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Magnetic Waves Linked to Abundant Ionized Particles in the Sun's Outer Layer

The Sun's extremely hot outer layer, the corona, has a very different chemical composition from the cooler inner layers, but the reason for this has puzzled scientists for decades.

25 Jan 2021

International Collaboration Receives 1 Million Euros for Black Holes Made from Semimetals

One of the central goals is to control the flow of electrons in these materials so precisely that new types of quantum sensors can be developed. The project is an international collaboration of researcher from TU Dresden and the University of Luxembourg, and has just received funding of roughly one million Euros.

25 Jan 2021

Two-Step Formation of the Early Solar System

An international team of researchers from the University of Oxford, LMU Munich, ETH Zurich, BGI Bayreuth, and the University of Zurich discovered that a two-step formation process of the early Solar System can explain the chronology and split in volatile and isotope content of the inner and outer Solar System.

22 Jan 2021

Signatures of Axions Not Detected in Nearby Star Betelgeuse

The elusive axion particle is many times lighter than an electron, with properties that barely make an impression on ordinary matter. As such, the ghost-like particle is a leading contender as a component of dark matter -- a hypothetical, invisible type of matter that is thought to make up 85 percent of the mass in the universe.

22 Jan 2021

Astronomers Discover First Jupiter-Like Planet Without Clouds

Astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian have detected the first Jupiter-like planet without clouds or haze in its observable atmosphere. The findings were published this month in the Astrophysical Journal Letters.

22 Jan 2021

Scientists Find Evidence of Alpha Particles at the Surface of Neutron-Rich Nuclei

Scientists from an international collaboration have found evidence of alpha particles at the surface of neutron-rich heavy nuclei, providing new insights into the structure of neutron stars, as well as the process of alpha decay.

22 Jan 2021

A New Optical System to Miniaturize Laser Cooling of Atoms

It's cool to be small. Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have miniaturized the optical components required to cool atoms down to a few thousandths of a degree above absolute zero, the first step in employing them on microchips to drive a new generation of super-accurate atomic clocks, enable navigation without GPS, and simulate quantum systems.

22 Jan 2021

Study Proposes Possible Existence of Stupendously Large Black Holes

A new research work proposes the prospective occurrence of “stupendously large black holes” (SLABS), which are much larger than the supermassive black holes (SMBHs) already spotted at the centers of galaxies.

22 Jan 2021

Search for Axions From Nearby Star Betelgeuse Comes Up Empty

The elusive axion particle is many times lighter than an electron, with properties that barely make an impression on ordinary matter. As such, the ghost-like particle is a leading contender as a component of dark matter — a hypothetical, invisible type of matter that is thought to make up 85 percent of the mass in the universe.

21 Jan 2021

Nanoscale Diamonds Generate More Efficient Electron Beams

Beam-driven wakefield acceleration methods are potential candidates for upcoming large-scale machines, such as linear colliders and X-ray free-electron lasers, as they are capable of improving efficiency and decrying operation costs.

21 Jan 2021