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Fermi Improves Its Vision for Thunderstorm Gamma-Ray Flashes
December 6, 2012 — Thanks to improved data analysis techniques and a new operating mode, the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor aboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is now 10 times better at catching the brief outbursts ... > full story -
Hubble Sees a Galaxy Hit a Bullseye
December 6, 2012 — In Hubble’s image, NGC 922 clearly reveals itself not to be a normal spiral galaxy. The spiral arms are disrupted, a stream of stars extends out towards the top of the image, and a bright ring ... > full story -
Quantum Thermodynamics: A Better Understanding of How Atoms Soak Up Their Surroundings
December 4, 2012 — The best yet calculations of the effect of blackbody radiation on the wavefunction of ytterbium atoms, should help produce a better atomic ... > full story -
Uncovering Unique Properties in a Two-Dimensional Crystal: Potential for Optoelectronics, Solar Cells, Valleytronics
December 3, 2012 — When the dry lubricant molybdenum disulfide is stripped down to a single layer of atoms, a tightly bound quasi-particle comprised of two electrons and a hole forms with unique spin and valley ... > full story -
Steps Towards Filming Atoms Dancing
December 3, 2012 — With their ultra short X-ray flashes, free-electron lasers offer the opportunity to film atoms in motion in complicated molecules and in the course of chemical reactions. However, for monitoring this ... > full story -
The Beginning of Everything: New Paradigm Shift for the Infant Universe
November 29, 2012 — A new paradigm for understanding the earliest eras in the history of the universe has been developed. The new paradigm shows, for the first time, that the large-scale structures we now see in the ... > full story -
Record-Setting X-Ray Jet: X-Rays from Supermassive Black Hole 12.4 Billion Light Years from Earth
November 28, 2012 — A jet of X-rays from a supermassive black hole 12.4 billion light years from Earth has been detected. This is the most distant X-ray jet ever observed and gives astronomers a glimpse into the ... > full story -
Experiments Challenge Fundamental Understanding of Electromagnetism
November 28, 2012 — A cornerstone of physics, quantum electrodynamics, may require some updates if the findings of recent experiments on highly charged ions are ... > full story -
Graphene Switches: Research Group Makes It to First Base
November 27, 2012 — Ever since graphene was first isolated a few years ago, this quasi-two-dimensional network made up of a single layer of carbon atoms has been considered the magic material. Not only is graphene ... > full story -
Tracking Down Smallest Biomarkers
November 27, 2012 — Scientists have developed a vacuum-compatible X-ray detector that allows the size of low-contrast nano-objects to be ... > full story
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