Simulations reveal 'unprecedented details' of a star's evolutionary phase
Scientists have conducted the first ever 3D simulation of a star's entire evolutionary phase thanks to new simulation technologies.
Scientists have conducted the first ever 3D simulation of a star's entire evolutionary phase thanks to new simulation technologies.
Astronomy
Aug 14, 2023
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Mechanics play a larger role in blood vessel formation and other developmental biology than previously thought. Cells appear to respond to mechanical signals, such as pressure. Through the extracellular matrix, a network ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 14, 2023
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Humans have been entranced by the unique beauty and physical properties of glass, producing jewelry, containers, and tools from the material for millennia. However, the physics underlying the phenomenon of glass formation ...
Condensed Matter
Aug 8, 2023
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The Gulf Stream, which brings warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe and keeps the climate mild, is only part of a larger system of oceanic currents called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC for ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 3, 2023
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Microparticle dust aggregates, which are thought to play a role in the formation of new planets, are less likely to stick together after a collision when the aggregates are larger.
Planetary Sciences
Jul 21, 2023
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Experiments at the unique wind tunnel of the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) in Göttingen show that laws formulated more than 80 years ago and their extensions only incompletely explain turbulent ...
General Physics
Jul 13, 2023
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With the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the study of exoplanetary atmospheres and their potential habitability reached new heights. A team of researchers led by Dr. Assaf Hochman from the Institute of Earth ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 13, 2023
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Anthropogenic aerosols—aerosols originating from human activity—and greenhouse gases, or GHGs, have helped modulate the storage and distribution of heat in oceans since the industrial age. Isolating and quantifying the ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 30, 2023
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Researchers have found that the cooling effect that volcanic eruptions have on Earth's surface temperature is likely underestimated by a factor of two, and potentially as much as a factor of four, in standard climate projections.
Earth Sciences
Jun 23, 2023
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Using the power of prediction, University of Wisconsin–Madison mechanical engineers have quickly discovered several promising high-performance polymers out of a field of 8 million candidates.
Polymers
Jun 16, 2023
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