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Scientists Observe Polarization of a Photon Emitted in Weak Decay of a Bottom Quark

As members of the LHCb collaboration, scientists at EPFL have analyzed data collected at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider that offer a first-time observation of the polarization of the photon emitted in the weak decay of a bottom quark. This finding opens the way to future measurements, which may reveal a reality deeper than the one described by the present theory of elementary particles, the so-called Standard Model.

3 Mar 2014

Researchers Choreograph Molecular Ballet in an X-ray Laser Beam

An international team of researchers has used the world's most powerful X-ray laser to take snapshots of free molecules. The research team headed by Prof. Jochen Küpper of the Hamburg Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) choreographed a kind of molecular ballet in the X-ray beam.

3 Mar 2014

NEOWISE Spots Frozen Weirdo Comet in a Retrograde Orbit

NASA's Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) spacecraft has spotted a never-before-seen comet -- its first such discovery since coming out of hibernation late last year.

3 Mar 2014

Engineer Patents Quantum Processor That Uses No Transistors

While widespread quantum computing may still be 15 years away, a computer engineering professor at Missouri University of Science and Technology has patented a quantum processor capable of parallel computing that uses no transistors.

3 Mar 2014

Femtosecond Lasers can be used Without Sophisticated Stabilization Schemes

A team of scientists around Dr. Nathalie Picqué and Prof. Theodor W. Hänsch at the Laser Spectroscopy Division of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (Garching), in a collaboration with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich and the Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d’Orsay (France) now reports on a new method of real-time identification and quantification of molecular species (Nature Communications 5, 3375 – Feb. 27, 2014).

3 Mar 2014

Spin Determines Fatness of Spiral Galaxies

Australian astronomers have discovered what makes some spiral galaxies fat and bulging while others are flat discs — and it’s all about how fast they spin.

28 Feb 2014

Newly Discovered Supernova Demonstrates Weird Behavior

A bright supernova discovered only six weeks ago in a nearby galaxy is provoking new questions about the exploding stars that scientists use as their main yardstick for measuring the universe.

28 Feb 2014

Astronomers Discover Superpowered Small Black Hole

A team of Australian and American astronomers have been studying nearby galaxy M83 and have found a new superpowered small black hole, named MQ1, the first object of its kind to be studied in this much detail.

28 Feb 2014

Newly-Verified World of 715 Planets Orbits 305 Stars

NASA's Kepler mission announced Wednesday the discovery of 715 new planets. These newly-verified worlds orbit 305 stars, revealing multiple-planet systems much like our own solar system.

28 Feb 2014

Senior Rochester Scientist Named APS Fellow for Work on Attosecond Physics

Dr. Suxing Hu, senior scientist in the theory division of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) at the University of Rochester, has been named an American Physical Society Fellow for his work on physics that happens in ultrafast times: attosecond physics.

28 Feb 2014

Priceless Relic of the Big Bang Discovered in Milky Way’s Back Yard

Using one of the world’s premier telescopes, University of Minnesota astrophysicists Evan Skillman and Kristen McQuinn have discovered a priceless relic of the Big Bang in the Milky Way’s back yard.

28 Feb 2014

Spitzer Peers into the Heart of Stellar Explosion in the ‘Cigar Galaxy’

The closest supernova of its kind to be observed in the last few decades has sparked a global observing campaign involving legions of instruments on the ground and in space, including NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. With its dust-piercing infrared vision, Spitzer brings an important perspective to this effort by peering directly into the heart of the aftermath of the stellar explosion.

27 Feb 2014

J-PARC Neutrino Beam Group Honoured with 2013 Suwa Award

The J-PARC Neutrino Beam Group, which includes the Canadian T2K collaborators, has been honoured with the 2013 Suwa Award in recognition of their contribution to the development of high-energy accelerator science.

27 Feb 2014

Physicists Precisely ‘Weigh’ Mass of the Electron

Electrons are the quantum glue of our world. Without electrons there would be no chemistry, and light would be unable to interact with matter. If electrons were only a little heavier or lighter than they are, the world would look radically different. But how can a particle which is so tiny that it has so far been considered point-like actually be weighed?

27 Feb 2014

Stellar Nurseries Grow Within the Snake Nebula

New images from the Smithsonian's Submillimeter Array (SMA) telescope provide the most detailed view yet of stellar nurseries within the Snake nebula. These images offer new insights into how cosmic seeds can grow into massive stars.

27 Feb 2014

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Scientists Observe Polarization of a Photon Emitted in Weak Decay of a Bottom Quark

Researchers Choreograph Molecular Ballet in an X-ray Laser Beam

NEOWISE Spots Frozen Weirdo Comet in a Retrograde Orbit

Engineer Patents Quantum Processor That Uses No Transistors

Femtosecond Lasers can be used Without Sophisticated Stabilization Schemes

Spin Determines Fatness of Spiral Galaxies

Newly Discovered Supernova Demonstrates Weird Behavior

Astronomers Discover Superpowered Small Black Hole

Newly-Verified World of 715 Planets Orbits 305 Stars

Senior Rochester Scientist Named APS Fellow for Work on Attosecond Physics

Priceless Relic of the Big Bang Discovered in Milky Way’s Back Yard

Spitzer Peers into the Heart of Stellar Explosion in the ‘Cigar Galaxy’

J-PARC Neutrino Beam Group Honoured with 2013 Suwa Award

Physicists Precisely ‘Weigh’ Mass of the Electron

Stellar Nurseries Grow Within the Snake Nebula

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