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Volcanic Activity on Mars has Implications for the Red Planet’s Habitability

New research reveals that active volcanoes on Mars were not restricted to the planet’s distant history as previously believed.

By Robert Lea 7 May 2021

Scientists Verify the Existence of Exotic Surface Conduction States in Topological Semimetals

Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology experimentally verify the existence of exotic surface conduction states in topological semimetals (TSMs), materials that lie at the boundary between conductors and insulators, by performing voltage scans of these surface states on a thin film sample of a TSM.

7 May 2021

Scientists Identify Promising Quantum Bits in 2D Materials

Quantum computers or quantum sensors consist of materials that are completely different to their classic predecessors.

7 May 2021

Researchers Observe How Bose-Einstein Condensate is Formed in Thinnest Semiconductor

The idea of creating quantum computers has long captured the minds of researchers and experts of IT corporations.

7 May 2021

How Saturn’s Helium Rain Could Influence its Unique Magnetic Fields

Simulations of the interior of Saturn have revealed a connection between the planet’s magnetic field and its thick shell of helium rain.

By Robert Lea 7 May 2021

Researchers Propose a New Way to Look for Dark Matter

Scientists are certain that dark matter exists. Yet, after more than 50 years of searching, they still have no direct evidence for the mysterious substance.

6 May 2021

Curiously Yellow Pre-Supernova Throws New Light on Stars' Violent Death Throes

A curiously yellow pre-supernova star has caused astrophysicists to re-evaluate what's possible at the deaths of our Universe's most massive stars.

6 May 2021

New Technology Promises to Help Create More Precise Controls of Qubits

Researchers have discovered the most precise way to control individual ions using holographic optical engineering technology.

6 May 2021

Intergalactic Study Provides a New Way to Understand Magnetized Universe

New simulations and observations have revealed that high-energy particle jets produced from the central giant black hole in the brightest galaxy located in clusters of galaxies can be utilized to plot the structure of imperceptible inter-cluster magnetic fields.

6 May 2021

New AI Application Eliminates Major Barrier in Astrophysics

A bit of machine learning magic can now allow astrophysicists to replicate complex and vast universes in a thousandth of the time it takes with traditional techniques.

5 May 2021

Highly Complex Photon Shapes may Boost Development of New Quantum Technologies

As the digital revolution has now become mainstream, quantum computing and quantum communication are rising in the consciousness of the field.

5 May 2021

Solar Parker Probe Spots Natural Radio Emissions in the Atmosphere of Venus

New data collected from the atmosphere of Venus could reveal why Earth’s ‘twin’ grew up so differently.

By Robert Lea 4 May 2021

uGMRT Observes Patchy Environment of Newly Discovered Cosmic Explosions

Scientists from the National Centre for radio Astrophysics of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Pune used the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope to determine that AT 2018 cow, the first of a newly discovered class of cosmic explosions, has an extremely patchy environment.

4 May 2021

Scientists Hear Continuous Gravitational Waves Emitted by Neutron Stars

Recall the days before individuals were working from home. Imagine a typical situation—it is Monday morning and individuals are running late to beat the heavy traffic, but they could not locate their car keys. So, what do they do?

4 May 2021