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Novel Attosecond Interferometry Extends High Precision Measurement to Time-Energy Domain

Space-momentum domain interferometer is a key technique in modern precision measurements, and has been widely for applications that require superb spatial resolution in engineering metrology and astronomy.

26 Nov 2020

Study Finds CK Vulpeculae Nebula is Farther than Previously Thought

An international group of astronomers has found that CK Vulpeculae, observed first in 1670 as a bright new star, is located almost five times distant than considered earlier. The discovery was made with the help of Gemini North’s GNIRS instrument.

25 Nov 2020

Scientists at Brookhaven Laboratory Build a Quantum-Enhanced X-Ray Microscope

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have begun building a quantum-enhanced x-ray microscope at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II). This groundbreaking microscope, supported by the Biological and Environmental Research progam at DOE's Office of Science, will enable researchers to image biomolecules like never before.

24 Nov 2020

Researchers Discover How Large Magellanic Cloud Warped Milky Way’s Motion

Cosmic insights offered by a new study have shattered the long-standing opinion that the Milky Way, the galaxy home to Earth and the solar system, is comparatively static.

24 Nov 2020

New Breakthrough Enables Direct Generation of High-Energy Laser Pulses

Using the Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS) facility, the research team of Professor François Légaré of the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has pushed back the boundaries of high-energy pulse propagation in a nonlinear medium through the observation of high-energy multidimensional solitary states (MDSS).

19 Nov 2020

NASA Scientists Detect Mysterious Object in the Milky Way Galaxy

Earlier in 2004, researchers from NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer detected a huge, faint blob of gas that appeared to have a star at its core.

19 Nov 2020

NMR Spectrometer Visualizes Atomic-Scale Structure of Complex Systems

The University of Warwick has successfully energized a new high-powered magnet for nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in the United Kingdom.

18 Nov 2020

Orbits of Ancient Stars Prompt Rethink on Milky Way Evolution

Australian telescopes and European satellite combine to reveal unexpected motions among the Galaxy’s rarest objects

16 Nov 2020

Astronomers Record First Direct Discovery of a Cold Brown Dwarf

Researchers of a collaboration between the LOw Frequency ARray (LOFAR) radio telescope in Europe, the Gemini North telescope, and the NASA InfraRed Telescope Facility (IRTF), both on Maunakea in Hawai‘i, have reported the first-ever direct observation of a cold brown dwarf using its radio wavelength emission.

10 Nov 2020

Tiny Device can Pave the Way for High Performance Quantum Computers

Bristol researchers have developed a tiny device that paves the way for higher performance quantum computers and quantum communications, making them significantly faster than the current state-of-the-art.

10 Nov 2020