Researchers Find Novel Method of Analyzing the Densest Star Systems

SPACE 10.13.2020 09:00 AM

A team from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery (OzGrav) at Monash University in Australia proposes a new technique for analyzing some of the densest star systems in the Universe.

Tetrahedral Form of Water Might Explain Its Unique Behavior

10.13.2020 08:00 AM

Researchers probe the notion that supercooled water undergoes a liquid-to-liquid phase transition between its disordered and tetrahedral form using a two-stage model that explains molecular structures in liquid water.

Researchers Calculate the Fastest Possible Speed of Sound

10.11.2020 08:00 AM

Researchers establish that sound waves, theoretically, can travel almost twice as they do on-air at Earth's surface - and determines where this phenomenon is possible

Meet 5 Women Who Made Scientific History

10.08.2020 23:32 PM

Men mainly dominate the scientific community. But some women also made significant contributions to the field of science like the women in this article.

When Two Black Holes Collide, the Result "Chirps" Not Once, But Multiple Times

10.08.2020 08:30 AM

Gravitational-wave scientists reported that in the event of a collision and subsequent merging of two black holes, the resulting black hole "chirps" not just once, but multiple times.

Discovery Suggests a Supernova Exploded Near Earth 2.5 Million Years Ago

10.04.2020 23:01 PM

Physicists have found evidence of a supernova that exploded relatively close to Earth some 2.5 million years ago.

New Measurement Technology Paves Way For Nuclear Clocks

10.02.2020 09:10 AM

Researchers have accomplished the high-precision measurement of a thorium isotope's nuclear transition - opening the possibilities for more accurate nuclear clocks.

3 Characteristics of Water That Seem to Defy the Laws of Physics

09.17.2020 21:42 PM

From density to its thermal properties, these three characteristics of water seem to defy the laws of physics.

Physicists Develop Nano-Sized SQUID Capable of Detecting Extremely Faint Magnetic Fields

09.09.2020 07:40 AM

A collaborative team creates a very small device that can detect magnetic fields. The Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) can be applied in medicine, topology, and research for new materials.

Scientists Build A Mechanical Switch With Origami

08.26.2020 07:10 AM

The ancient Japanese art of paper-folding, known as Origami, has been used as a reference in fabricating a paper device that works as a mechanical switch.

Dr. Katie Mack Presents Five Possible End Scenarios for the Universe

08.24.2020 07:30 AM

Dr. Katie Mack, theoretical cosmologist and Assistant Professor at North Carolina State University, shares five different scenarios on how the universe might end, in the latest episode of the Science Focus Podcast Monday, August 24.

Scientists Capture the Moment Fluids Act Like Solids

08.17.2020 05:32 AM

Some fluids exhibit a solid-like response to stress, suddenly thickening and becoming solids for a moment upon disturbance - and scientists have captured the exact moment it happens.

[COVID-19 Update] How Does the Weather Affect Covid-19 Droplets?

07.20.2020 23:30 PM

Scientists are using aerodynamics and physics to measure how droplets spread in various environments. They've discovered how dependent respiratory droplets are on the weather.

10 Game-Changers in Various Fields of Science, According to Nature

01.02.2020 08:10 AM

As the decade comes to a close, Nature honors 10 people who made a big impact on the field of science and helped to expose issues relevant to society.

Century-Old Physics Problem Solved by a Student

12.07.2019 07:23 AM

A 100-year-old physics problem is finally solved by an undergraduate student in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Physicists Copy Some Properties of the Sun in a Ball

08.01.2019 10:30 AM

Plasma physicists copy the solar wind from the sun in a 3-meter diameter aluminum ball. In 1958, solar physicist Eugene Parker predicted the existence of the solar wind, which is a constant stream of charged particles ejected by the sun from its corona.

Tracking the Separation of Atoms with Lasers

07.15.2019 08:49 AM

All paths lead to the electron settling on either iodine or bromine and the two atoms flying apart. Ultraviolet light fragments the links between atoms within the DNA of skin cells, undoubtedly inflicting cancer on the human body.

Water’s Weirdness Explained

05.02.2019 08:25 AM

What makes water so unique? Japan - In their 2018 study, researchers from the Department of Fundamental Engineering at the University of Tokyo tried to tease apart what makes water unique among liquids.

How the Giant Sea Spiders Get Around the Laws of Physics

04.11.2019 11:08 AM

Giant sea spiders deal with warm temperatures like the smaller ones It has been a source of wonder for scientists why marine animals that reside in the deep sea and polar oceans reach large sizes there but nowhere else.

Odderon Particles: The Most Non-Particle Particles

04.02.2019 09:43 AM

Physicists detect the not-really-a-particle particle. An odderon is a particle that's even odder than its name suggests. It's a particle that isn't really a particle at all, confused yet? What we think of as particles are usually very stable: electrons, protons, quarks, neutrinos and so on.

Physicists Are Now Listening to the Quantum Vacuum

03.26.2019 09:07 AM

With the use of lasers and mirrors, physicists can hear 'nothingness'. The Louisiana State University Department of Physics & Astronomy associate professor Thomas Corbitt and his team of researchers now present the first broadband, off-resonance measurement of quantum radiation pressure noise in the audio band, at frequencies relevant to gravitational wave detectors.