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Rare Far-Flung Trio of Primitive Galaxies May Eventually Merge

Astronomers using the combined power of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope in Chile and NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes have discovered a far-flung trio of primitive galaxies nestled inside an enormous blob of primordial gas nearly 13 billion light-years from Earth. It's possible the trio will eventually merge into a single galaxy similar to our own Milky Way.

22 Nov 2013

Quantum Cowboy Teaches Physics on 1,000 Acre Farm

On 1,000 acres of verdant grass and dirt trails 35 miles north of Bryan and strewn with some 200 cows and calves, world-renowned Texas A&M University quantum physicist Marlan Scully is cultivating a vision befitting his nickname, "the Quantum Cowboy" -- a farm where he combines cutting-edge laser research with student teaching, from the latest in science to more efficient farming.

22 Nov 2013

First Solid Evidence for Astrophysical Neutrinos from Cosmic Accelerators

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a particle detector buried in the Antarctic ice, is a demonstration of the power of the human passion for discovery, where scientific ingenuity meets technological innovation. Today, nearly 25 years after the pioneering idea of detecting neutrinos in ice, the IceCube Collaboration announces the observation of 28 very high-energy particle events that constitute the first solid evidence for astrophysical neutrinos from cosmic accelerators.

22 Nov 2013

Lunar Dust Accumulates 10 Times Faster Than Previous Estimates

When Neil Armstrong took humanity's first otherworldly steps in 1969, he didn't know what a nuisance the lunar soil beneath his feet would prove to be. The scratchy dust clung to everything it touched, causing scientific instruments to overheat and, for Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison Schmitt, a sort of lunar dust hay fever. The annoying particles even prompted a scientific experiment to figure out how fast they collect, but NASA's data got lost.

21 Nov 2013

New Evidence for High-Energy Particle Jet from Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole

Astronomers have long sought strong evidence that Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, is producing a jet of high-energy particles. Finally they have found it, in new results from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope.

21 Nov 2013

Small Asteroids Can Cause Serious Damage

Once in a lifetime, a physicist may get a chance to test his theories and simulations in a real-life event that changes the course of his scientific life. But rarely does that opportunity literally fall from the sky.

21 Nov 2013

QD Vision Ships 2 Millionth Quantum Dot-Based Color IQ Optics for Full Gamut 100% NTSC Color LCDs

QD Vision, Inc., manufacturer of Color IQ™ optical components for LCD displays, today announced a major milestone with more than 2 million of its “Full Gamut” Color IQ optics shipped to date. Quantum dot-based Color IQ optical components are an innovative semiconductor nanocrystal technology that enables LCDs with Full Gamut 100% NTSC color.

21 Nov 2013

Chunks May Have Split Off From Nucleus of Comet ISON

One or more chunks could have split off from the nucleus of comet ISON in recent days. Two wing-like structures in the gaseous environment of the comet, which have been photographed by a team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research and the Wendelstein Observatory of the Ludwig Maximilian Universität Munich, seem to indicate this; the structures appear on images which were taken at the end of last week. This detachment of individual pieces of debris could possible explain the comet’s recent increase in brightness.

21 Nov 2013

Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel to Host Meeting at SLAC

On Dec. 2-4, scientists from around the United States will meet at SLAC to discuss some of the most pressing scientific questions in particle physics and the experiments needed to answer them.

20 Nov 2013

New Study Contributes Towards Computation with Individual Atoms

Advances in technology for computation and information storage always require to make the systems smaller and faster. The limits of miniaturization are those set by nature: Materials are composed by specific units, the atoms, that cannot be further divided.

20 Nov 2013

Motion of Billions of Electrons within Astrophysical Plasma Jets Simulated Using ORNL TITAN Supercomputer

"When the wind blows over the ocean, waves form," Michael Bussmann, head of a HZDR junior research group, starts to explain. "At high wind speeds, water and wind swirl about one another, which is how spray and froth arise. Spray is thus a turbulent mixture of water and air. A similar thing occurs in space when a star ejects hot gas.

20 Nov 2013

‘Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation’ Detector Provides Hazard Data on Space-Based Radiation

Scientists from the University of New Hampshire and colleagues have published comprehensive findings on space-based radiation as measured by a UNH-led detector aboard NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). The data provide critical information on the radiation hazards that will be faced by astronauts on extended missions to deep space such as those to Mars.

19 Nov 2013

Harvard-Smithsonian CfA Releases New Images of ISON

Hopes are high for Comet ISON, which has the potential to become the most spectacular comet seen in years. ISON is speeding through the inner solar system at about 120,000 miles per hour, on its way to a close approach to the Sun on November 28th. Assuming it survives its close encounter, it could become easily visible to the unaided eye in dawn skies.

19 Nov 2013

Berkeley Lab Researchers Step Closer to Understanding Superconductivity

whereby certain materials can conduct electricity without any loss of energy – has proved to be one of the most persistent problems in modern physics. Scientists have struggled for decades to develop a cohesive theory of superconductivity, largely spurred by the game-changing prospect of creating a superconductor that works at room temperature, but it has proved to be a tremendous tangle of complex physics.

19 Nov 2013

Closer to Achieving One Bit Per Atom Storage

One bit per atom: This would be the favourite principle for building the magnetic data storage devices of the future. A team including researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle and the University of Leipzig has now come much closer to achieving this.

18 Nov 2013

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Rare Far-Flung Trio of Primitive Galaxies May Eventually Merge

Quantum Cowboy Teaches Physics on 1,000 Acre Farm

First Solid Evidence for Astrophysical Neutrinos from Cosmic Accelerators

Lunar Dust Accumulates 10 Times Faster Than Previous Estimates

New Evidence for High-Energy Particle Jet from Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole

Small Asteroids Can Cause Serious Damage

QD Vision Ships 2 Millionth Quantum Dot-Based Color IQ Optics for Full Gamut 100% NTSC Color LCDs

Chunks May Have Split Off From Nucleus of Comet ISON

Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel to Host Meeting at SLAC

New Study Contributes Towards Computation with Individual Atoms

Motion of Billions of Electrons within Astrophysical Plasma Jets Simulated Using ORNL TITAN Supercomputer

‘Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation’ Detector Provides Hazard Data on Space-Based Radiation

Harvard-Smithsonian CfA Releases New Images of ISON

Berkeley Lab Researchers Step Closer to Understanding Superconductivity

Closer to Achieving One Bit Per Atom Storage

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