Scientists have measured the highest toughness ever recorded, of any material, while investigating a metallic alloy made of chromium, cobalt, and nickel (CrCoNi). Not only is the metal extremely ductile—which, in materials ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 8, 2022
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from all over the world are taking a second, more expansive, look at the car-sized asteroid that exploded over Sudan's Nubian Desert in 2008. Initial research was focused on classifying the meteorite ...
Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2010
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Dramatic flares and bursts of energy - activity previously thought reserved for only the strongest magnetized pulsars - has been observed emanating from a weakly magnetised, slowly rotating pulsar. The international team ...
Astronomy
Oct 14, 2010
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For years, scientists have been intrigued by how molecules move across surfaces. The process is critical to numerous applications, including catalysis and the manufacturing of nanoscale devices.
Nanomaterials
Apr 11, 2024
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In a study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, researchers examined neutron star mergers using THC_M1, a computer code that simulates neutron star mergers and accounts for the bending of spacetimes, due to the ...
Astronomy
Dec 11, 2023
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Scientists researching the origin of elements in our galaxy have new insights into how they are transported to Earth, thanks to a new study led by authors at the University of Hertfordshire in the U.K. and the Konkoly Observatory, ...
Planetary Sciences
Feb 20, 2023
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Scientists have begun turning to new tools offered by machine learning to help save time and money. In the past several years, nuclear physics has seen a flurry of machine learning projects come online, with many papers published ...
General Physics
Oct 13, 2022
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We often think of astronomy as a visual science with beautiful images of the universe. However, astronomers use a wide range of analysis tools beyond images to understand nature at a deeper level.
Astronomy
Aug 17, 2022
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Imagine taking all of the water in Lake Michigan—more than a quadrillion gallons—and squeezing it into a 4-gallon bucket, the kind you'd find at a hardware store.
Condensed Matter
Apr 21, 2021
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Simulations of a dwarf galaxy by RIKEN astrophysicists have revealed the various processes by which moderately heavy metals such as strontium are birthed. They have found that at least four kinds of stars are needed to explain ...
Astronomy
Jan 10, 2020
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