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Machine Learning Model Provides Complete Quantum Description of the Solvated Electron

The behavior of the solvated electron e-aq has fundamental implications for electrochemistry, photochemistry, high-energy chemistry, as well as for biology--its nonequilibrium precursor is responsible for radiation damage to DNA--and it has understandably been the topic of experimental and theoretical investigation for more than 50 years.

4 Feb 2021

At Cosmic Noon, Puffy Galaxies Make Stars for Longer

Massive galaxies with extra-large extended “puffy” disks produced stars for longer than their more compact cousins, new modelling reveals.

4 Feb 2021

Study Finds Rapidly Rotating Neutron Star in an Exotic Binary System

An international team of researchers, including members from The University of Manchester, has demonstrated that a quickly rotating neutron star is at the center of a celestial object now called PSR J2039-5617.

4 Feb 2021

A New, Hands-Off Way to Probe the Most Ephemeral Phenomena Within Topological Insulator

Topological insulators are one of the most puzzling quantum materials - a class of materials whose electrons cooperate in surprising ways to produce unexpected properties. The edges of a TI are electron superhighways where electrons flow with no loss, ignoring any impurities or other obstacles in their path, while the bulk of the material blocks electron flow.

3 Feb 2021

Astronomy Project Reveals the Secrets of 3000 Galaxies

The complex mechanics determining how galaxies spin, grow, cluster and die have been revealed following the release of all the data gathered during a massive seven-year Australian-led astronomy research project.

3 Feb 2021

Scientists Invent New Chip for Generating Control Signals for Multiple Qubits

Scientists and engineers at the University of Sydney and Microsoft Corporation have opened the next chapter in quantum technology with the invention of a single chip that can generate control signals for thousands of qubits, the building blocks of quantum computers.

3 Feb 2021

The Secrets of 3000 Galaxies Laid Bare

3 Feb 2021

Study Offers New Insights into Behavior of Black Holes

A new study that shows how a phenomenon named backreaction can be mimicked has offered a new understanding of the behavior of black holes.

2 Feb 2021

Radboud Physicists Take First Steps Toward a Quantum Brain

An intelligent material that learns by physically changing itself, similar to how the human brain works, could be the foundation of a completely new generation of computers. Radboud physicists working toward this so-called "quantum brain" have made an important step.

2 Feb 2021

New Evidence that Ultrafaint Dwarf Galaxy can Harbor an Extended Dark Matter Halo

The Milky Way is surrounded by dozens of dwarf galaxies that are thought to be relics of the very first galaxies in the universe. Among the most primitive of these galactic fossils is Tucana II -- an ultrafaint dwarf galaxy that is about 50 kiloparsecs, or 163,000 light years, from Earth.

2 Feb 2021

Proof-of-Concept Test Paves the Way for Designing More Powerful Planetary Radar

The National Science Foundation's Green Bank Observatory (GBO) and National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), and Raytheon Intelligence & Space conducted a test in November to prove that a new radio telescope system can capture high-resolution images in near-Earth space.

29 Jan 2021

Youngest Astronomers Discover Four New Exoplanets

They may be the youngest astronomers to make a discovery yet. This week, 16-year-old Kartik Pinglé and 18-year-old Jasmine Wright have co-authored a peer-reviewed paper in The Astronomical Journal describing the discovery of four new exoplanets about 200-light-years away from Earth.

29 Jan 2021