In particular, the Kepler systems with multiple planets are much flatter than our solar system. They have to be for Kepler to spot them. Kepler watches for a…
We know of just over 50 close double white dwarfs but this was only the second ever eclipsing close white dwarf pair to be found. The University of Warwick…
The star goes by the inauspicious name of Hubble variable number one, or V1, and resides in the outer regions of the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, or M31. But…
This advance is made possible by the recent ability to fabricate exotic composite materials known as metamaterials, which are not so much a single substance,…
A new era in astronomy will come a step closer when scientists from across Europe present their design study today for an advanced observatory capable of…
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), a scientific technique associated with outsized, very low-temperature, superconducting magnets, is one of the principal tools…
Paulo Arratia, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and applied mechanics, along with student Xiaoning Shen, conducted the experiment. Their findings…
A Toledo, Ohio, physicist has implemented a new mathematical approach that accelerates some complex computer calculations used to simulate the formation of…
The long-held, but unproven idea that helium-4 enters into an exotic phase of matter dubbed a “supersolid” when cooled to extremely low temperatures has been…
Research objectives of the Cluster of Excellence MAP, which is financed by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, are more powerful lasers with higher…
In a study published today, Monday, 16 may, in IOP Publishing's journal Superconductor Science and Technology, researchers have examined bismuth strontium…
Memristors, short for memory resistors, are a newly understood circuit element for the development of electronics and have inspired experts to seek ways of…
To get more insight into those processes, Meg Rosenburg and her colleagues at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif. put together the first…
In the 1980s and '90s, competition in the computer industry was all about “clock speed” — how many megahertz, and ultimately gigahertz, a chip could boast. But…
Why is this important? Understanding supersolid helium brings us closer to understanding its close cousins superconductivity and superfluidity.Physicists had…
Answering that question has proved difficult, partly due to conflicting evidence. In 2003, scientists showed that some species of insects have gained, lost and…
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