“The stability of DNA is so fundamental to life that it's important to understand all factors,” said Piotr Marszalek, a professor of mechanical engineering and…
‘Extra-solar’ planets are those outside our Solar System and more than 200 have been discovered orbiting stars close to our own Sun. The planet with water in…
The discovery, known as acoustic plasmon, could have applications in the design of ultra-high velocity electronic devices for data storage, for use in…
Launched in February 2006, AKARI is making a comprehensive, multi-wavelength study of the sky in infrared light, helping to gain a deeper understanding of the…
Team leader Professor Richard Ellis, Steele Professor of Astronomy at Caltech, will present images of these faint and distant objects in his talk on Wednesday…
The instrument will have a mirror consisting of a liquid with a thin metal film on its surface that rotates to form a bowl shape, known as a parabola. When the…
Team member Dr Chris Pearson from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and European Space Agency presented the results at this week’s ‘From IRAS to…
These density waves appear as high-density regions in galaxies in the forms of spirals, bars, and rings. Orbiting stars and gas stream in and out of these…
These 50 proposals represent more than a 50 percent increase in response by the science community, compared to the previous ESA Call in October 1999. The…
Professor Matt Griffin of the School of Physics and Astronomy at Cardiff University will describe the prospects for observations of distant galaxies in his…
“It is a little bit like a Tiramisu or a Capuccino,” says Luca Pasquini from ESO, lead-author of the paper reporting the results. “There is cocoa powder only…
Taking images in different filters simultaneously is important for the study of many astrophysical sources, and in particular of variable sources, such as…
Like the surface motif of a bubble bath, the spatial distribution of a magnetic field penetrating a superconductor can exhibit an intricate, foam-like…
The invention will enable ophthalmologists to improve the physical examination of their patients’ ocular fundus and to diagnose pathologies affecting the…
The international Pierre Auger Collaboration, which includes scientists from 17 countries, explores the origins of extremely rare ultra-high-energy cosmic…
“The existence of this wave means that the electrons on the surfaces of copper, iron, beryllium and other metals behave like water on a lake’s surface,” says…
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