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Physicists Light 'Magnetic Fire' to Reveal Energy's Path
May 13, 2013 Physicists have uncovered how energy is released and dispersed in magnetic materials in a process akin to the spread of forest fires, a finding that has the potential to deepen our understanding of ... > full story -
Hubble Tells a Tale of Galactic Collisions
May 12, 2013 When we look into the distant cosmos, the great majority of the objects we see are galaxies: immense gatherings of stars, planets, gas, dust, and dark matter, showing up in all kind of shapes. A new ... > full story -
Nano-Breakthrough: Solving the Case of the Herringbone Crystal
May 12, 2013 Leading nanoscientists created beautiful, tiled patterns with flat nanocrystals, but they were left with a mystery: Why did some sets of crystals arrange themselves in an alternating, herringbone ... > full story -
New Technique to Improve Quality Control of Lithium-Ion Batteries
May 9, 2013 Researchers have created a new tool to detect flaws in lithium-ion batteries as they are being manufactured, a step toward reducing defects and inconsistencies in the thickness of electrodes that ... > full story -
Dead Stars 'Polluted' With Planetary Debris: Signs of Earth-Like Planets Found
May 9, 2013 Astronomers have found signs of Earth-like planets in an unlikely place: the atmospheres of a pair of burnt-out stars in a nearby star cluster. The white dwarf stars are being polluted by debris from ... > full story -
Exotic Atoms Hold Clues to Unsolved Physics Puzzle at the Dawn of the Universe
May 8, 2013 An international team of physicists has found the first direct evidence of pear shaped nuclei in exotic atoms. The findings could advance the search for a new fundamental force in nature that could ... > full storyMore: -
Spintronics Discovery: Scientists Find New 'Magic' in Magnetic Material
May 8, 2013 Researchers have reported a fundamental finding that will help advance the development of next-generation electronics called ... > full story -
Astronomers Discover Surprising Clutch of Hydrogen Clouds Lurking Among Our Galactic Neighbors
May 8, 2013 In a dark, starless patch of intergalactic space, astronomers have discovered a never-before-seen cluster of hydrogen clouds strewn between two nearby galaxies, Andromeda (M31) and Triangulum (M33). ... > full story -
Milky Way Black Hole Snacks on Hot Gas
May 7, 2013 The Herschel space observatory has made detailed observations of surprisingly hot gas that may be orbiting or falling towards the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our Milky Way ... > full story -
New Mechanism Converts Natural Gas to Energy Faster, Captures Carbon Dioxide
May 7, 2013 Chemical engineering researchers have identified a new mechanism to convert natural gas into energy up to 70 times faster, while effectively capturing the greenhouse gas carbon ... > full story
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