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U.S. DOE Approves Initiation of SuperCDMS SNOLAB Dark Matter Experiment

The funding and start of construction for the SuperCDMS SNOLAB experiment have been approved by the U.S. Department of Energy. The operations will be started in the early 2020s to search for hypothetical dark matter particles known as weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs).

15 May 2018

Astronomers Discover Cloud-Free Exoplanet Atmosphere

The atmosphere of the ‘hot Saturn’ WASP-96b is cloud-free according to an international team of astronomers, led by Dr Nikolay Nikolov from the University of Exeter.

15 May 2018

New Topological Phase Transition in Quantum Materials

Transitions between varying phases of matter are part of people’s daily lives: e.g. when water freezes, it changes from a liquid to solid state. Some of these transitions could be different, ensuing from professed topological excitations that cause all the particles to act in harmony.

15 May 2018

Cr2O3-Based Switching Element May Yield More Energy-Efficient Memory for Flash Drives and Computers

For a long time, manufacturers have provided computers with growing amounts of memory integrated into tinier devices. However, semiconductor companies are unable to minimize the size of memory components as rapidly as they used to and present-day designs are also not energy-efficient.

7 May 2018

Astronomers Use Hubble to Observe Surviving Companions to Supernovas

Seventeen years ago, astronomers observed a supernova explosion at a distance of 40 million light-years in the galaxy known as NGC 7424, in the southern constellation Grus, the Crane.

4 May 2018

New Radiation Source Could be Less Harmful than X-Rays

Researchers from the University of Strathclyde and Capital Normal University in Beijing are working on a new source of intense terahertz (THz) radiation, which could deliver a less destructive substitute to X-rays and has robust potential for application in industry.

4 May 2018

Researchers Discover Quantum Mechanism Unmatched in Classical Physics

In physics, phase transitions are typical everyday occurrences, for example, melting: when a solid is heated, its atoms travel more freely, and the solid abruptly turns into a liquid.

3 May 2018

Helium Discovered in Atmosphere of Exoplanet Using Hubble

Astronomers detect helium in the atmosphere of the exoplanet WASP-107b using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. This would be the first time helium has been detected in the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System.

3 May 2018

Electroplated Rhenium Exhibits Exceptional Superconducting Properties

In September 2017, Don David, a CIRES chemist and instrument designer, and his colleagues Dave Pappas and Xian Wu from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) discovered a robust new plated metal combination with the ability to superconduct at easily achievable temperatures, opening the door for the subsequent significant steps in the development of groundbreaking supercomputers.

2 May 2018

New Model for Explaining the Emission of Directed Radio Waves from Neutron Stars

Young researchers from ITMO University have described how intense directed radio emission is produced by neutron stars. Based on the transitions of particles between gravitational states, that is, quantum states in the gravitational field, they have developed a model.

25 Apr 2018

Artificial Intelligence Used to Classify Real Galaxies in Hubble Images

A machine learning technique known as "deep learning," which has been extensively used in face recognition and other image- and speech-recognition applications, has exhibited potential in helping astronomers examine images of galaxies and get an insight on their formation and changes.

25 Apr 2018

Dwarf Galaxies Offer Insight into the Mechanisms of Formation of Stars and Universe

Researchers have finished the difficult task of studying 27 dwarf galaxies in detail, classifying the conditions under which they were created. These minor galaxies are ideal for investigating the mechanisms of new star formation and the very first steps in the formation of the universe.

24 Apr 2018