Scientists observe flattest explosion ever seen in space
An explosion the size of our solar system has baffled scientists, as part of its shape—similar to that of an extremely flat disk—challenges everything we know about explosions in space.
An explosion the size of our solar system has baffled scientists, as part of its shape—similar to that of an extremely flat disk—challenges everything we know about explosions in space.
Astronomy
Mar 30, 2023
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Political divisions are deeper than at any time in the past 50 years, according to a new study led by the University of St Andrews.
Political science
Dec 8, 2021
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Researchers from St. Petersburg University have analyzed data from optical telescopes covering more than eight years and managed to explain the mechanism of polarization plane rotations in blazars.
Astronomy
Jun 24, 2021
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An international team of scientists, led by astrophysicists from the University of Bath in the UK, has measured the magnetic field in a far-off Gamma-Ray Burst, confirming for the first time a decades-long theoretical prediction—that ...
Astronomy
Jun 16, 2021
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Increasing political polarization is often attributed to the internet and the dramatic increase in access to sources of information—also known as the new media landscape.
Social Sciences
Jan 25, 2021
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Researchers have for the first time measured a fundamental property of magnets called magnon polarization—and in the process, are making progress towards building low-energy devices.
Quantum Physics
Jul 28, 2020
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The novel fibres' latest advances, published this week in Nature Photonics, have underlined the technology's potential for next generation optical interferometric systems and sensors.
Optics & Photonics
May 12, 2020
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An international research team led by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Turku, Finland, mapped the interstellar magnetic field structure and interstellar matter distribution in the solar neighbourhood. ...
Astronomy
Apr 8, 2020
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A UNSW study published today in Nature Communications presents an exciting step towards domain-wall nanoelectronics: a novel form of future electronics based on nano-scale conduction paths, and which could allow for extremely ...
Nanophysics
Jan 20, 2020
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Fiddler crabs see the polarisation of light and this gives them the edge when it comes to spotting potentials threats, such as a rival crab or a predator. Now researchers at the University of Bristol have begun to unravel ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 21, 2019
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