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Computer Simulations Reveal Corkscrew-Shaped Mechanism in Quantum Fluids

If a drop of creamer falls from a spoon into a swirling cup of coffee, the whirlpool drags the drop into rotation. But what would happen if the coffee had no friction -- no way to pull the drop into a synchronized spin-

2 Jun 2020

Study Finds Evidence for Presence of Exotic Quark Matter Within Neutron Stars

A Finnish research group has found strong evidence for the presence of exotic quark matter inside the cores of the largest neutron stars in existence.

2 Jun 2020

New Tools to Explore Behavior of Quantum Systems 1D Quasiperiodic Settings

Quasiperiodic structures, which are ordered but are not strictly periodic, are the source of extraordinary beauty in nature, art, and science. For physicists, quasiperiodic order is both aesthetically and intellectually appealing.

2 Jun 2020

Study Reveals Unexpected Links Between Spin Directions of Galaxies

An analysis of more than 200,000 spiral galaxies has revealed unexpected links between spin directions of galaxies, and the structure formed by these links might suggest that the early universe could have been spinning, according to a Kansas State University study.

2 Jun 2020

Galaxy Mergers have Positive Effect on Igniting Active Galactic Nuclei

Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) have a key role to play in the evolution of galaxies. At present, astronomers at SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research and the University of Groningen (RuG) have confirmed that mergers of galaxies have a positive impact on igniting AGNs.

1 Jun 2020

Knocking Out a Single Proton can Have a Major Effect on the Nucleus

Scientists from the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science and collaborators have shown that knocking out a single proton from a fluorine nucleus--transforming it into a neutron-rich isotope of oxygen--can have a major effect on the state of the nucleus.

29 May 2020

Galaxy Mergers Have a Positive Effect on Igniting AGNs

Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) play a major role in galaxy evolution. Astronomers from the University of Groningen and Netherlands Institute for Space Research have now used a record-sized sample of galaxies to confirm that galaxy mergers have a positive effect on igniting AGNs.

29 May 2020