(Phys.org)—Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have announced the most precise measurement yet of the Hubble constant, or the rate at which our universe is stretching apart.
Astronomy
Oct 3, 2012
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Terahertz rays -- radiation between microwaves and infrared rays on the electromagnetic spectrum -- are a promising means of detecting explosives, but they've proven hard to generate cost effectively. So far, solid-state ...
General Physics
Dec 16, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Waste heat is a byproduct of nearly all electrical devices and industrial processes, from driving a car to flying an aircraft or operating a power plant. Engineering researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 29, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Australia and the US have discovered that trapped ions are "exquisitely sensitive" force detectors, and have used them to record the tiniest forces ever measured.
(Phys.org)—The same type of microwave oven technology that most people use to heat up leftover food has found an important application in the solar energy industry, providing a new way to make thin-film photovoltaic products ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 24, 2012
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Like a celestial beacon, distant quasars make the brightest light in the universe. They emit more light than our entire Milky Way galaxy. The light comes from matter ripped apart as it is swallowed by a supermassive black ...
Astronomy
Dec 20, 2023
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A research team from Garching and Vienna discovered a remarkable echo effect that offers exciting new possibilities for working with quantum information.
General Physics
Sep 24, 2020
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Solar power gathered in space could be set to provide the renewable energy of the future thanks to innovative research being carried out by engineers at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
Energy & Green Tech
May 16, 2012
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Physicists said Tuesday that a so-called optical lattice clock, touted by some as the time-measuring device of the future, had passed a key accuracy test.
General Physics
Jul 9, 2013
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(Phys.org) —A team of physicists at the University of California has devised a means for allowing the observation of the quantum trajectory of a superconducting quantum bit. In their paper published in the journal Nature, ...
