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Scientists Date Some of the Oldest Stars in Milky Way Galaxy

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have successfully dated some of the oldest stars in the Milky Way galaxy with unmatched precision. They achieved this by combining data from oscillations of the stars with data on their chemical composition.

18 May 2021

New Discovery Could Shed Light on Electron Behavior in Quantum Materials

A new discovery led by Princeton University could upend our understanding of how electrons behave under extreme conditions in quantum materials.

17 May 2021

Study Details Expansion of Universe Over the Course of its History

A database consisting of over 1000 supernova explosions has been examined by an international research group. The group has discovered that models for the expansion of the Universe closely match the data when a new time-dependent variation is added.

17 May 2021

Study Sheds Light on Debate Concerning Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics

Quantum mechanics is well known for its indeterminism but probabilities can generally be used to measure one’s uncertainty about upcoming observations.

17 May 2021

Researchers use Experimental Data to Extract Proton Mass Radius

Researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have presented a study of the proton mass radius in the Physical Review D journal on May 11th, 2021.

13 May 2021

Simple Mechanism Explains Field Effect in Superconducting Metals

Researchers from Lancaster University have shown that the latest “discovery” of the field-effect in superconductors by other physicists is nothing but hot electrons in the end.

13 May 2021

Scientists Invent a Method for Predicting Solar Radio Flux for Two Years Ahead

Scientists at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) and their colleagues from the University of Graz & the Kanzelhöhe Observatory (Austria) and the ESA European Space Operations Centre developed a method and software called RESONANCE to predict the solar radio flux activity for 1-24 months ahead.

13 May 2021