Search results for thermal diffusivity

Astronomy Apr 15, 2024

Astronomers detect radio halo in a massive galaxy cluster

An international team of astronomers has performed radio observations of a massive galaxy cluster known as ACT-CL J0329.2-2330, which resulted in the detection of a new radio halo in this cluster. The finding was reported ...

Condensed Matter Apr 4, 2024

Team presents new path to long-term data storage based on atomic-scale defects

With the development of the internet, social media and cloud computing, the amount of data created worldwide on a daily basis is sky-rocketing. This calls for new technologies that could provide higher storage densities combined ...

Nanophysics Mar 15, 2024

New electron microscopy technique for thermal diffusion measurements

A NIMS research team has developed a technique that enables the nanoscale observation of heat propagation paths and behavior within material specimens. This was achieved using a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) ...

Condensed Matter Mar 13, 2024

New research on tungsten unlocks potential for improving fusion materials

In the pursuit of clean and endless energy, nuclear fusion is a promising frontier. But in fusion reactors, where scientists attempt to make energy by fusing atoms together, mimicking the sun's power generation process, things ...

Optics & Photonics Mar 1, 2024

Mass-produced, commercially-promising multicolored photochromic fiber

Fiber, as the wearable material with the longest application in the history of humankind, is currently an ideal substrate for wearable devices due to its excellent breathability, flexibility, and ability to adapt perfectly ...

Astronomy Feb 29, 2024

Diffuse hot gas detected around a potential super-star cluster

Using NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft, astronomers have inspected a potential super-star cluster, designated HSO BMHERICC J72.971176-69.391112, or H72.97−69.39 for short. The new observations resulted in the detection of ...

Earth Sciences Feb 15, 2024

Study finds oxygen rise in the tropical upper ocean during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

Oxygen is fundamental to sustaining life on Earth. The ocean gets its oxygen from its uppermost layers in contact with the atmosphere. As our planet continues to warm, the ocean is gradually losing its capacity to absorb ...

Materials Science Feb 14, 2024

Thermally engineering templates for highly ordered self-assembled materials

Self-assembled solidifying eutectic materials directed by a template with miniature features demonstrate unique microstructures and patterns as a result of diffusion and thermal gradients caused by the template. Despite the ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 8, 2024

Stable intense supercontinuum light generation from 1kHz femtosecond laser filamentation in air

Supercontinuum (SC) white light (the spectrum stretching from the near ultraviolet to the infrared wavelengths) has advanced ultrafast laser spectroscopy in condensed matter science, biology, physics and chemistry. Compared ...

Condensed Matter Feb 8, 2024

Scientists present diamond substrate coated with niobium carbide film for superconducting detectors

Diamonds are beautiful gemstones, which thanks to their shimmering sparkle and transparency look great in jewelry, but rough diamonds are much more interesting from a scientific point of view. The physical and chemical properties ...

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