Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

New and remarkable details of the sun now available from NJIT's Big Bear Observatory

“With our new generation visible imaging spectrometer (VIS),” said Wenda Cao, NJIT Associate Professor of Physics and BBSO Associate Director, “the solar…

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NASA's Hubble Finds 'Smoking Gun' After Gamma-Ray Burst

The definitive evidence came from Hubble observations in near-infrared light of the fading fireball produced in the aftermath of a short gamma-ray burst (GRB)….

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The Molecule “Scanner”

Molecules could soon be “scanned” in a fashion similar to imaging screenings at airports, thanks to a detector developed by University of Pittsburgh…

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New Quantum Measurement Advances Entanglement Research

Entanglement is a key resource for upcoming quantum computers and simulators. Now, physicists in Innsbruck/Austria and Geneva/Switzerland realized a new,…

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Las Cumbres Observatory 'Sinistro' astronomy imager captures first light

Sinistro is the primary science camera designed specifically for the LCOGT 1-meter telescope network. While numerous science cameras are available in a more or…

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An interesting feature of the α-preformation probability was identified by Chinese researchers

Recently, this crucial α-preformation probability was empirically deduced and exhibits a new feature that had been inferred to some extent by Professor REN…

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New Explorer Mission Chooses the ‘Just-Right’ Orbit

And as a result of this never-before-used orbit — advanced and fine-tuned by NASA engineers and other members of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite…

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Data storage: Measuring the downside of downsizing

To keep pace with the rapidly growing consumer demand for data storage, hardware engineers are striving to cram as much electronic information into as small a…

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Exploring Quenched Galaxies: The End of Star Formation

Some galaxies hit a point in their lives when their star formation is snuffed out, and they become “quenched”. Quenched galaxies in the distant past appear to…

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Rensselaer Researchers Identify Cause of LED “Efficiency Droop”

Efficiency droop, first reported in 1999, has been a key obstacle in the development of LED lighting for situations, like household lighting, that call for…

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Pulsating Star Sheds Light on Exoplanet

The research, which appears in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was conducted by a multi-national team of scientists, including physicists at…

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Quantum of Sonics: Bonded, Not Stirred

Researchers at McGill University have discovered a new way to join materials together using ultrasound. Ultrasound – sound so high it cannot be heard – is…

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Station Astronauts Remotely Control Planetary Rover From Space

On June 17 and July 26, NASA tested the Surface Telerobotics exploration concept, in which an astronaut in an orbiting spacecraft remotely operates a robot on…

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Gold Nanoparticles Improve Photodetector Performance

The mineral molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), which, when solid, behaves in many ways like grease, has semiconducting properties that make it a promising…

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GOES-R Satellite Magnetometer Boom Deployment Successful

The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R Series advanced spacecraft and instrument technology will result in more timely and accurate weather…

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NASA's Chandra Sees Eclipsing Planet in X-rays for First Time

An advantageous alignment of a planet and its parent star in the system HD 189733, which is 63 light-years from Earth, enabled NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory…

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