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NASA Selects Einstein Fellows for Physics of the Cosmos Program

NASA has announced the selection of the 2014 Einstein Fellows who will conduct research related to NASA's Physics of the Cosmos (PCOS) program, which aims to expand our knowledge of the origin, evolution, and fate of the Universe. The PCOS Program consists of a suite of operating science missions and possible future missions that focus on specific aspects of these questions.

3 Apr 2014

Quantum Chemical Molecular Dynamics Employed to Study Carbon Nanotube Growth

Professor Stephan Irle of the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM) at Nagoya University and co-workers at Kyoto University, Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL), and Chinese research institutions have revealed through theoretical simulations that the molecular mechanism of carbon nanotube (CNT) growth and hydrocarbon combustion actually share many similarities.

2 Apr 2014

‘Stellar Forensics’ to Study Explosions of Stars

New York University physicist Maryam Modjaz will study the explosions of stars using a method she calls "stellar forensics" under a National Science Foundation CAREER Award.

1 Apr 2014

Scientists Develop Self-Referenced Quantum Current Source

Quantum standards for the electrical units the volt and the ohm have been available for more than two decades. However, for the electrical base unit of the international system of units (SI) the ampere, such a "new" quantum standard is still lacking. Within the planned "new" SI the base unit of current will then be traced to the corresponding fundamental constant – the electric charge of a single electron.

1 Apr 2014

Steerable Optical Tweezers Utilize Intense Laser Beams to Split and Smash Ultracold Atoms

Physicists at New Zealand's University of Otago have pushed the frontiers of quantum technology by developing a steerable 'optical tweezers' unit that uses intense laser beams to precisely split minute clouds of ultracold atoms and to smash them together.

1 Apr 2014

Aromatic Hydrocarbon May Help Identify Violent Events in the History of the Universe

Exploding stars, random impacts involving comets and meteorites, and even near misses between two bodies can create regions of great heat and high pressure.

1 Apr 2014

Michio Kaku to Deliver Ubben Lecture Offering a Glimpse into the Future

Michio Kaku, an internationally-renowned theoretical physicist whose new book, The Future of the Mind, is #2 on this week's New York Times list of bestsellers (hardcover nonfiction), will provide a glimpse into the future when he visits DePauw University on Monday, May 5. Dr. Kaku, called "a superhero of the incomprehensible" by Cosmos magazine, "has the rare ability to take complicated scientific theories and turn them into readable tales about what our lives will be like in the future," notes USA Today. He will present a Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture at 7:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium, located within the Green Center for the Performing Arts.

31 Mar 2014

Discovery of First Ring System Around an Asteroid

Happenstance led to the discovery of the first ring system around an asteroid, and Appalachian State University Professor Joseph Pollock was part of the team of astronomers that made the discovery.

29 Mar 2014

CERN, ESA Ink Framework Agreement for Future Cooperation on Research and Technology

At a ceremony today at Geneva airport, CERN and ESA signed a framework agreement for future cooperation on research and technology in areas of mutual interest. Future areas may include the development and characterization of innovative materials for applications in extreme conditions and for cutting-edge scientific performances, the development of new micro-technologies to be applied in miniaturized distributed sensor systems and the development and testing of high-performance detectors for high-energy physics experiments and space payloads.

29 Mar 2014

New Center for Doctoral Training in Condensed Matter Physics Receives EPSRC Funding

A new Centre for Doctoral Training in Condensed Matter Physics at the University of Bristol and University of Bath has received £4.1 million funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), it was announced today by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, The Rt. Hon George Osborne MP.

29 Mar 2014