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Study Resolves Inconsistencies of Magnetic Field Observed by NASA’s Voyager 1

In a study published today in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, scientists from the University of New Hampshire and colleagues answer the question of why NASA's Voyager 1, when it became the first probe to enter interstellar space in mid-2012, observed a magnetic field that was inconsistent with that derived from other spacecraft observations.

30 Oct 2015

Ordinary Laser Pointer Beams Mimic Quantum Entanglement

In a classic eureka moment, a team of physicists led by The City College of New York and including Herriot-Watt University and Corning Incorporated is showing how beams from ordinary laser pointers mimic quantum entanglement with the potential of doubling the data speed of laser communication.

29 Oct 2015

Oxygen ‘Survives’ for Billions of Years on Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko

The biggest surprise so far in the chemical analysis of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko's atmosphere is the high proportion of oxygen molecules. While such molecules are common in the earth’s atmosphere, their presence on comets had originally been ruled out.

29 Oct 2015

Still-Forming Massive Star Mirrors Low-Mass Star Formation

Observations led by astronomers at the University of Leeds have shown for the first time that a massive star, 25 times the mass of the Sun, is forming in a similar way to low-mass stars.

29 Oct 2015

Novel Superconducting Heat Ink Functions as a Solar Heater

Young researchers created a superconducting heat ink that functions as a solar heater. It heats water up to 68 degrees Celsius and is 40 percent cheaper than commercial inks.

29 Oct 2015

EPFL Professor Honored with Klung-Wilhelmy Science Award for Physics 2015

The Klung-Wilhelmy Science Award is given annually to German scientists under the age of 40 that have made outstanding contributions to Science. Each year, the Award alternates between chemistry and physics, and numbers five Nobel laureates among its list of previous winners.

29 Oct 2015

Artificial Intelligence Helps Peer Into Hearts of Galaxies

An ANU astrophysics student has turned to artificial intelligence to help her to see into the hearts of galaxies.

29 Oct 2015

Supermassive Black Holes Send out X-Ray Beams When Surrounding Coronas Shoot Away

The baffling and strange behaviors of black holes have become somewhat less mysterious recently, with new observations from NASA's Explorer missions Swift and the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR.

28 Oct 2015

Quest for the Fifth Force Stimulates Unprecedented Amount of Research in Gravitational Physics

Discovering possible new forces in nature is no mean task. The discovery of gravity linked to Newton’s arguably apocryphal apple experiment has remained anchored in popular culture. In January 1986, Ephraim Fischbach, Physics Professor from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, had his own chance to leave his mark on collective memory.

28 Oct 2015

Study Sheds Light on Impact of Plasma Waves on High-Energy Electrons Entering Earth's Magnetosphere

A Dartmouth-led study sheds light on the impact of plasma waves on high-energy electrons streaking into Earth's magnetic field from space.

28 Oct 2015

Scientists Observe Mysterious Quantum Phenomenon in Organic Molecules

An international team of scientists have observed how a mysterious quantum phenomenon in organic molecules takes place in real time, which could aid in the development of highly efficient solar cells.

28 Oct 2015

More Precise Algorithm for Simulating Particle Interactions in Fermi Sea

A North Carolina State University physicist and his German colleagues have created a new, more precise algorithm for simulating particle interactions when a single impurity is introduced into a Fermi sea.

28 Oct 2015

Researchers Characterize Key Arrangement of Electrons in a High-Temperature Superconductor

A team led by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and Cornell University has characterized a key arrangement of electrons in a high-temperature superconductor, a material that can conduct electricity with almost no energy loss without being ultra-chilled.

28 Oct 2015

Femtosecond Electron Pulses Enable Detailed Insight into Atomic Motions in Molecules

Physicists of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich and the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics shorten electron pulses down to 30 femtoseconds duration. This enables them to gain detailed insight into atomic motions in molecules.

28 Oct 2015

Researchers Observe Electron Transition from Topologically Ordered Phase to Broken Symmetry Phase

An ultrapure material taken to pressures greater than that in the depths of the ocean and chilled to temperatures colder than outer space has revealed an unexpected phase transition that crosses two different phase categories.

28 Oct 2015

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Study Resolves Inconsistencies of Magnetic Field Observed by NASA’s Voyager 1

Ordinary Laser Pointer Beams Mimic Quantum Entanglement

Oxygen ‘Survives’ for Billions of Years on Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Still-Forming Massive Star Mirrors Low-Mass Star Formation

Novel Superconducting Heat Ink Functions as a Solar Heater

EPFL Professor Honored with Klung-Wilhelmy Science Award for Physics 2015

Artificial Intelligence Helps Peer Into Hearts of Galaxies

Supermassive Black Holes Send out X-Ray Beams When Surrounding Coronas Shoot Away

Quest for the Fifth Force Stimulates Unprecedented Amount of Research in Gravitational Physics

Study Sheds Light on Impact of Plasma Waves on High-Energy Electrons Entering Earth's Magnetosphere

Scientists Observe Mysterious Quantum Phenomenon in Organic Molecules

More Precise Algorithm for Simulating Particle Interactions in Fermi Sea

Researchers Characterize Key Arrangement of Electrons in a High-Temperature Superconductor

Femtosecond Electron Pulses Enable Detailed Insight into Atomic Motions in Molecules

Researchers Observe Electron Transition from Topologically Ordered Phase to Broken Symmetry Phase

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