Hidden Giant Planet Discovered Around Tiny White Dwarf Star [Video]
The first evidence of a giant planet orbiting a dead white dwarf star has been found in the form of a disc of gas formed…
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Quantum Computers Learn to Check Their Own Answers
Quantum computers can potentially answer questions beyond the capabilities of classical computing – but their answers might not be reliable University of Warwick scientists have…
‘Flamenco Dancing’ Molecule Twists 100 Billion a Second – Could Lead to Better Sunscreen
Molecule that protects plants from overexposure to light repurposed as a UV filter for sunscreen by University of Warwick scientists and team of collaborators Disposes…
Fascinating Nano-Scale Analysis Reveals the Lifetime of an Evaporating Liquid Drop
Liquids evaporating into vapor is a daily occurrence, and yet the time it takes a liquid droplet to completely evaporate has remained a mystery Researchers…
Frustrating Catch 22 in Graphene Based Molecular Devices Solved
The conductivity of Graphene has made it a target for many researchers seeking to exploit it to create molecular-scale devices and now a research team…
Chemists Isolate Elusive Compounds of Nitrous Oxide, A Powerful Greenhouse Gas
Nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas and ozone depleting substance. The ability to exploit this gas as a chemical reagent is an attractive prospect, both…
New Discovery Advances Flexible Solar Cells a Step Closer to Reality
Discovery by University of Warwick scientists challenges accepted rule of organic solar cell design. Could help to bring about low cost, flexible and stable organic…
Astronomers Discover ‘Forbidden’ Planet in the ‘Neptunian Desert’
A Neptunian planet has been found in what should be a ‘Neptunian Desert’ by telescopes run by the University of Warwick in an international collaboration…
Astrophysicists Publish a ‘Survival Guide’ for Exoplanets
Small, hardy planets packed with dense elements have the best chance of avoiding being crushed and swallowed up when their host star dies, new research…
Astronomers Discover a Heavy Metal Fragment of a Planet
A fragment of a planet that has survived the death of its star has been discovered by University of Warwick astronomers in a disc of…
Scientists View Beam of Light From First Confirmed Neutron Star Merger
A research team led by astronomers at the University of Warwick had to wait over 100 days for the sight of the first of confirmed…
Astronomers Reveal Globular Clusters 4 Billion Years Younger Than Previously Thought
New research led by the University of Warwick reveals that globular clusters could be up to 4 billion years younger than previously thought. Once thought…
Flexo-Photovoltaic Effect Squeezes More Power Out of Solar Cells
Physicists at the University of Warwick have published new research in the Journal Science that could literally squeeze more power out of solar cells by…
Scientists Discover Earth-Sized Planet With Dayside Temperature of Over 2000°C
A hot, metallic, Earth-sized planet with a density similar to Mercury – situated 339 light years away – has been detected and characterized by a…
New Sensor Reveals Lithium-Ion Batteries Can Safely Charge 5 Times Faster
Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick have developed a new direct, precise test of Lithium-ion batteries’ internal temperatures and their electrodes potentials and…
Graphene Girders Could Double the Life of Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Batteries
New research led by WMG, at the University of Warwick has found an effective approach to replacing graphite in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries using…
Are Distant Snowy Moons Potentially Habitable?
Santa’s winter workshop might be in space, as University of Warwick researchers are exploring whether snowy moons over a billion kilometers away from Earth are…
‘Double-Glazed’ Solar Power Device Opens New Opportunities for Photovoltaics
Researchers from the University of Warwick have developed a new ‘double-glazing’ solar power device, which is unlike any existing solar panel and opens up fresh…