Ephemeral vacuum particles induce speed-of-light fluctuations
New research shows that the speed of light may not be fixed after all, but rather fluctuates.
General Physics
Mar 25, 2013
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Supercomputer helps Planck mission expose ancient light
Like archeologists carefully digging for fossils, scientists with the Planck mission are sifting through cosmic clutter to find the most ancient light in the universe.
Astronomy
Mar 22, 2013
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Planck's most detailed map ever reveals an almost perfect Universe
(Phys.org) —Acquired by ESA's Planck space telescope, the most detailed map ever created of the cosmic microwave background – the relic radiation from the Big Bang – was released today revealing the existence of features ...
Astronomy
Mar 21, 2013
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Gazing into the frozen stillness of the universe
(Phys.org) —The ALMA telescope installation begins delivering images of fresh planets, young stars, and distant galaxies.
Astronomy
Mar 20, 2013
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World population not likely to stabilize at 10 billion people
Projections suggesting the world human population will stop growing around 10 billion people at the end of this century are improbable, according to new research by SFI Postdoctoral Fellow Marcus Hamilton and collaborators.
Social Sciences
Mar 20, 2013
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Transistor in the fly antenna: Insect odorant receptors regulate their own sensitivity
Highly developed antennae containing different types of olfactory receptors allow insects to use minute amounts of odors for orientation towards resources like food, oviposition sites or mates. Scientists at the Max Planck ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 18, 2013
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Scientists create new flexible mineral inspired by deep-sea sponges
Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany have created a new synthetic hybrid material with a mineral content of almost 90 percent, yet extremely flexible. ...
Materials Science
Mar 15, 2013
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Scientists generate thousands of simulations to analyze flood of data from the Planck mission
(Phys.org) —To make the most precise measurement yet of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) – the remnant radiation from the big bang – the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Planck satellite mission has been collecting ...
General Physics
Mar 15, 2013
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Observing impact of subtle changes in electron distribution of crystal on its atomic structure on ultrashort time scales
When a crystal is hit by an intense ultrashort light pulse, its atomic structure is set in motion. A team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ), the Technischen Universität München (TUM), the ...
General Physics
Mar 1, 2013
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Pulsar jackpot scours old data for new discoveries
Chalk another one up for Citizen Science. Earlier this month, researchers announced the discovery of 24 new pulsars. To date, thousands of pulsars have been discovered, but what's truly fascinating about this month's discovery ...
Astronomy
Feb 28, 2013
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