Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

Unlocking Ancient Egyptian Astronomy: Insights from Jiro Kondo

Jiro KondoProfessor at Faculty of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Waseda University Director of Institute of Egyptology, Waseda UniversityGeneralThe…

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NSCL Achieves ISO 9001: Ensuring Quality in Rare Isotope Beams

Known as the ISO 9001 registration, it reflects international consensus on best practices for a range of business activities.”The rare isotope beam quality we…

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Listening to Dark Matter: New Insights from Neutron Signals

Since neutron induced signals are very similar to dark matter induced signals, this new discovery, published today, Thursday, 16 October, in the New Journal of…

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Exploring The Magellanic Group’s Seven Dwarf Galaxies

The properties of dwarf galaxies have presented many challenges. «Ten years ago, my team at the University of Washington found that our cosmological model…

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VLT and Rossi XTE Uncover Flares of Variable Black Holes

Like the flame from a candle, light coming from the surroundings of a black hole is not constant — it flares, sputters and sparkles. “The rapid flickering of…

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Tides Influence Planet Habitability in Stellar Zones

Planets too close to their stars are roasted. Planets too far from their stars are frozen. In between, research models show, there's a habitable zone where…

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Nanoscale Bubble Manipulation: Insights from Shangjiong Yang

They are something of a mystery, yet it is possible to manipulate the development of these bubbles, according to PhD candidate Shangjiong Yang at the…

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Metallic Silane: Unlocking High-Temperature Superconductivity

The findings are published this week in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). Hydrogen is the the one of most abundant and lightest element in the universe, and it has been speculated already fifty years back that metallization in pure hydrogen could lead to room- temperature superconductivity, which has been an open question till now. But enormous pressure would be required to compress hydrogen sufficiently in order to achieve this metallic state. …

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Gecko-Inspired Adhesive Enhances Directional Gripping Power

Scientists have long been interested in the ability of gecko lizards to scurry up walls and cling to ceilings by their toes. The creatures owe this amazing…

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Spallation Neutron Source Sends First Neutrons to ‘Big Bang’ Beam Line

The Fundamental Neutron Physics Beam Line (FNPB) has opened its shutter to receive neutrons for the first time. Among the nuclear physics studies planned for…

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Nanotechnology Enhances Fight Against Superbugs

The researchers, led by Dr Rachel McKendry and Professor Gabriel Aeppli, developed ultra-sensitive probes capable of providing new insight into how antibiotics…

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Gas Emission Sources Around Herbig Ae/Be Stars Unveiled

An international team of astronomers led by E. Tatulli (Grenoble, France) and S. Kraus (Bonn, Germany) [1] used the unique capability of the VLT near-infrared…

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Best View Yet of Infant Stars: Astronomers Use VLT Interferometer

Astronomers have used ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer to conduct the first high resolution survey that combines spectroscopy and interferometry on…

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Advancing Optical Circuits: The Future of Photonics

Optics has come a long way since the 1960s. Today, it is more than just light research. The field of photonics now deals with the science and technology of…

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Terahertz Technology Shrinks to Nano Scale Innovations

Contrary to textbook wisdom, the unusually long illuminating wavelength of 118 µm did not at all preclude researchers from the Max-Planck-Institute of…

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Keck Telescope and 'cosmic lens' resolve nature and fate of early star-forming galaxy

Astronomers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and their colleagues have provided unique insight into the nature of a young star-forming…

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