for enhanced sensitivity in optical interferometry, a measurement technique in physics. Therefore, so-called path-entangled…

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New Photoacoustic Technique Detects Gases at Parts-Per-Quadrillion

“In many ways, the photoacoustic effect is already the most practical method available for detecting pollutants in the atmosphere,” said Gerald Diebold, a…

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X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: Insights Under Ambient Pressure

Conventional photoelectron spectroscopy can only measure samples under high vacuum, while many catalytic reactions occur under atmospheric pressure. The…

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Graphene Plasmon-Based Ultra-Compact Phase Modulators

Modulating the amplitude and phase of light is a key ingredient for many of applications such as wavefront shaping, transformation optics, phased arrays,…

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Advancing Spin Wave Propagation with Gold Technology

Assistant Professor Taichi Goto at Toyohashi University of Technology elucidated the noise generation mechanism of the spin wave (SW), the wave of a magnetic…

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