Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

LANL/NIST team sends quantum encryption 'keys' over record distances

As described in the September issue of New Journal of Physics,* the team generated and transmitted secret quantum keys over 184.6 kilometers (km) of…

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Astronomers Uncover Two Of The Hottest New Planets

A University of Florida astronomer is among more than three dozen astronomers who found the new large planets, announced today at the Transiting Extrasolar…

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Meteorites Reveal Insights into Solar Activity Over 240 Years

They compare the amount of Titanium 44 in nineteen meteorites that have fallen to the Earth over the past 240 years. Their work confirms that the solar…

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It might be…it could be…it is!!!

Scientists of the CDF collaboration at the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory announced today (September 25, 2006) that they have met…

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First SuperWASP Planets Discovered by UK-Led Initiative

These planets are the first to be found during the UK-led SuperWASP (Wide Angle Search for Planets) programme. Using wide-angle camera lenses, backed by…

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Haute Couture Meets Innovation in Experimental Physics Lab

The breakthrough came with the arrival of technology for building up a sufficiently large electrical field in polymer foams. This enabled thin-film transistors…

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Mars Express Thrives During Eclipse Season with Teamwork

This mode was developed through tight teamwork between ESOC mission controllers, principal investigators, industry and mission management. In the past weeks,…

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New Device Enhances Testing of Quantum Uncertainty Principle

The problem comes in finding the dividing line between the two worlds — or even in establishing that such a line exists. To that end, Keith Schwab, associate…

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Laser-Wakefield Acceleration Hits Billion Electron Volts in 3.3 cm

In a precedent-shattering demonstration of the potential of laser-wakefield acceleration, scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National…

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The cool way to build the world's fastest computer

Quantum technology is set to revolutionise our lives. Extremely fast computers that are based on this technology could solve mysteries in the understanding of…

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New Discoveries Reveal Diverse Types of Ia Supernovae

A group of scientists affiliated with the SuperNova Legacy Survey (SNLS) have found startling evidence that there is more than one kind of Type Ia supernova, a…

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Understanding Icicles: Insights from UA Researchers

Deciphering patterns in nature is a specialty of UA researchers Martin B. Short, James C. Baygents and Raymond E. Goldstein. In 2005, the team figured out that…

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Hubble finds hundreds of young galaxies in the early Universe

Astronomers had not seen even one galaxy that existed when the Universe was a billion years old, so finding 500 in a Hubble survey is a significant leap…

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Dundee Researcher Wins Major Prize for Microscopy Innovation

Dr Paul Appleton, a researcher in the College of Life Sciences, was awarded first prize in the competition at a ceremony in New York on Thursday September 21st.

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University of Granada’s Comprehensive Galactic Warp Catalogue

The main object of his studio is the influence of magnetic fields in the formation, assessment and structures of the galaxies, which has lead them to prepare…

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Solar-B Mission: Exploring the Dynamic Sun’s Impact on Earth

This will lead to a better understanding of the complex connection between the Sun and Earth. Solar-B will be launched on 23 September 2006 at 00:00 CEST from…

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