1,600 meters underground, scientists are trying to unlock the hidden side of the universe
It is an odd feeling to think that while most of us go about our day above ground,…
“Amazing”: Scientists Reveal Clearest-Ever Image of the Universe’s Birth—But One Cosmic Mystery Remains
Imagine being able to peek at the universe mere moments after its birth—not through wild guesswork or theory,…
Two-dimensional gradients in magnetic properties created with direct-write laser annealing
In Fig. 1, we summarize the various physical properties that can be modified using DWLA and how they impact…
On-chip phased interdigital metamaterials enable versatile manipulation of surface acoustic waves, microfluids, and micro/nano-objects
On-chip phased interdigital metamaterials (PIMs) for manipulating surface acoustic waves (SAWs), fluids, and micro/nano-objects The PIM is inspired…
Scientists May Have Finally Seen Dark Matter
The universe has no shortage of mysteries, many of which have puzzled us for ages. One of the…
These celestial objects survive the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
At the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, there is a supermassive black hole about 4 million…
Release of IMAS infrastructure and physics models as open source
In addition to the infrastructure software, a wide range of physics models used extensively in the fusion modelling…
Entanglement of a nuclear spin qubit register in silicon photonics
Awschalom, D. D., Hanson, R., Wrachtrup, J. & Zhou, B. B. Quantum technologies with optically interfaced solid-state spins.…
Scientists Generate Power At Night By Passively Beaming Heat into Outer Space. It’s “Like Solar Cells in Reverse”
UC Davis engineering professor Jeremy Munday has developed an experimental engine that can generate mechanical power from the…
CERN upbeat as China halts particle accelerator mega-project
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research whose main offices also straddle the border near Geneva, seeks to…
Newly Discovered ‘Hybrid’ Phase of Matter Blurs the Line Between Solid and Liquid
High school science misses a lot of the science researchers actually work with. For example, you learn that…
This 7-hour cosmic explosion is the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen: Could it be from an elusive class of black hole?
Astronomers have spotted the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen, a cosmic explosion that lasted seven hours — and…