Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

X-Rays Uncover New Insights Into High-Temperature Superconductors

Classical and high-temperature superconductors differ hugely in the value of the critical temperatures at which they lose all electrical resistance. Scientists…

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New Evidence Links High-Energy Neutrinos to Cosmic Origins

For the first time scientists have uncovered concrete evidence for highly energetic neutrinos stemming from outside our solar system.The IceCube experiment, a…

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Advancements in Nano-Optics: Transforming Computer Processors

In recent years, computer engineers have no longer been able to increase the clock rate of conventional processors. This means that it is not possible to boost…

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Using Decay to Create Quantum Information Entanglement

Now researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute, among others, have flipped things around and are exploiting the decay to create the so-called entanglement of…

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NASA Sees 'Watershed' Cosmic Blast in Unique Detail

A trio of NASA satellites, working in concert with ground-based robotic telescopes, captured never-before-seen details that challenge current theoretical…

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IceCube Unveils Cosmic Neutrinos: A New Era in Astronomy

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole was the first to discover ultrahigh-energy neutrinos which most likely were the result of cosmic…

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NASA's Chandra Helps Confirm Evidence of Jet in Milky Way's Black Hole

Previous studies, using a variety of telescopes, suggested there was a jet, but these reports — including the orientation of the suspected jets — often…

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Researcher Uncovers Secrets of Mars' Birth From Unique Meteorite

The work of Munir Humayun — a professor in FSU’s Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science and a researcher at the National High Magnetic Field…

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Researchers Use 3D Printing to Recreate Dinosaur Fossils

Fossils are often stored in plaster casts, or jackets, to protect them from damage. Getting information about a fossil typically requires the removal of the…

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Optimizing Electron Correlations in Iron-Based Superconductors

Samples from two classes of iron-based superconductors, pnictides and chalcogenides, employ similar coupling between electrons in their superconducting state,…

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Electrified Diamonds: Unlocking Quantum Information Insights

The scientists discovered at specific circumstances electric currents that made it possible to identify defects in the carbon lattice of single diamonds…

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Superconductor-Surrogate Breakthrough: A New Era in Energy

Understanding superconductivity – whereby certain materials can conduct electricity without any loss of energy – has proved to be one of the most persistent…

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Evidence Found for Granite on Mars

Large amounts of a mineral found in granite, known as feldspar, were found in an ancient Martian volcano. Further, minerals that are common in basalts that are…

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Columbia Engineers Make World’s Smallest FM Radio Transmitter

A team of Columbia Engineering researchers, led by Mechanical Engineering Professor James Hone and Electrical Engineering Professor Kenneth Shepard, has taken…

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Detecting Optical Photons Without Absorption: MPQ Breakthrough

Light is of fundamental importance. It allows us to see the world around us and record pictures of our environment. It enables communication over long…

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Nano Magnets Form at 2D Material Boundaries, New Theory Revealed

According to a new theory by Rice University scientists, imperfections in certain two-dimensional materials create the conditions by which nanoscale magnetic…

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