The international ITER fusion project is building "a sun on earth" that will produce a self-heated, burning plasma—a key step toward industrial-scale fusion energy production. Controlling that plasma can be tricky, though, ...
Plasma Physics
Sep 30, 2014
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Experiments discover a 3-D process by which magnetic reconnection can release energyfaster than expected by classical theories.
Plasma Physics
Nov 10, 2011
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At Hogwarts, Harry Potter uses an invisibility cloak to hide from his enemies. In nature, animals like cuttlefish and chameleons use the awe-inspiring tricks of camouflage to hide from theirs.
Jan 15, 2009
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A significant breakthrough in understanding Tidal Disruption Events (TDEs) involving supermassive black holes has been discovered. The new simulations, for the first time ever, accurately replicate the entire sequence of ...
Astronomy
Jan 17, 2024
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Supermassive black holes, with their immense gravitational pull, are notoriously good at clearing out their immediate surroundings by eating nearby objects. When a star passes within a certain distance of a black hole, the ...
Astronomy
Sep 15, 2016
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Disorders such as schizophrenia can originate in certain regions of the brain and then spread out to affect connected areas. Identifying these regions of the brain, and how they affect the other areas they communicate with, ...
Computer Sciences
Sep 5, 2012
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A metal object can be made invisible with the help of ordinary plastic, Pekka Alitalo and Constantinos Valagiannopoulos, researchers from the School of Electrical Engineering, have shown in their study.
General Physics
Oct 2, 2012
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With fears about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) impacting the economy and global supply chains, we spoke to Nick Vyas, executive director of the Center for Global Supply Chain Management at the USC Marshall School of Business. ...
Economics & Business
Mar 13, 2020
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A University of Connecticut researcher and his team have discovered that a species of tiny aquatic organism prominent in harmful algal blooms sometimes called "red tide" is even deadlier than first thought, with potential ...
Environment
Jul 23, 2012
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If an asteroid is determined to be on an Earth-impacting trajectory, scientists typically want to stage a deflection, where the asteroid is gently nudged by a relatively small change in velocity, while keeping the bulk of ...
Space Exploration
Oct 5, 2021
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