Newswise — Osaka, Japan – Showers in bathrooms bring us comfort; showers from space bring astrophysicists joy. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have observed, with their novel method, cosmic-ray extensive air…
Tag: Physics
Antimatter falls down, physicists confirm
Newswise — Calgary, AB – The physics behind antimatter is one of the world’s greatest mysteries. Looking as far back as The Big Bang, physics has predicted that when we…
How Radio Astronomy Sees Magnetic Fields
Newswise — Many objects in the Universe have magnetic fields. Planets such as Earth and Jupiter, the Sun and other stars, even galaxies billions of light years away. But these…
New clues to the nature of elusive dark matter
Newswise — A team of international researchers, led by experts at the University of Adelaide, has uncovered further clues in the quest for insights into the nature of dark matter.…
Calculation Shows Why Heavy Quarks Get Caught up in the Flow
Newswise — UPTON, NY—Using some of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, a group of theorists has produced a major advance in the field of nuclear physics—a calculation of the “heavy…
X-ray beams help researchers learn new tricks from old metals
Newswise — A research team led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory used powerful X-ray beams to unlock a new understanding of materials important to the…
Quantum-Enhanced Microscope Doubles Resolution
Newswise — Using a “spooky” phenomenon of quantum physics, Caltech researchers have discovered a way to double the resolution of light microscopes. The journal Nature Communications has published a paper…
Fast light pulse triggers charge transfer into water
Newswise — In certain molecules, the so-called photoacids, a proton can be released locally by excitation with light. There is a sudden change in the pH value in the solution…
UC Irvine-led team is first to detect neutrinos made by a particle collider
Newswise — Irvine, Calif., March 20, 2023 – In a scientific first, a team led by physicists at the University of California, Irvine has detected neutrinos created by a particle…
