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Astronomers use Very Long Baseline Array to Measure the Distance to Magnetar

For the first time, astronomers utilizing the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) of the National Science Foundation have made a direct geometric measurement of the distance to a Magnetar inside the Milky Way Galaxy.

21 Sep 2020

New Method can Reduce Plasma Turbulence in Stellarator Plasmas

Created at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics at Garching, Germany, the turbulence code GENE—which stands for Gyrokinetic Electromagnetic Numerical Experiment—has demonstrated to be extremely handy for the theoretical description of turbulence in the plasma of tokamak-type fusion devices.

From Max Planck Research Group Laboratory of Photonics and Quantum, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics 21 Sep 2020

New Findings Contradict Common Consensus Regarding Shape of Stellar Winds

Astronomers have now provided an explanation for the spellbinding shapes of planetary nebulae. The finding is based on an incredible set of observations of stellar winds around ageing stars.

18 Sep 2020

Upgraded Particle Detector Helps Record Collision Movie

The accelerators at CERN are currently at rest in view of the “second long shutdown.” During this period, refurbishments and upgrades are made to the accelerators so that more particles can be expedited and the number of collisions can be increased in the days to come.

18 Sep 2020

New Approach to Detect Dark Matter Exposes Unknown Material Properties

A new study performed by scientists from Chalmers University of Technology and ETH Zürich, Switzerland has proposed a promising method to spot obscure dark matter particles through formerly uncharted atomic responses occurring in the detector material.

17 Sep 2020

Researchers Develop Novel Source for Quantum Light Particles

Quantum technology holds great promise: Just a few years from now, quantum computers are expected to revolutionize database searches, AI systems, and computational simulations.

16 Sep 2020

Researchers Propose Theory to Explain Unusual Properties of Neutrinos

Under the guidance of Kanazawa University, a group of researchers has recommended a new mathematical framework to interpret the properties of the underlying particles known as neutrinos.

15 Sep 2020

Study Reveals Mechanism that Produces Magnetic Field in Plasma

A group of physicists from India and Japan has challenged a 60-year old old notion that the massive magnetic field in a high-intensity laser created plasma that originates from the small, nanoscale in the bulk plasma.

15 Sep 2020

Virgo and LIGO Discover the Biggest Gravitational Wave Source So Far

The Virgo Collaboration and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration recently reported the discovery of GW190521, the biggest gravitational wave binary viewed so far. Researchers from the Rochester Institute of Technology played a crucial role in finding and analyzing the event.

10 Sep 2020

Quantum Optics Optimize Material Properties Detection

At the Oak Ridge National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy, researchers advanced sophisticated microscopy and paved the way to finding material properties with improved sensitivity than what can be realized with conventional tools.

9 Sep 2020