Astronomers View the Formation of a Quadruple Star System
A newly published study details the discovery of a wide-separation quadruple system composed of a young protostar and three gravitationally bound dense gas condensations. Amherst,…
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A New Nanoparticle-Based Sensor System for Rapidly Screening Cancer Drugs
Chemists at Umass Amherst have developed a multi-channel signature-based approach to screening drugs using a gold nanoparticles with red, green and blue outputs provided by…
Physicists Detect Neutrinos in the Sun’s Core
For the first time, an international team of physicists has directly detected neutrinos created by the proton-proton fusion process going on at the sun’s core….
Hubble Data Reveals Galaxies Had ‘Mature’ Shapes 11.5 Billion Years Ago
Using data from the Hubble Space telescope, astronomers show that galaxies had “mature” shapes 11.5 billion years ago. Studying the evolution and anatomy of galaxies…
Unusual Protostar Periodically Emits Infrared Light Bursts
Using data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, researchers observed an unusual protostar that periodically emits infrared light bursts, becoming 10 times brighter every 25.34 days,…
Nanotube-Based Fabric to Repel Chemical and Biological Agents
Scientists are working to develop a nanotube-based fabric that repels chemical and biological agents, switching reversibly from a highly breathable state to a protective one…
Zeolite Catalyst Creates P-Xylene from Biomass
Chemical engineers at UMass Amherst have discovered a high-yield method of making plastic bottles from biomass. By using a zeolite catalyst capable of transforming glucose…
Super-Adhesive “Geckskin” Material Holds 700 Pounds
Amazed by the gecko’s ability to produce adhesive force, a team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst developed “Geckskin,” an integrated adhesive with…