Stellar Heavy Metals Can Map Evolution of the Milky Way and Other Galaxies
Astronomers have cataloged signs of 9 heavy metals in the infrared light from supergiant and giant stars. New observations based on this catalog will help…
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The Tera From Outer Space
Astronomers discover the most energetic gamma-ray burst ever witnessed. Gamma-ray bursts are the most energetic phenomenon known to humankind. Although short-lived, they outshine stars and…
Gazing Into Crystal Balls to Advance Understanding of Nucleation
Crystallization is the physical phenomenon of the transformation of disordered molecules in a liquid or gas phase into a highly ordered solid crystal through two…
Biology of Forgetting: Memory Recall Might Depend on Time of Day
Mouse study connects body clock and memory recall. Can’t remember something? Try waiting until later in the day. Researchers identified a gene in mice that…
Nearby ‘Lensing’ Exoplanet Discovered – Confirmed by Telescopic Observations Worldwide
Researchers using telescopes around the world confirmed and characterized an exoplanet orbiting a nearby star through a rare phenomenon known as gravitational microlensing. The exoplanet…
Using Quantum Wells to Cool Electronics With No Moving Parts
University of Tokyo researchers have announced a new approach for electrical cooling without the need for moving parts. By applying a bias voltage to quantum…
New Tool to Study Molecular Structures Uses a Laser, a Crystal and Light Detectors
Researchers have built a new tool to study molecules using a laser, a crystal and light detectors. This new technology will reveal nature’s smallest sculptures…
For the First Time, Laser Pulses Used to Achieve Superconduction
Light work for superconductors: Laser light compels iron compound to conduct power without resistance For the first time researchers successfully used laser pulses to excite…
New Hunt for Dark Matter – This Time With Lasers
Physicists theorize a novel way to explore the nature of dark matter with lasers. Dark matter is only known by its effect on massive astronomical…
Newly Discovered Property of Cadmium Could Lead to the Most Accurate Clock Ever
Researchers experimentally determined a property of cadmium called the magic wavelength which is considered essential for the development of the most accurate clocks ever envisaged….
Researchers Use Light to Control High-Speed Chemical Reactions in a New Way
Many natural and synthetic chemical systems react and change their properties in the presence of certain kinds of light. These reactions can occur too quickly…
Earthquake Symmetry and What It Means for Early Warning Systems
A recent study investigated around 100,000 localized seismic events to search for patterns in the data. University of Tokyo Professor Satoshi Ide discovered that earthquakes…
Scientists Discover New Stage in Evolution of Young Solar Systems
Early in 2017, Assistant Professor Yoko Oya gave graduate student Yuki Okoda some recent complex data on a nearby star with which she could begin…
Astronomers Confirm 44 Planets in Solar Systems Beyond Our Own
Forty-four planets in solar systems beyond our own have been unveiled in one go, dwarfing the usual number of confirmations from extrasolar surveys, which is…
Astronomers Use New Data to Create Extraordinary Dark Matter Map
A research team of multiple institutes, including the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and University of Tokyo, released an unprecedentedly wide and sharp dark matter…
Astronomers Directly Observe Electrons Bouncing Across Earth’s Magnetosphere
The shower of electrons bouncing across Earth’s magnetosphere – commonly known as the Northern Lights – has been directly observed for the first time by…
Violent Helium Reaction Triggers Supernova Explosion
A new study reveals evidence that the brightest stellar explosions in our universe could be triggered by the helium nuclear explosion at the surface of…
White Matter Changes Allow Older People to Learn New Visual Tasks
New research from Brown University shows that older people can learn a visual task just as well as younger ones, revealing that a significant change…