For centuries people have placed the highest value on diamonds that are not only large but flawless.
Optics & Photonics
Jan 26, 2022
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After the Big Bang, the universe, glowing brightly, was opaque and so hot that atoms could not form. Eventually cooling down to about minus 454 degrees Fahrenheit (-270 degrees Celsius), much of the energy from the Big Bang ...
Astronomy
Jan 12, 2022
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By confirming certain light-scattering dynamics first proposed a half-century ago, University of Nebraska–Lincoln physicists are casting fresh eyes on the universe-birthing fireworks ignited by the Big Bang nearly 14 billion ...
General Physics
Dec 20, 2021
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A University of Leicester study of data captured in orbit around Jupiter has revealed new insights into what's happening deep beneath the gas giant's distinctive and colorful bands.
Planetary Sciences
Oct 28, 2021
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A pair of researchers at the Czech Academy of Sciences has been shaking up the astrophysics community with a new modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) theory that tosses out the concept of dark matter and instead backs up theories ...
Ultracold molecules are promising for applications in new quantum technologies. Unfortunately, these molecules are destroyed upon colliding with each other. Researchers at Harvard University, MIT, Korea University and Radboud ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 13, 2021
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Scientists have published a new, detailed radio image of the Andromeda galaxy—the Milky Way's sister galaxy—which will allow them to identify and study the regions of Andromeda where new stars are born.
Astronomy
Jul 28, 2021
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Scientists from the Division of Physics at the University of Tsukuba used the quantum effect called 'spin-locking' to significantly enhance the resolution when performing radio-frequency imaging of nitrogen-vacancy defects ...
General Physics
Jul 9, 2021
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The continued growth of wireless and cellular data traffic relies heavily on light waves. Microwave photonics is the field of technology that is dedicated to the distribution and processing of electrical information signals ...
Optics & Photonics
May 19, 2021
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The detection of the axion would mark a key episode in the history of science. This hypothetical particle could resolve two fundamental problems of Modern Physics at the same time: the problema of Charge and Parity in the ...
Astronomy
Apr 30, 2021
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