University of Canterbury astrophysicist Dr Simone Scaringi has made an unexpected and exciting new discovery related to the way white dwarfs grow in space.
Astronomy
Dec 14, 2017
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Is more always better? Researchers from Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, sought to find out if that was the case for measuring magnetic field strengths. Their paper, appearing this week in AIP Advances, examines whether ...
General Physics
Nov 14, 2017
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Quasars are galaxies with massive black holes at their cores. So much energy is being radiated from near the nucleus of a quasar that it is much brighter than the rest of the entire galaxy. Much of that radiation is at radio ...
Astronomy
Oct 16, 2017
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Pure diamond consists of carbon atoms in a perfect crystal lattice. But remove a few carbons and swap some others for nitrogen, and you get a diamond with special quantum-sensing properties. These properties are useful for ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 22, 2017
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Astronomers studying the unique binary star system AR Scorpii have discovered the brightness of the system has changed over the past decade. The new evidence lends support to an existing theory of how the unusual star emits ...
Astronomy
Sep 12, 2017
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Engineers at a lab in Florida have been working quietly for the last two and a half years on building one of the most powerful magnets in the world.
General Physics
Aug 22, 2017
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Placing a magnet on your refrigerator might hold up your calendar, but researchers from India's Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics found that placing one outside a plasma chamber causes a localized, fireball-like structure. ...
Plasma Physics
Jul 25, 2017
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Studying the mixtures formed by molecular machines within cells, or the mixtures found in a groundwater plume demands powerful instruments. Scientists are using one of the world's most powerful 21-Tesla Fourier transform ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 13, 2017
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It is now possible to measure the magnetic field strengths of the hottest planets in the galaxy, new research has shown.
Astronomy
Jun 19, 2017
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Each beat of your heart or burst of brain activity relies on tiny electrophysiological currents that generate minuscule ripples in the surrounding magnetic field. These field variations provide the basis for a range of research ...
General Physics
Mar 21, 2017
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