Search results for Star Store

Materials Science Nov 30, 2018

X-ray analysis reveals the charging mechanism of a promising electrode material

An experimental technique developed by A*STAR researchers has been used to track the chemical and structural changes in an electrode as a battery discharges. The X-ray-based technique should help to improve the performance ...

Astronomy Nov 29, 2018

Hubble uncovers thousands of globular star clusters scattered among galaxies

Gazing across 300 million light-years into a monstrous city of galaxies, astronomers have used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to do a comprehensive census of some of its most diminutive members: a whopping 22,426 globular ...

Astronomy Nov 19, 2018

Doomed star in Milky Way threatens rare gamma-ray burst

University of Sydney astronomers, working with international colleagues, have found a star system like none seen before in our galaxy.

Business Nov 13, 2018

From Audible to Whole Foods: A look at Amazon's empire

Amazon is hard to escape.

Nanophysics Oct 31, 2018

Flexy, flat and functional magnets

In the nanoworld, magnetism has proven to be truly surprising. Magnetic 2-D materials just a few atoms thick could provide a substrate for ever-smaller post-silicon electronics. An international research team led by Park ...

Quantum Physics Oct 24, 2018

More goals in quantum soccer

Let's suppose you were allowed to blindfold German soccer star Timo Werner and turn him on his own axis several times. Then you ask him to take a shot blind. It would be extremely unlikely that he would hit the goal.

Astronomy Oct 23, 2018

Astronomers spot signs of supermassive black hole mergers

New research, published today in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, has found evidence for a large number of double supermassive black holes, likely precursors of gigantic black hole merging events. ...

Space Exploration Oct 12, 2018

Five in a row—the planets align in the night sky

For the second time this year, the five brightest planets can be seen at the same time. You can catch them by looking towards the western sky after sunset. The planets will form a line rising up from the horizon.

Astronomy Oct 11, 2018

'Pulsar in a box' reveals surprising picture of a neutron star's surroundings

An international team of scientists studying what amounts to a computer-simulated "pulsar in a box" are gaining a more detailed understanding of the complex, high-energy environment around spinning neutron stars, also called ...

Astronomy Oct 2, 2018

Kepler put into sleep mode as telescope's pointing performance degrades

NASA's Kepler team has received data showing that the spacecraft's ability to point precisely has degraded. In order to preserve high-value science data collected during its latest observation campaign, the Kepler team has ...

page 40 from 40