New Model Sheds Light on Turbulence in Astrophysical Plasmas
Plasmas, gas-like collections of ions and electrons, make up an estimated 99 percent of the visible matter in the universe, including the sun, the stars,…
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Defects In Metal Oxides May Be Key To Their Performance
A newly published study details how defects in metal oxides may be key to their performance for a variety of high-tech applications. Sometimes things that…
Physicists Narrow the Spectrum of the Pulses Emitted by X-Ray Lasers
Using a mechanical trick, scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg have found a way to narrow the spectrum of the…
OLYMPUS Experiment Shows Two Photons Are Exchanged During Electron-Proton Interactions
OLYMPUS experiment sheds light on structure of protons, revealing that two photons, not one, are exchanged in electron-proton interactions. A mystery concerning the structure of…
MIT’s Alcator C-Mod Tokamak Nuclear Fusion Reactor Sets World Record
MIT’s Alcator C-Mod tokamak nuclear fusion reactor set a new world record, achieving over 2 atmospheres of pressure for the first time. On Friday, September…
MIT Physicists Simulate a Magnetar to Seek Dark Matter Particle
Physicists from MIT are proposing a new experiment to detect a dark matter particle called the axion. If successful, the effort could crack one of…
New Battery Could Overcome Key Drawbacks of Lithium-Air Batteries
Engineers from MIT propose that a new lithium-oxygen battery material could be packaged in batteries that are very similar to conventional sealed batteries yet provide…
New Research May Solve Longstanding Fusion Reactor Mystery
New research from MIT shows two types of turbulence within plasma that cause significant heat loss. Solving this problem could take the world a step…
New Device Harnesses the Energy of Small Bending Motions
Using a new method based on electrochemical principles, engineers at MIT have developed a new device that could provide electrical power source from walking and…
A New Tool To Identify Nuclear Weapons Without Divulging Secret Information
The Zero Knowledge Warhead Verification Program aims to identify nuclear weapons while protecting secret information. “Energy is incredibly fundamental to life,” MIT graduate student Ruaridh…
CERN Experiments Reveal No Difference in Mass of Proton and Antiproton
The most precise experiments ever to compare the mass of the proton and antiproton reveal no difference between the particles, determining that the masses of…
New Design Could Finally Help Bring Fusion Power Closer to Reality
Advances in magnet technology have enabled MIT scientists to propose a new design for a practical compact tokamak fusion reactor. It’s an old joke that…
NOAA Determines Radiation Risk of Underwater Aircraft Carrier
A team of researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration rediscovered the scuttled U.S.S. Independence, determining the radiation risk of exploring the underwater aircraft…
Floating Nuclear Power Plant that is Safer and Cheaper
Since nuclear power plants emit no carbon dioxide, they are considered an important component for a greener energy future. A new nuclear power plant promises…
Cryogenic Storage Ring Reproduces the Chemical Conditions of Space
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics conducted initial experiments in the Cryogenic Storage Ring. The Cryogenic Storage Ring can reproduce the chemical…
Floating Nuclear Power Plants Could Enhance Safety
MIT researchers detail how a floating nuclear power plant design could provide enhanced safety – it would be unaffected by the motions of a tsunami…
Physicists Image and Control the Motion of the Two Electrons in a Helium Atom
Using attosecond-timed laser flashes, a team of physicists has become the first to image and control the motion of the two electrons in a helium…
“Perfect Fluid” Reveals Clues about the Young Universe Microseconds after the Big Bang
Nuclear scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Lab have made the most precise extraction to date of a key property of…