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New Tool to Design Better Stellarators for Efficient Fusion Reaction

One way that scientists seek to bring to Earth the fusion process that powers the sun and stars is trapping hot, charged plasma gas within a twisting magnetic coil device shaped like a breakfast cruller.

25 Jun 2020

Study Could Help Reach Critical Photon Number to Realize Quantum Supremacy

Researchers from the University of Twente have shown that perfect photons can be achieved by proposed modifications to the crystal structure within existing light sources. The study outcomes have been reported in Physical Review A.

24 Jun 2020

First Demonstration of Formation of Supramolecular Complex in Dry Medium

Why is our Universe made of matter- Why does everything exist as we know it- These questions are linked to one of the most important unsolved problems in particle physics.

24 Jun 2020

New Study Evaluates How Rotational Orientation of Molecule Modifies Scattering

What happens when a molecule collides with a surface- Researchers at Swansea University have shown that the orientation of the molecule as it moves - whether it is spinning like a helicopter blade or rolling like a cartwheel - is important in determining what happens in the collision.

24 Jun 2020

Unusual Gravitational Wave Signal Generated by New Class of Binary Systems

A highly unusual gravitational wave signal, detected by the LIGO and Virgo observatories in the US and Italy, was generated by a new class of binary systems (two astronomical objects orbiting around each other), an international team of astrophysicists has confirmed.

24 Jun 2020

Berkeley Lab's 88-Inch Cyclotron Used to Make New Mendelevium Isotope

A team of scientists working at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has discovered a new form of the human-made element mendelevium. The newly created isotope, mendelevium-244, is the 17th and lightest form of mendelevium, which is element 101 on the periodic table.

24 Jun 2020

Scientists Find Mysterious Astrophysical Object in Black Hole Collision

Today the LIGO and Virgo observatories officially announced the detection of gravitational waves caused by the collision of a black hole, weighing up to 25 times the mass of the Sun, accompanied by a mysterious astrophysical object—around 2.5 times the mass of the Sun.

24 Jun 2020