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Companion Star to Rare Type of Supernova Discovered by Hubble

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a companion star to a rare type of supernova. This observation confirms the theory that the explosion originated in a double-star system where one star fueled the mass-loss from the aging primary star.

10 Sep 2014

Researchers Lock Together Photons to Develop Room-Temperature Superconductors

Researchers at Princeton University have begun crystallizing light as part of an effort to answer fundamental questions about the physics of matter.

10 Sep 2014

Exotic Emergent Phenomena in Two-Dimensional Electron Liquids

Truly two-dimensional objects are rare. Even a thin piece of paper is trillions of atoms thick. When physicists do succeed in producing 2D systems, quantum interactions can lead to new phenomena and Nobel prizes.

10 Sep 2014

Synchrotron Light Sources Used to Look at Microscopic Particles Caught in Comet’s Path

The first analysis of space dust collected by a special collector onboard NASA's Stardust mission and sent back to Earth for study in 2006 suggests the tiny specks open a door to studying the origins of the solar system and possibly the origin of life itself.

9 Sep 2014

There Could be Many More Smaller Galaxies Around the Milky Way

Scientists believe they have found a way to explain why there are not as many galaxies orbiting the Milky Way as expected.

9 Sep 2014

International Team Discovers Evidence of Planet Forming Around Distant Star

Dr. John Carr, a scientist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), is part of an international team that has discovered what they believe is evidence of a planet forming around a star about 335 light years from Earth. This research is published in the August 20th issue of The Astrophysical

9 Sep 2014

Researchers Separate Nuclear Spin States of Water

Using an "electric prism", scientists have found a new way of separating water molecules that differ only in their nuclear spin states and, under normal conditions, do not part ways. Since water is such a fundamental molecule in the universe, the recent study may impact a multitude of research areas ranging from biology to astrophysics.

9 Sep 2014

World Scientific Publishes New Book, CERN: How We Found the Higgs Boson

"CERN: How We Found the Higgs Boson," recently published by World Scientific, is a highly valuable contribution to the history of CERN and the science surrounding this most remarkable physics laboratory in the world.

8 Sep 2014

Cascade Technologies' Novel QCL Measurement Technology Continues to Make Difference in Industry

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has worked with Cascade Technologies at various stages of its development and growth, from its formation as a spin-out from the University of Strathclyde in 2003 to its current position as an award-winning SME and the only commercial supplier of quantum cascade lasers for identifying and measuring industrial gases.

5 Sep 2014

New Generation of Cosmologists Explore Cosmic Microwave Background

A long tradition of cosmology research in Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences has given birth to a vigorous effort by a new generation of cosmologists to understand the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB), the thermal radiation left over from the Big Bang.

5 Sep 2014

UH Researchers Build New Equipment to Make Superconductivity, Thermoelectricity More Viable

Paul Chu, T.L.L. Temple Chair of Science and founding director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston, will lead a group of investigators as they build a one-of-a-kind piece of equipment designed to further their research and ultimately help make superconductivity and thermoelectricity more commercially viable.

5 Sep 2014

Using Light Flashes for Quantum Communication

It could be difficult for the NSA to hack encrypted messages in the future – at least if a technology being investigated by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen and the University Erlangen-Nürnberg will be successful: quantum cryptography.

5 Sep 2014

Research Shows New Type of Material for Superconducting Magnets

Research from North Carolina State University shows that a type of modified titania, or titanium dioxide, holds promise as an electrical insulator for superconducting magnets, allowing heat to dissipate while preserving the electrical paths along which current flows. Superconducting magnets are being investigated for use in next-generation power generating technologies and medical devices.

5 Sep 2014

KU Scientist's Breakthrough Research on Dark Matter Published in Physical Review Letters

Astrophysicists believe that about 80 percent of the substance of our universe is made up of mysterious “dark matter” that can’t be perceived by human senses or scientific instruments.

5 Sep 2014

Dark Cloud Contains Ample Material to Give Rise to Numerous Bright New Stars

Lupus 4 is located about 400 light-years away from Earth, straddling the constellations of Lupus (The Wolf) and Norma (The Carpenter's Square).

4 Sep 2014

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Companion Star to Rare Type of Supernova Discovered by Hubble

Researchers Lock Together Photons to Develop Room-Temperature Superconductors

Exotic Emergent Phenomena in Two-Dimensional Electron Liquids

Synchrotron Light Sources Used to Look at Microscopic Particles Caught in Comet’s Path

There Could be Many More Smaller Galaxies Around the Milky Way

International Team Discovers Evidence of Planet Forming Around Distant Star

Researchers Separate Nuclear Spin States of Water

World Scientific Publishes New Book, CERN: How We Found the Higgs Boson

Cascade Technologies' Novel QCL Measurement Technology Continues to Make Difference in Industry

New Generation of Cosmologists Explore Cosmic Microwave Background

UH Researchers Build New Equipment to Make Superconductivity, Thermoelectricity More Viable

Using Light Flashes for Quantum Communication

Research Shows New Type of Material for Superconducting Magnets

KU Scientist's Breakthrough Research on Dark Matter Published in Physical Review Letters

Dark Cloud Contains Ample Material to Give Rise to Numerous Bright New Stars

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