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Large-Scale Magnetic Field Can Confine Stellar Jets

An international team of scientists has succeeded in explaining the formation and propagation over astronomical distances of jetsof matter emitted by young stars—one of the most fascinating mysteries of modern astronomy.

17 Oct 2014

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Extremely Distant Tiny, Faint Galaxy

Peering through a giant cosmic magnifying glass, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a tiny, faint galaxy -- one of the farthest galaxies ever seen. The diminutive object is estimated to be more than 13 billion light-years away.

17 Oct 2014

APEX Telescope Makes Deepest Observations of Spiderweb Galaxy Cluster

Galaxy clusters are the largest objects in the Universe held together by gravity but their formation is not well understood. The Spiderweb Galaxy (formally known as MRC 1138-262 [1]) and its surroundings have been studied for twenty years, using ESO and other telescopes [2], and is thought to be one of the best examples of a protocluster in the process of assembly, more than ten billion years ago.

16 Oct 2014

Study Sheds Light on the Very First Stellar Buds

What makes one rose bush blossom with flowers, while another remains barren? Astronomers ask a similar question of galaxies, wondering how some flourish with star formation and others barely bloom.

16 Oct 2014

Astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins Honored with David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship

Johns Hopkins astrophysicist Brice Ménard has been awarded a 2014 David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship for Science and Engineering. Ménard plans to use this fellowship to work on a new technique to estimate the distance of galaxies and then explore new directions of research.

16 Oct 2014

New Method for Detecting Extremely Rare Inert Gas Isotopes for Water Dating

Heidelberg physicists render usable method for detecting extremely rare inert gas isotopes for water dating

16 Oct 2014

Dressing Concept in Conventional Superconductors May Also be Seen in Cuprates

A new piece in the high-temperature superconductivity puzzle

16 Oct 2014

Super-Earths May be the Most Common Kind of Exoplanet in the Galaxy

"If you have a coin and flip it just once, what does that tell you about the odds of heads versus tails?" asks Heather Knutson, assistant professor of planetary science at Caltech. "It tells you almost nothing. It's the same with planetary systems," she says.

By Kimm Fesenmaier 16 Oct 2014

Neighboring Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies Devoid of Star-Forming Gas

Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in West Virginia, along with data from other large radio telescopes, have discovered that our nearest galactic neighbors, the dwarf spheroidal galaxies, are devoid of star-forming gas, and that our Milky Way Galaxy is to blame.

16 Oct 2014

Global Market for Quantum Dots Estimated to Grow at 90.8% CAGR

The global market for quantum dots (QDs) was estimated to generate $121 million in revenues in 2013. This market is expected to reach about $1.1 billion in 2016 and about $3.1 billion by 2018, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 90.8% for the five-year period, 2013 to 2018.

15 Oct 2014

American Physical Society Honors Minnesota Graduate with 2014 Leroy Apker Award

Recent University of Minnesota graduate Michael J. Veit has won the 2014 Leroy Apker award of the American Physical Society. The prestigious Apker award recognizes outstanding achievements and potential for future scientific accomplishment in physics by undergraduate students. Only two winners are selected, one from a Ph.D.-granting institution, and one from a non-Ph.D-granting institution.

15 Oct 2014

UCSB Astrophysicist Endeavors to Find Out Whether Matter Falls Into or Gets Ejected from Black Holes

Is matter falling into the massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way or being ejected from it? No one knows for sure, but a UC Santa Barbara astrophysicist is searching for an answer.

15 Oct 2014

Global Network of Smartphones Could Become Planet-Sized Cosmic Ray Detector

Your smartphone could become part of the world's largest telescope. A team led by UC Irvine physicist Daniel Whiteson and UC Davis physicist Michael Mulhearn has designed an app to turn the global network of smartphones into a planet-sized cosmic ray detector, according to a paper posted today to the physics website arXiv.

15 Oct 2014

LMU Chemists Synthesize Ferromagnetic Superconducting Compound

Chemists at Ludwig-Maximilias-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have synthesized a ferromagnetic superconducting compound that is amenable to chemical modification, opening the route to detailed studies of this rare combination of physical properties.

15 Oct 2014

Bart Johnson at SLAC Honored with Farrel W. Lytle Award

Bart Johnson, who for the past 18 years has worked with his team to assist scientists with their synchrotron experiments and keep X-ray beamlines running at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, received an annual award Oct. 9 recognizing his efforts.

14 Oct 2014

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Large-Scale Magnetic Field Can Confine Stellar Jets

Hubble Space Telescope Spots Extremely Distant Tiny, Faint Galaxy

APEX Telescope Makes Deepest Observations of Spiderweb Galaxy Cluster

Study Sheds Light on the Very First Stellar Buds

Astrophysicist at Johns Hopkins Honored with David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship

New Method for Detecting Extremely Rare Inert Gas Isotopes for Water Dating

Dressing Concept in Conventional Superconductors May Also be Seen in Cuprates

Super-Earths May be the Most Common Kind of Exoplanet in the Galaxy

Neighboring Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies Devoid of Star-Forming Gas

Global Market for Quantum Dots Estimated to Grow at 90.8% CAGR

American Physical Society Honors Minnesota Graduate with 2014 Leroy Apker Award

UCSB Astrophysicist Endeavors to Find Out Whether Matter Falls Into or Gets Ejected from Black Holes

Global Network of Smartphones Could Become Planet-Sized Cosmic Ray Detector

LMU Chemists Synthesize Ferromagnetic Superconducting Compound

Bart Johnson at SLAC Honored with Farrel W. Lytle Award

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