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Many Outstanding Issues of Glassy Physics Connected with Secondary Relaxation Process

Humans have been experimenting with and utilizing glassy materials for more than ten millennia, dating back to about 12000 B.C. Although glassy materials are the oldest known artificial materials, new discoveries and novel applications continue to appear.

4 Dec 2014

Merging of Galaxies Will Lead to Supermassive Black Holes

The Milky Way is destined to collide with the Andromeda Galaxy in the distant future, as this simulation shows. Indeed, one theory holds that such a collision of galaxies results in massive galaxies. All massive galaxies have at their center a supermassive black hole, the largest type of black hole. How do the supermassive black holes grow to their size?

3 Dec 2014

Sun-Like Stars are not too Dusty

Planet hunters received some good news recently. A new study concluded that, on average, sun-like stars aren't all that dusty. Less dust means better odds of snapping clear pictures of the stars' planets in the future.

3 Dec 2014

Laws of Quantum Physics Govern Optical, Mechanical Properties of Tiny Oscillators

Physicist Tobias Kippenberg measures and manipulates oscillators that are tiny yet still visible to the naked eye. Their optical and mechanical properties are governed by the laws of quantum physics. In recognition of his innovative work he has been awarded the National Latsis Prize 2014.

3 Dec 2014

Citizen Scientists Help Discover Very Rare Type of Spiral Galaxy

With the help of citizen scientists, a team of astronomers has found an important new example of a very rare type of galaxy that may yield valuable insight on how galaxies developed in the early Universe. The new discovery technique promises to give astronomers many more examples of this important and mysterious type of galaxy.

3 Dec 2014

Herschel Captures High-Resolution Infrared Images of Andromeda Galaxy

Recently, the infrared Herschel Space Observatory, has taken a series of beautiful high-resolution infrared images of Andromeda. It is the first time we can see M31, at these wavelengths, at such a high resolution.

2 Dec 2014

New Method to Estimate Magnetic Field of Distant Exoplanet

Scientists developed a new method which allows to estimate the magnetic field of a distant exoplanet, i.e., a planet, which is located outside the Solar system and orbits a different star. Moreover, they managed to estimate the value of the magnetic moment of the planet HD 209458b.

2 Dec 2014

Magnetic Levitating Gear with Superconductor Bearings

This research is being carried out under the auspices of MAGDRIVE, a European research project coordinated by Professor José Luis Pérez Díaz, from the UC3M Instituto Pedro San Juan de Lastanosa, in which seven European entities participate.

2 Dec 2014

Study Findings Provide New Insights into Suprathermal Particles

CRPP Researchers have demonstrated the influence of the turbulent structures present in the plasma on the diffusion of fast particles injected into the plasma.

1 Dec 2014

Researchers Demonstrate More Robust Technique for Approximate Quantum Dynamics

The most widely used approximate techniques to simulate quantum dynamical effecst for atomic nuclei (CMD and RPMD) exhibit major artefacts when simulating vibrational spectra of molecular compounds, particularly at low temperature. Recent methodological advances make it possible to fix these problems, extending the range of applicability of these simulations.

29 Nov 2014