Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

Inspiring Young Minds Through Space Science Education

The project, called ‘Space in Schools’, is intended for primary schools and focuses on National Curriculum Key Stage 2 Science. Using expertise from the…

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£200,000 Grant to Advance Ultra Low Energy Lighting

The ATI is confident that its Ultra Low Energy High Brightness Light (ULEHB) will require minimal power, significantly reducing both energy costs and carbon…

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Nevada Terawatt Facility Advances Fusion Energy Research

Unraveling one of most grandiose and heady problems in physics — the creation of controlled fusion energy — is still decades away. But thanks to research…

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NASA satellite finds the world's most intense thunderstorms

By using data from the NASA Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite, researchers identified the regions on Earth that experience the most intense…

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Big Bang Theory Confirmed by Monash Professor’s Findings

Professor John Lattanzio from Monash's School of Mathematical Sciences and Director of the Centre for Stellar and Planetary Astrophysics said the confusion…

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Scientists Unravel Stellar Evolution with 3D Modeling

Using 3D models run on some of the fastest computers in the world, Laboratory physicists have created a mathematical code that cracks a mystery surrounding…

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New Hybrid Microscope Probes Nano-Electronics Breakthrough

Scanning photoionization microscopy (SPIM), described in a new paper,* combines the high spatial resolution of optical microscopy with the high sensitivity to…

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New Imaging Technique Reveals Hidden Surfaces in Nature

Hoping to find new ways of addressing environmental pollution, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has developed some novel ways to…

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STEREO Launches to Monitor Solar Outbursts and Activity

STEREO (Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory) comprises two nearly identical observatories that will orbit the Sun to monitor its violent outbursts known as…

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Europe’s COROT Mission: Exploring Rocky Planets Beyond Stars

COROT will also delve into the centres of hundreds or even thousands of stars. COROT will lead a bold new search for planets around other stars. In the decade…

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Five years of bright light for top research

The Swiss Light Source (SLS) started operating five years ago in Villigen, Switzerland. Since then, the facility at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) has been…

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Hubble Captures Stunning Light Echo of V838 Monocerotis

Light from this sudden eruption is illuminating the interstellar dust surrounding the star, producing the most spectacular “light echo” in the history of…

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The Fastest Waves Ever Photographed …

Plasma physicists at the Universities of Texas and Michigan have photographed speedy plasma waves, known as Langmuir waves, for the first time using a…

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Gateway to Nanoscience: Exploring Multidisciplinary Innovations

The event, which took place in the Charlemagne Building of the European Commission, was aiming to be a European Forum to explore a wide range of possibilities,…

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New Insights into Supersolid Behavior: Key Experiment Revealed

A deceptively simple experiment, recently published in the journal Science, has moved physics one step closer to explaining the odd behavior of supersolid…

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Hubble Confirms Stellar Sorting in Globular Star Clusters

This is the just the kind of challenge faced by astronomers trying to understand the dynamics of the swarm of stars in the globular star clusters that orbit…

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