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Hubble Telescope Reveals the Evolution and Collision of Exoplanets

A planet believed to be outside of the solar system now appears to have disappeared from sight. Now, according to astronomers, a fully developed planet had actually never existed.

21 Apr 2020

Study Discovers Light-Induced Switching Mechanism in Dirac Semimetal

A light-induced switching mechanism has been identified in a Dirac semimetal by researchers from Ames Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

21 Apr 2020

Largest Spectral, Color-Tuning Range from Atomically Thin Quantum System

The researchers say their results, using an atomically thin material, hexagonal boron nitride, constitute a significant step forward in understanding light-matter interactions of quantum systems in 2D materials, and the journey towards scalable on-chip devices for quantum technologies.

17 Apr 2020

Enigmatic Star Orbiting Giant Black Hole Imaged for First Time

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), researchers have demonstrated for the first time that a star, revolving the giant black hole in the middle of the Milky Way, travels just as projected by Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

17 Apr 2020

The Strong Similarities in Temperature Dependence of Sound Waves

A study performed by researchers at the Swinburne University of Technology has analyzed the propagation of energy as sound waves in a medium of quantum gas.

15 Apr 2020

Quasar Energetic Outflow Impacts Star Formation Across Galaxies

With the help of the Gemini North telescope installed on Hawaii’s Maunakea, scientists have identified the most energetic outflow from any quasar measured so far.

15 Apr 2020

New Li-Ion Superconductor can Help Develop Safe, High-Performance Batteries

A new sulfide-based superionic conductor has been successfully developed that can can be utilized in all-solid-state batteries.

13 Apr 2020

Expediting the Commercialization of Quantum Dot Photovoltaic Devices

Researchers have developed a novel technology in an attempt to further speed up the commercialization of colloidal quantum dot (CQD) photovoltaic (PV) devices that are predicted to be the next-generation photovoltaic devices.

13 Apr 2020

The Tokyo Skytree Used to Verify Einstein's Theory of General Relativity

In another verification of the validity of Einstein's theory of general relativity, published in Nature Photonics, scientists from the RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics and Cluster for Pioneering Research, with colleagues, have used two finely tuned optical lattice clocks, one at the base and one on the 450-meter observatory floor of Tokyo Skytree, to make new ultraprecise measurements of the time dilation effect predicted by Einstein's theory of general relativity.

10 Apr 2020

Study Reveals New Data on Interstellar Magnetic Matter

Headed by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Turku in Finland, an international research group has successfully mapped the interstellar matter distribution and interstellar magnetic field structure in the solar neighborhood.

9 Apr 2020