Crystalline material conducts heat even worse than glass and water—and that’s promising
Postdoc Peter Skjøtt Thorup from Aarhus University holds a small sample of the crystalline material AgGaGe3Se8, which he…
New organic liquid provides efficient phosphorescence
Molecular structure and photographs of the phosphorescent molecular liquid. Credit: Yosuke Tani The nostalgic “glow-in-the-dark” stars that twinkle…
Quantum researchers observe real-time switching of magnet in heart of single atom
Artist impression, based on actual measurement data, of the nuclear spin of an atom flipping between distinct quantum…
Magnetic fields in infant universe may have been billions of times weaker than a fridge magnet
Credit: International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA) The magnetic fields that formed in the very early stages of…
Origin of fastest white dwarfs in the galaxy linked to supernova explosions
Illustration showing the remnant of a star being ejected at tremendous speed into space from the site of…
10% drop in COâ‚‚ absorption seen during record 2023 marine heat wave
Sea surface temperatures on 29 October 2023. The colors show how much the monthly temperature deviates from the…
Quantum ‘curvature’ warps electron flow, hinting at new electronics possibilities
Optical image of two patterned Hall bar devices oriented along orthogonal directions on the SrTiO3 surface. The green…
Massive stars in metal-poor environment often have close partners, scientists discover
Massive stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Of the stars studied, seventy percent (the red diamonds) appear to…
Radio emission observations reveal delayed outflow from a tidal disruption event
Radio light curves of WTP 14adeqka in selected frequencies from archival and targeted VLA observations (main panel) along…
Program brings greater understanding to star and galaxy formation
“One of the goals of the Webb telescope is to find the first stars, the first galaxies,” Danilo…
How NASA made exoplanets into tourist destinations
“Like Luke Skywalker’s planet “Tatooine” in Star Wars, Kepler-16b orbits a pair of stars. Kepler-16b is a gas…
New findings reveal the cause of potentially damaging electrical discharges on satellites
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers observed that increased electron activity on the surface of a spacecraft, such as…