Study suggests dying stars give newborn black holes a swift kick
New information gleaned from gravitational wave observations is helping scientists understand what happens when massive stars die and transform into black holes.
New information gleaned from gravitational wave observations is helping scientists understand what happens when massive stars die and transform into black holes.
Astronomy
Jun 5, 2017
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Images taken by NASA's New Horizons mission on its way to Pluto, and now the Kuiper Belt, have given scientists an unexpected tool for measuring the brightness of all the galaxies in the universe, said a Rochester Institute ...
Astronomy
Apr 11, 2017
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A new class of carbon nanotubes could be the next-generation clean-up crew for toxic sludge and contaminated water, say researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Nanomaterials
Mar 29, 2017
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Research conducted by scientists at Rochester Institute of Technology rules out a challenge to the accepted standard model of the universe and theory of how galaxies form by shedding new light on a problematic structure.
Astronomy
Mar 29, 2017
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A new study published in Nature presents one of the most complete models of matter in the universe and predicts hundreds of massive black hole mergers each year observable with the second generation of gravitational wave ...
Astronomy
Jun 22, 2016
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A trio of brightly pulsating stars at the outskirts of the Milky Way is racing away from the galaxy and may confirm a method for detecting dwarf galaxies dominated by dark matter and explain ripples in the outer disk of the ...
Astronomy
Jan 7, 2016
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A promising new metal alloy system could lead to commercially viable magnetic refrigerants and environmentally friendly cooling technologies, according to a scientist at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Condensed Matter
Oct 30, 2015
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The next breakthrough in computing that will make our computer networks more reliable, faster and more secure against cyber attacks is being developed at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Computer Sciences
Aug 14, 2015
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A ripple in the outskirts of the Milky Way—and a hunch—led Rochester Institute of Technology astrophysicist Sukanya Chakrabarti to a previously undetected dwarf galaxy hidden under a veil of dark matter. Now Chakrabarti ...
Astronomy
Jul 24, 2015
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Telescope lenses someday might come in aerosol cans. Scientists at Rochester Institute of Technology and the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory are exploring a new type of space telescope with an aperture made of swarms of particles ...
Space Exploration
Dec 1, 2014
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