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NASA’s IRIS Reveals the Heating Mechanism of Solar Corona

Scientists have recently described the first ever distinct images of nanojets (bright thin lights that move in a perpendicular direction to the magnetic structures in the Sun’s atmosphere, known as the corona) in a process that exposes the presence of one of the promising coronal heating candidates: nanoflares.

22 Sep 2020

Researchers Detect Distinctive Signature of Black Holes

An international group of astrophysicists has discovered unique signatures of black hole event horizon, unquestionably differentiating them from neutron stars—objects, similar to black holes in terms of size and mass but confined inside a hard surface.

22 Sep 2020

Physicists Reveal the Reason for Absence of Speed Limit in Superfluid

At Lancaster University, physicists have determined why objects traveling through superfluid helium-3 do not have a speed limit as part of a previous Lancaster study.

22 Sep 2020

Astronomers Discover an Earth-Sized “pi Planet” with a 3.14-Day Orbit

In a delightful alignment of astronomy and mathematics, scientists at MIT and elsewhere have discovered a “pi Earth” — an Earth-sized planet that zips around its star every 3.14 days, in an orbit reminiscent of the universal mathematics constant.

22 Sep 2020

Scientists Develop New Design Principles to Improve Spin-Based Quantum Materials

As humans’ lives get more and more intertwined with technology, whether promoting communication while streaming their favorite show or working remotely, so does their reliance on the data created by these devices.

21 Sep 2020

Scientists Test DUNE Detector for Thorough Test Drives

Hosted by Fermilab, the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, or DUNE for short, is anticipated to be very huge. As a matter of fact, with over 1,000 collaborators from above 30 nations and five continents, the event is the greatest international science project to be hosted in the United States.

21 Sep 2020

George Mason Researcher Uses Machine Learning to Solve Quantum Spin Models of Cold Atoms

Erhai Zhao, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, is developing numerical algorithms to describe and understand superfluidity and magnetic orders in repulsively interacting Fermi gases of ultracold atoms in optical lattices.

21 Sep 2020

Astronomers use Very Long Baseline Array to Measure the Distance to Magnetar

For the first time, astronomers utilizing the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) of the National Science Foundation have made a direct geometric measurement of the distance to a Magnetar inside the Milky Way Galaxy.

21 Sep 2020

New Method can Reduce Plasma Turbulence in Stellarator Plasmas

Created at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics at Garching, Germany, the turbulence code GENE—which stands for Gyrokinetic Electromagnetic Numerical Experiment—has demonstrated to be extremely handy for the theoretical description of turbulence in the plasma of tokamak-type fusion devices.

From Max Planck Research Group Laboratory of Photonics and Quantum, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics 21 Sep 2020

Researchers Record High-Resolution Movies of Molecular Dynamics

Viewing time-dependent changes in the structure of molecules are one of the long-standing objectives of research on the light-stimulated dynamics of molecules.

18 Sep 2020

New Findings Contradict Common Consensus Regarding Shape of Stellar Winds

Astronomers have now provided an explanation for the spellbinding shapes of planetary nebulae. The finding is based on an incredible set of observations of stellar winds around ageing stars.

18 Sep 2020

Upgraded Particle Detector Helps Record Collision Movie

The accelerators at CERN are currently at rest in view of the “second long shutdown.” During this period, refurbishments and upgrades are made to the accelerators so that more particles can be expedited and the number of collisions can be increased in the days to come.

18 Sep 2020