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Engineering Nov 14, 2018

Putting the squeeze on soot

Running diesel engines and gas turbines at high pressure to boost power output and efficiency is harmful for the environment. Burning fuel at high pressure can significantly change the soot particles that are produced, William ...

General Physics Nov 12, 2018

Physicists build fractal shape out of electrons

In physics, it is well-known that electrons behave very differently in three dimensions, two dimensions or one dimension. These behaviours give rise to different possibilities for technological applications and electronic ...

Mathematics Oct 11, 2018

Bitcoin better than the dollar?

The name cryptocurrency does not inspire trust. Advanced statistical analysis for the Bitcoin market carried out at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow, however, has not shown any ...

Engineering Sep 11, 2018

Perfect patterns pave path to faster, cheaper MRI

A discovery by a University of Queensland researcher could speed up MRI scanning times and make the scans more affordable.

Astronomy Aug 20, 2018

Astronomers detect synchronous X-ray and radio mode switching of the pulsar PSR B0823+26

An international team of astronomers has detected synchronous X-ray and radio mode switching between radio-bright and a radio-quiet modes in the pulsar PSR B0823+26. The discovery marks the second time that such synchronous ...

Environment Jul 18, 2018

Study finds climate determines shapes of river basins

There are more than 1 million river basins carved into the topography of the United States, each collecting rainwater to feed the rivers that cut through them. Some basins are as small as individual streams, while others ...

General Physics May 9, 2018

How to understand one of Stephen Hawking's final papers – according to an expert

The late physicist Stephen Hawking made a huge contribution to cosmology during his lifetime, but he didn't quite manage to resolve all the mysteries of the universe. Now one of the last papers he ever worked on has been ...

Nanomaterials May 3, 2018

Revealing the remarkable nanostructure of human bone

Scientists have produced a 3-D nanoscale reconstruction of the mineral structure of bone.

General Physics May 2, 2018

Taming the multiverse—Stephen Hawking's final theory about the big bang

Professor Stephen Hawking's final theory on the origin of the universe, which he worked on in collaboration with Professor Thomas Hertog from KU Leuven, has been published today in the Journal of High Energy Physics.

Mathematics May 2, 2018

Longest straight-line ocean path on planet Earth calculated

A pair of researchers, one with United Technologies Research Center, the other with IBM Research, has developed an algorithm that can be used to determine the longest straight-line path over water on Earth. In their paper ...

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