Electrons are not just little spheres, bouncing through a material like a rubber ball. The laws of quantum physics tell us that electrons behave like waves. In some materials, these electron waves can take on rather complicated ...
Quantum Physics
Dec 21, 2018
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The sun defies conventional scientific understanding. Its upper atmosphere, known as the corona, is many millions of degrees hotter than its surface. Astrophysicists are keen to learn why the corona is so hot, and scientists ...
Plasma Physics
Dec 21, 2018
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Weather forecasters may be looking in the wrong place when working to issue tornado warnings, new research led by Ohio University has demonstrated.
Earth Sciences
Dec 21, 2018
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Have you ever worried that people would judge you for buying a certain brand or frequenting a certain store, and tried to keep this information secret?
Social Sciences
Dec 21, 2018
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Scientists of the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) and the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) have designed a new, high-strength ceramic material that can withstand prolonged exposure to supersonic airflow at temperatures ...
Materials Science
Dec 21, 2018
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Light and high-frequency acoustic sound waves in a tiny glass structure can strongly couple to one another and perform a dance in step.
Optics & Photonics
Dec 21, 2018
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Utah's Wasatch Mountains are famous for having "The Greatest Snow on Earth." Snow-seekers in pursuit of world-class skiing and snowboarding contribute over a billion dollars annually to the economy. Snowmelt also provides ...
Environment
Dec 21, 2018
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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is bearing down on Ultima Thule, its New Year's flyby target in the far away Kuiper Belt. Among its approach observations over the past three months, the spacecraft has been taking hundreds ...
Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2018
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Climate scientists insist in a recent report that fundamental changes in how energy is consumed and supplied are urgently required to avoid serious damage to life and property from rising temperatures, rising sea levels and ...
Environment
Dec 21, 2018
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December 24 is the 50th anniversary of Earthrise, arguably one of the most profound images in the history of human culture. When astronaut William Anders photographed a fragile blue sphere set in dark space peeking over the ...
Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2018
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