9 D Universe

Normally found only in heavy metal bands or certain post-apocalyptic films, a "flame-throwing guitar" has now been spotted moving through space. Astronomers have captured movies of this extreme cosmic object using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope. [...]

Stars with masses between 10 and 30 times that of the sun, in their final evolutionary stages, form an iron core that ultimately collapses into a neutron star. This collapse releases a tremendous amount of gravitational potential energy through neutrinos, triggering a shockwave that destroys the entire star. [...]

UHV suitcases address an important challenge facing people who use ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) systems: it can be extremely difficult to move samples from one UHV system to another without the risk of contamination. While some UHV experiments are self contained, it is often the case that research benefits from using [...]

For decades, scientists have used the Milky Way as a model for understanding how galaxies form. But three new studies raise questions about whether the Milky Way is truly representative of other galaxies in the universe. [...]

MEND-mediated neuromodulation When exposed to a magnetic field, the magnetostrictive core of the nanodisc changes shape, inducing a strain in the outer layer and facilitating stimulation of the brain neuron. (Courtesy: CC BY 4.0/Nat. Nanotechnol. 10.1038/s41565-024-01798-9) Scientists have been looking for ways to stimulate the brain for decades. Deep brain stimulation, [...]

Author(s): Ryan WilkinsonContrary to conventional wisdom, a lattice of engineered nanoparticles called meta-atoms can have a chiral optical response even when each meta-atom is not chiral.[Physics 17, s135] Published Wed Nov 20, 2024 [...]

Author(s): Carlos Mejuto-ZaeraA new framework that embeds electrons in a surrounding bath captures nonlocal correlation effects that are relevant to metals, semiconductors, and correlated insulators.[Physics 17, 164] Published Wed Nov 20, 2024 [...]

In April 2019, a group of astronomers from around the globe stunned the world when they revealed the first image of a black hole — the monstrous accumulation of collapsed stars and gas that lets nothing escape, not even light. The image, which was of the black hole that sits [...]

Astronomers at the University of Toronto (U of T) have discovered the first pairs of white dwarf and main sequence stars—"dead" remnants and "living" stars—in young star clusters. Described in a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, this breakthrough offers new insights into an extreme phase of stellar evolution, [...]

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has announced another round of staff layoffs. The move, which began in mid-November, involves about 325 people, representing 5% of the lab’s employees. It follows layoffs in February of about 530 JPL staff and 140 of the lab’s outside contractors. According to JPL director Laurie [...]

Author(s): Charles DayLow-frequency radio observations could allow researchers to distinguish among several dark matter models, thanks to dark matter’s influence on the early Universe.[Physics 17, s132] Published Tue Nov 19, 2024 [...]

In a groundbreaking study, scientists in the STAR Collaboration have unveiled a pioneering method for investigating the shapes of atomic nuclei by colliding them at near light-speed in particle accelerators like the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Their innovative approach offers unprecedented insight into [...]

 This video examines the unique measurement capabilities of the modular M81-SSM synchronous source measure system from Lake Shore Cryotronics. In this hands-on demonstration, Lake Shore looks at its components, including four types of amplifier modules that are combined with the M81-SSM instrument to enable low-level DC, AC and mixed AC/DC [...]

Gas sensing cell Schematic depicting the internal structure and the gas sensor’s working status. (Courtesy: Reprinted with permission from ACS Sensors 10.1021/acssensors.4c01298 ©2024 American Chemical Society) Analysis of human breath can provide a non-invasive method for cancer screening or disease diagnosis. The level of isoprene in exhaled breath, for example, provides [...]

Author(s): Michael SchirberThe experimental confirmation of supersolid vortices opens the prospect of making and studying laboratory analogues of rotating neutron stars.[Physics 17, 166] Published Mon Nov 18, 2024 [...]

Author(s): Benjamin RotenbergThe identification of a new type of symmetry in statistical mechanics could help scientists derive and interpret fundamental relationships in this branch of physics.[Physics 17, 163] Published Mon Nov 18, 2024 [...]

Ask the average person in the street to describe a physicist and they will probably outline an eccentric older man with grey wiry hair wearing a lab coat or tweed jacket with elbow patches and a pair of glasses. While some members of the physics community do look like that [...]

Awarded to one scientist included in the Science News SN 10, a list spotlighting 10 early- and mid-career scientists on their way to widespread acclaim. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Society for Science today announced that Tracy Slatyer, Ph.D., a theoretical physics professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has won the $1,000 [...]

The School of Science appointed four Department of Physics faculty to named professorships. The faculty members selected for these positions receive additional support to pursue their research and develop their careers. Marin Soljačić ’96 has been appointed the Cecil and Ida Green Professorship of Physics. He leads the Photonics & Modern [...]

Author(s): Ryan WilkinsonThe observation of a previously unseen photon delay in the production of quantum light has implications for the development of quantum technologies.[Physics 17, s130] Published Thu Nov 14, 2024 [...]