Big fusion energy milestone achieved at Livermore lab
Ignition — the process of releasing fusion energy equal to or greater than the amount of energy used to confine the fuel — has long … Read more
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The mystery of neutron stars heats up
Until now, scientists were pretty sure they knew how the surface of a neutron star – a super dense star that forms when a large … Read more
Study Reduces Casimir Force to Lowest Recorded Level
A research team that includes a physics professor at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) has recorded a drastically reduced measurement of the Casimir effect, a … Read more
Toward a truly white organic LED
By inserting platinum atoms into an organic semiconductor, University of Utah physicists were able to “tune” the plastic-like polymer to emit light of different colors … Read more
NASA’s Finds Particle Accelerator at Heart of Earth’s Radiation Belts
Scientists have discovered a massive particle accelerator in the heart of one of the harshest regions of near-Earth space, a region of super-energetic, charged particles … Read more
Supercomputers simulate orbital debris impacts on spacecraft
We know it’s out there, debris from 50 years of space exploration — aluminum, steel, nylon, even liquid sodium from Russian satellites — orbiting around … Read more
Scientists model brain structure to help computers recognize objects
An essential question confronting neuroscientists and computer vision researchers alike is how objects can be identified by simply “looking” at an image. Introspectively, we know … Read more
Story tips from the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory — March 2011
When a Rhode-Island-sized ice chunk separates from Greenland, is the calving due to typical seasonal variations or a long-term warmer world? A project called the Scalable, Efficient, and Accurate Community Ice Sheet Model, or SEACISM, on the Jagua…
Dry lake reveals evidence of southwestern ‘megadroughts’
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, February 28, 2011 — There’s an old saying that if you don’t like the weather in New Mexico, wait five minutes. Maybe it should be amended to 10,000 years, according to new research.
In a letter published recently in the jo…
Building mental muscles through theoretical physics
INDIANAPOLIS — A grant from the D. J. Angus-Scientech Educational Foundation has made it possible for a student from a suburban Indianapolis high school to co-author, along with his mentor and two other scientists, a theoretical physics study in…
How hummingbirds fight the wind
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 21, 2010 — Hummingbirds rank among the world’s largest and most accomplished hovering animals, but how do they manage it in gusty winds?
A team of researchers at New Mexico State University, Los Alamos National L…
