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Study Unveils Detailed Images of Debris Disks Around Young Stars

Astronomers this month released the largest collection of sharp, detailed images of debris disks around young stars, showcasing the great variety of shapes and sizes of stellar systems during their prime planet-forming years.

25 Jun 2020

New Tool to Design Better Stellarators for Efficient Fusion Reaction

One way that scientists seek to bring to Earth the fusion process that powers the sun and stars is trapping hot, charged plasma gas within a twisting magnetic coil device shaped like a breakfast cruller.

25 Jun 2020

Study Could Help Reach Critical Photon Number to Realize Quantum Supremacy

Researchers from the University of Twente have shown that perfect photons can be achieved by proposed modifications to the crystal structure within existing light sources. The study outcomes have been reported in Physical Review A.

24 Jun 2020

First Demonstration of Formation of Supramolecular Complex in Dry Medium

Why is our Universe made of matter- Why does everything exist as we know it- These questions are linked to one of the most important unsolved problems in particle physics.

24 Jun 2020

New Study Evaluates How Rotational Orientation of Molecule Modifies Scattering

What happens when a molecule collides with a surface- Researchers at Swansea University have shown that the orientation of the molecule as it moves - whether it is spinning like a helicopter blade or rolling like a cartwheel - is important in determining what happens in the collision.

24 Jun 2020

Unusual Gravitational Wave Signal Generated by New Class of Binary Systems

A highly unusual gravitational wave signal, detected by the LIGO and Virgo observatories in the US and Italy, was generated by a new class of binary systems (two astronomical objects orbiting around each other), an international team of astrophysicists has confirmed.

24 Jun 2020

Berkeley Lab's 88-Inch Cyclotron Used to Make New Mendelevium Isotope

A team of scientists working at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has discovered a new form of the human-made element mendelevium. The newly created isotope, mendelevium-244, is the 17th and lightest form of mendelevium, which is element 101 on the periodic table.

24 Jun 2020

Scientists Find Mysterious Astrophysical Object in Black Hole Collision

Today the LIGO and Virgo observatories officially announced the detection of gravitational waves caused by the collision of a black hole, weighing up to 25 times the mass of the Sun, accompanied by a mysterious astrophysical object—around 2.5 times the mass of the Sun.

24 Jun 2020

New Technique Analyzes Interactions Among Components in Many-Body Systems

In the area of science, one main aim is to identify physical descriptions of nature by analyzing the interactions of basic system components with each other.

23 Jun 2020

Metal-Like Quantum-Gas Regime for Simulation of Many-Body Electron Dynamics

A complex competition between kinetic energy usually determines the electronic characteristics of condensed matter.

23 Jun 2020

Quantum Phases in Magic-Angle Graphene Descend from Parent State

In 2018 it was discovered that two layers of graphene twisted one with respect to the other by a "magic" angle show a variety of interesting quantum phases, including superconductivity, magnetism and insulating behaviours.

23 Jun 2020

Researchers Create Bose-Einstein Condensate with Record Speed

Researchers have created a Bose-Einstein condensate with record speed, creating the fascinating phase of matter in about 100 femtoseconds.

23 Jun 2020

Spin-Orbit Coupling in PtGa Used to Resolve Special Topological Surface States

The concept of chirality is well-established in science: when an object cannot be superimposed on its mirror image, both the object and its mirror image are called chiral.

23 Jun 2020

New Method to 3D-Print Components for Neutron Scattering Instruments

The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has licensed a novel method to 3D print components used in neutron instruments for scientific research to the ExOne Company, a leading maker of binder jet 3D printing technology.

23 Jun 2020