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Scientists Identify 101 Geysers Erupting on Saturn’s Icy Moon Enceladus

Scientists using mission data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have identified 101 distinct geysers erupting on Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus. Their analysis suggests it is possible for liquid water to reach from the moon’s underground sea all the way to its surface.

30 Jul 2014

CERN to Host Second TEDx Conference in September 2014

Following the success of the first TEDxCERN event last year, CERN will be hosting a second TEDx conference on 24 September 2014 on the theme “Forward: Charting the future with science”. Some 15 speakers will present their innovative and ambitious projects, which apply science to respond to problems facing the world today and prepare for those of tomorrow.

30 Jul 2014

Zecotek’s LFS-3 Scintillation Crystals Being Evaluated for CERN CMS Experiments

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for industrial, healthcare and scientific markets, today announced that it is now close to having its patented LFS scintillation crystals approved for use at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland.

29 Jul 2014

Cornell Researchers Supply Experimental Proof of 'Cooper Pairs' Theory

For decades, many physicists have taken for granted a theory that electrons in high-temperature superconductors are nudged into “Cooper pairs” that can carry an electric current without resistance by their interaction with the magnetic fields of nearby atoms. Sensitive measurements at Cornell have finally supplied the first experimental proof of the theory.

29 Jul 2014

‘Quantum Glue’ May Help Create Energy Superhighways

Physicists have identified the "quantum glue" that underlies a promising type of superconductivity -- a crucial step towards the creation of energy superhighways that conduct electricity without current loss.

29 Jul 2014

Physicists Measure Interaction Between Two Single Electrons After Neutralizing Magnetic Noise

Imagine trying to measure a tennis ball that bounces wildly, every time to a distance a million times its own size. The bouncing obviously creates enormous "background noise" that interferes with the measurement. But if you attach the ball directly to a measuring device, so they bounce together, you can eliminate the noise problem.

29 Jul 2014

Local Hot Bubble of Gas Dominates Diffuse X-ray Emission

When we look up to the heavens on a clear night, we see an immense dark sky with uncountable stars. With a small telescope we can also see galaxies, nebulae, and the disks of planets. If you look at the sky with an X-ray detector, you would see many of these same familiar objects; in addition, you would see the whole sky glowing brightly with X-rays. This glow is called the "diffuse X-ray background."

29 Jul 2014