Planetary Sciences
Jun 19, 2024
It's summer solstice time. What does that mean?
It's time for the start of summer—with a full moon to boot.
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Condensed Matter
Jun 19, 2024
Generation of intense terahertz waves with a magnetic material
Terahertz waves are being intensely studied by researchers around the world seeking to understand the "terahertz gap." Terahertz waves have a specific frequency that puts them somewhere between microwaves and infrared light. ...
Astronomy
Jun 19, 2024
Supercooled phase transitions: Could they explain gravitational wave signals?
A new study published in Physical Review Letters explores the possibility that a strongly supercooled, first-order phase transition in the early universe could explain gravitational wave signals observed by pulsar timing ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 18, 2024
Researchers observe a large anomalous Hall effect triggered by spin-fluctuating devil's staircase
A research group from University of Tsukuba has discovered that fluctuations of electron spins in magnetic materials trigger a large anomalous Hall effect during phase transition known as the devil's staircase magnetic transition.
Quantum Physics
Jun 17, 2024
Study proposes new constraints on exotic spin-spin-velocity-dependent interactions between electron spins
A research team has utilized solid-state spin quantum sensors to scrutinize exotic spin-spin-velocity-dependent interactions (SSIVDs) at short force ranges, reporting new experimental results between electron spins. Their ...
Astronomy
Jun 17, 2024
Astronomers find black holes created in mergers carry information about their ancestors
Astronomers believe that at the heart of most, if not all, galaxies sits a titanic black hole with a mass that is millions or even billions of times that of our sun. These supermassive black holes cannot be directly created ...
Astronomy
Jun 17, 2024
'Glitches' of rapidly spinning neutron star pulsars can be a source of gravitational waves
Observing gravitational waves from neutron stars as they glitch could help us understand these exotic stellar remnants.
Astronomy
Jun 17, 2024
Scientists investigate the origins of the Crab Nebula with James Webb Space Telescope
A team of scientists used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to parse the composition of the Crab Nebula, a supernova remnant located 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus. With the telescope's MIRI ...
Planetary Sciences
Jun 17, 2024
Study of meteorite 'Northwest Africa 14250' reveals composition of the early solar system
A multi-institutional team of planetary scientists has learned more about the early composition of the solar system by studying a meteorite named Northwest Africa 14250. In their study, published in the journal Science Advances, ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 14, 2024
Physicists confirm quantum entanglement persists between top quarks, the heaviest known fundamental particles
An experiment by a group of physicists led by University of Rochester physics professor Regina Demina has produced a significant result related to quantum entanglement—an effect that Albert Einstein called "spooky action ...
