Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

'Incoherent Excitations' Govern Key Phase of Superconductor Behaviour, UBC Research

The study marks the first time researchers have been able to directly measure when electrons in a super conductor behave as independent well-defined particles,…

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NASA's Hubble Captures First Images of Aftermath of Possible Asteroid Collision

In January, astronomers began using Hubble to track the object for five months. They thought they had witnessed a fresh asteroid collision, but were surprised…

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UT Dallas Research Unveils New Insights Into Martian Atmosphere

The findings, published in a recent issue of the journal Science, reveal how carbon dioxide isotopes have reacted to volcanic activity, water and weathering –…

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New Method Changes Color of Quantum Dot Photons

Two important resources for quantum information processing are the transmission of data encoded in the quantum state of a photon and its storage in long-lived…

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NIST Mini-Sensor Detects Human Heartbeat’s Magnetic Signature

Described in Applied Physics Letters,* the study is the first to be performed under conditions resembling a clinical setting with the NIST mini-sensors, which…

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Giant Star Goes Supervova – And is Smothered By Its Own Dust

Ohio State University researchers suspect that this odd event — the first one of its kind ever viewed by astronomers – was more common early in the universe.It also hints at what we would see if the brightest star system in our galaxy became a supernova….

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Nanoscopic Particles Resist Full Encapsulation, Simulations Show

Relying on that concept, fabricators of spherical nanoparticles have similarly dunked their wares in protective coatings in the belief such encapsulations…

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UConn/UTC Creates Alternative to Gold for Electrical Uses

The research appears online in the October 12th issue of the journal Applied Physics Letters.With the price of gold currently hovering around $1,340 per ounce,…

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Triple-Mode Transistors: New Innovations in Circuit Design

Rice University research that capitalizes on the wide-ranging capabilities of graphene could lead to circuit applications that are far more compact and…

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First-Ever Observation of Electron Ejected from Krypton Atom

In the experiments, an electron in a krypton atom is removed by a laser pulse that lasts less than four femtoseconds (one femtosecond is one millionth of one…

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Canadian Researchers Unveil Large Hadron Collider Breakthrough

Researchers used Einstein's famous E=mc2 equation and the Large Hadron Collider to recreate a miniature version of the event at the origins of our Universe,…

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Giant star goes supernova — and is smothered by its own dust

Ohio State University researchers suspect that this odd event — the first one of its kind ever viewed by astronomers – was more common early in the universe.It also hints at what we would see if the brightest star system in our galaxy became a supernova….

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New 3D Ear Model Sets Standard for Measurement Science

Scientists at the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have developed a means of representing a 3D model ear, to help redefine the standard for a pinna…

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New Insights Into Fluid Flow Around Swimming Microorganisms

Two separate research groups are reporting groundbreaking measurements of the fluid flow that surrounds freely swimming microorganisms. Experiments involving…

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NASA Mission to Asteroid Gets Help from Hubble Space Telescope

Scientists have constructed a video from the images that will help improve pointing instructions for Dawn as it is placed in a polar orbit around Vesta….

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Smaller, Cheaper Innovation: 300X Intensity Breakthrough

A team of scientists from the Instituto Superior Tecnico in Lisbon, Imperial College London, and the Universities of St Andrews, Lancaster and Strathclyde as…

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