Physicists are capitalizing on a direct connection between the largest cosmic structures and the smallest known objects to use the universe as a "cosmological collider" and investigate new physics.
General Physics
Jul 20, 2017
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Cosmologically speaking, the Milky Way and its immediate neighborhood are in the boondocks.
Astronomy
Jun 6, 2017
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In a recent experiment at EPFL, a microwave resonator, a circuit that supports electric signals oscillating at a resonance frequency, is coupled to the vibrations of a metallic micro-drum. By actively cooling the mechanical ...
Quantum Physics
May 15, 2017
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A UK, Canadian and Italian study has provided what researchers believe is the first observational evidence that our universe could be a vast and complex hologram.
General Physics
Jan 30, 2017
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Astronomers have just made a new measurement of the Hubble Constant, the rate at which the universe is expanding, and it doesn't quite line up with a different estimate of the same number. That discrepancy could hint at "new ...
Astronomy
Jan 26, 2017
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Scientists behind a theory that the speed of light is variable - and not constant as Einstein suggested - have made a prediction that could be tested.
General Physics
Nov 25, 2016
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Researchers have created a 3D printed cosmic microwave background - a map of the oldest light in the universe - and provided the files for download.
General Physics
Oct 28, 2016
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In a new study, researchers measure the spin properties of electronic states produced in singlet fission – a process which could have a central role in the future development of solar cells.
General Physics
Oct 18, 2016
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The universe is not spinning or stretched in any particular direction, according to the most stringent test yet.
General Physics
Sep 22, 2016
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ESA's Planck satellite has revealed that the first stars in the Universe started forming later than previous observations of the Cosmic Microwave Background indicated. This new analysis also shows that these stars were the ...
Astronomy
Aug 31, 2016
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