Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

A completely new atomic crystal dynamic of the white pigment titanium dioxide discovered

The results, which could be of importance for a variety of applications, have been published in the current issue of Science Magazine. Titanium dioxide is an…

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Neutron stars in the computer cloud

The combined computing power of 200,000 private PCs helps astronomers take an inventory of the Milky Way. The Einstein@Home project connects home and office…

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Ultracold Big Bang Experiment Successfully Simulates Evolution of Early Universe

“This is the first time an experiment like this has simulated the evolution of structure in the early universe,” said Cheng Chin, professor in physics. Chin…

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Novel topological crystalline insulator shows mass appeal

Disrupting the symmetrical structure of a solid-state topological crystalline insulator creates mass in previously mass-less electrons and imparts an…

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NASA's SDO Mission Untangles Motion Inside the Sun

Using SDO, scientists see a performance of explosions and fountains on the solar surface. Shots of solar material leap into the air. Dark blemishes called…

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Milky Way Gas Cloud Creates Distant Quasar Images

Such events were predicted as early as 1970, but the first evidence for one now has come from the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array…

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New Cassini Data Reveals Titan’s Rigid Ice Shell Insights

The best explanation for the findings, the authors said, is that Titan's ice shell is rigid and that relatively small topographic features on the surface are…

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MOND Predicts Dwarf Galaxy Features Before Observations

A modified law of gravity correctly predicted, in advance of the observations, the velocity dispersion — the average speed of stars within a galaxy relative…

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Dynamic Control Scheme Enhances Unstable Quantum Systems

A simple pendulum has two equilibrium points: hanging in the “down” position and perfectly inverted in the “up” position. While the “down” position is a stable…

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European High-Performance Network Tackles Turbulence Challenges

European turbulence researchers are joining forces: The new network „European High-Performance Infrastructures in Turbulence” (EuHIT) supported by the European…

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Physicist Disentangles ‘Schrodinger’s Cat’ Debate

Physicist Art Hobson has offered a solution, within the framework of standard quantum physics, to the long-running debate about the nature of quantum…

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New Element Confirmed: Atomic Number 115 Breakthrough

“This was a very successful experiment and is one of the most important in the field in recent years”, said Dirk Rudolph, Professor at the Division of Atomic…

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Oldest Solar Twin Discovered Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope

An international team led by astronomers in Brazil has used ESO’s Very Large Telescope to identify and study the oldest solar twin known to date. Located 250…

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Real-Time Control of Nuclear Spin Noise Enhances MRI Resolution

By Monitoring and controlling spin fluctuations, the method may provide a route for enhancing the resolution of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the…

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Strange Magnetic Behavior at Semiconductor Interfaces Explained

They're not exactly the peanut butter and jelly of semiconductors, but when you put them together, something magical happens.Alone, neither lanthanum aluminate…

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Astronomers Use Hubble Images for Movies Featuring Space Slinky

The movies promise to give astronomers a better understanding of how black holes shape galaxy evolution.”Central, supermassive black holes are a key component…

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