Mathematicians at UC Davis have come up with a new way to crinkle up the fabric of space-time -- at least in theory.

Other Sciences - Mathematics

Jul 19, 2012 4.8 / 5 (17) 1 |

Nuclear weapons testing may at first glance appear to have little connection with climate change research. But key Cold War research laboratories and the science used to track radioactivity and model nuclear bomb blasts have ...

Technology - Other

Jul 13, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org) -- Military body armor and vehicle and aircraft frames could be transformed by incorporating the unique structure of the club-like arm of a crustacean that looks like an armored caterpillar, according ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Jun 07, 2012 4.6 / 5 (17) 9 |

(Phys.org) -- Astronomers used to think that star formation simply involved the gradual coalescence of material under the influence of gravity. No longer. Making a new star is a complex process, among other ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

May 28, 2012 5 / 5 (10) 4 |

For the last few decades, space scientists have generally accepted that the bubble of gas and magnetic fields generated by the sun – known as the heliosphere – moves through space, creating three ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

May 10, 2012 4.8 / 5 (17) 3 |

(Phys.org) -- Mechanical energy is all around us, whether in the form of a vehicle's vibrations, ocean waves, or vibrating train tracks. However, much of this energy is irregular and oscillatory - for example, road bumps ...

Technology - Engineering

Apr 25, 2012 4.9 / 5 (10) 26 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Supernova explosions and the jets of a monstrous black hole are scattering a galaxy's star-making gas like a cosmic leaf blower, a new study finds. The findings, which relied on ultraviolet ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Apr 04, 2012 4.6 / 5 (5) 1 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- For 27 years, the Concorde provided its passengers with a rare luxury: time saved. For a pricey fare, the sleek supersonic jet ferried its ticketholders from New York to Paris in a mere three-and-a-half ...

Technology - Engineering

Mar 16, 2012 4.7 / 5 (13) 13 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using radio and infrared telescopes, astronomers have obtained a first tantalizing look at a crucial early stage in star formation. The new observations promise to help scientists understand ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Mar 14, 2012 4.8 / 5 (9) 0 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the aim to make it easier to launch spacecraft into low Earth orbit (LEO), two researchers have turned to maglev technology to catapult a payload hundreds of miles above the Earth. While ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Mar 13, 2012 4.4 / 5 (58) 37 |

While holiday shoppers search frantically for the Moshi Monsters, LeapPad Explorers, or Lalaloopsy Silly Hair dolls atop their children's wish lists, many physicists remain engrossed in the properties of a ...

Physics - General Physics

Dec 22, 2011 4.5 / 5 (23) 44 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Dust avalanches around impact craters on Mars appear to be the result of the shock wave preceding the actual impact, according to a study led by an undergraduate student at the UA.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Dec 16, 2011 5 / 5 (5) 14 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- About 3,700 years ago, people on Earth would have seen a brand-new bright star in the sky. It slowly dimmed out of sight and was eventually forgotten, until modern astronomers later found ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Dec 12, 2011 4.4 / 5 (5) 0 |

A detonation wave is a chemical reaction wave propagating at the velocity of a shock wave along the explosive charge. There is great demand for a detonation model that can accurately simulate the detonation process, which ...

Chemistry - Other

Nov 18, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hubble's famous images of galaxies typically show elegant spirals or soft-edged ellipses. But these neat forms are only representative of large galaxies. Smaller galaxies like the dwarf irregular ...

Space & Earth - Astronomy

Sep 29, 2011 4.9 / 5 (7) 12 |