Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

Understanding Quantum Magnetism, Atom by Atom

Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) researchers led by Christopher Monroe, with theoreticians from University of Michigan, University of Auckland, and Georgetown…

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Hydrogen Peroxide Discovered in Space: What It Means for Science

On Earth, hydrogen peroxide plays a key role in the chemistry of water and ozone in our planet’s atmosphere, and is familiar for its use as a disinfectant or…

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Lightwave Electronics: Steering Electrons with Laser Pulses

The steering of electrons with the electric field of well-controlled femtosecond laser pulses makes it possible to resolve atomic processes on an attosecond…

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THUNDER & LIGHTNING! Thunderstorm on Saturn Releases a Septillion Joules of Energy

This is a further highlight for an Austrian Science Fund FWF project which has been running for two years. The project focuses on analysing data from NASA´s…

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NASA's Hubble Makes One Millionth Science Observation

“For 21 years Hubble has been the premier space science observatory, astounding us with deeply beautiful imagery and enabling ground-breaking science across a…

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USA Joins Wendelstein 7-X Fusion Project for Energy Innovation

The President of the Max Planck Society, Peter Gruss, said he was delighted about the US involvement: “This contribution is testimony to the outstanding…

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Billion-Pixel Camera Eye of Gaia Maps Milky Way Stars

While the naked human eye can see several thousand stars on a clear night, Gaia will map a billion stars within our own Milky Way Galaxy and its neighbours…

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Final Space Shuttle Launches 5 CU-Boulder Payloads

One experiment, sponsored by the global pharmaceutical companies Amgen and UCB, will test an antibody to sclerostin — a protein that has a negative effect on…

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Colder UK Winters: 1 in 10 Chance Linked to Low Solar Activity

Last year, the same group of researchers, from the University of Reading, linked colder winters in Europe to low solar activity and predicted that the Sun is…

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Next-Gen Computing: Breakthrough Research from Cambridge Scientists

Scientists have taken one step closer to the next generation of computers. Research from the Cavendish Laboratory, the University of Cambridge's Department of…

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Researchers Image Electron Clouds on Graphene Surface

The research, which appeared June 28 in Nature Communications, was conducted by UB, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the Molecular…

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Tug-of-War Between Electrons Can Lead to Magnetism

The three physicists have proposed that it would be possible to create a quantum dot — a kind of nanoparticle — that is magnetic under surprising…

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New Tungsten-Silicon Alloy Enhances Ultrafast Photon Detectors

The new tungsten-silicon alloy could make the ultrafast detectors more practical for use in quantum communications and computing systems, experiments testing…

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Glimpse of Adolescent Universe with New Instrument-On-A-Chip

Thanks to technological advances, however, scientists hope to complete the photo album and provide a picture of how the cosmos developed into the kind of place…

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'Zombie' stars key to measuring dark energy

This special category of stars, known as Type Ia supernovae, help to probe the mystery of dark energy, which scientists believe is related to the expansion of…

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Tug-of-War Between Electrons Sparks Surprising Magnetism

The three physicists have proposed that it would be possible to create a quantum dot — a kind of nanoparticle — that is magnetic under surprising…

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