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Physics and Astronomy News Archive: March 2007
Physicists shine a light, produce startling liquid jet
Source: UChicago Posted: 3/27/07
By shining a laser beam through a soapy liquid, scientists produced a long jet of liquid that broke up into droplets after traversing a surprisingly long distance.
Source: UChicago Posted: 3/27/07
By shining a laser beam through a soapy liquid, scientists produced a long jet of liquid that broke up into droplets after traversing a surprisingly long distance.
Tiny Enceladus Masks Mighty Saturn's Clock
Source: PPARC Posted: 3/27/07
New data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows how the small moon, Enceladus, is weighing down Saturn's magnetic field so much that the field is rotating slower than the planet.
Source: PPARC Posted: 3/27/07
New data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows how the small moon, Enceladus, is weighing down Saturn's magnetic field so much that the field is rotating slower than the planet.
A Mathematical Solution for Another Dimension
Source: NSF Posted: 3/27/07
Scientists have mapped E8 math group -- a feat numerically akin to the mapping of the human genome -- allowing for breakthroughs in geometry, number theory and the physics of string theory.
Source: NSF Posted: 3/27/07
Scientists have mapped E8 math group -- a feat numerically akin to the mapping of the human genome -- allowing for breakthroughs in geometry, number theory and the physics of string theory.
Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
Source: NASA/JPL Posted: 3/27/07
An odd, six-sided, honeycomb-shaped feature circling the entire north pole of Saturn has captured the interest of scientists with NASA's Cassini mission.
Source: NASA/JPL Posted: 3/27/07
An odd, six-sided, honeycomb-shaped feature circling the entire north pole of Saturn has captured the interest of scientists with NASA's Cassini mission.
New form of matter-antimatter transformation observed for first time
Source: PPARC Posted: 3/17/07
For the first time, scientists using the BaBar experiment at SLAC have observed the transition of one type of particle, the neutral D-meson, into its antimatter particle - a process known as 'mixing'.
Source: PPARC Posted: 3/17/07
For the first time, scientists using the BaBar experiment at SLAC have observed the transition of one type of particle, the neutral D-meson, into its antimatter particle - a process known as 'mixing'.
Mars' South Pole Ice Deep and Wide
Source: NASA Posted: 3/17/07
New measurements of Mars' south polar region indicate extensive frozen water. The polar region contains enough frozen water to cover the whole planet in a liquid layer approximately 11 meters (36 feet) deep.
Source: NASA Posted: 3/17/07
New measurements of Mars' south polar region indicate extensive frozen water. The polar region contains enough frozen water to cover the whole planet in a liquid layer approximately 11 meters (36 feet) deep.
A Single-Photon Server with Just One Atom
Source: Max Planck Soc. Posted: 3/17/07
Physicists at Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics have succeeded in turning a Rubidium atom into a single-photon server.
Source: Max Planck Soc. Posted: 3/17/07
Physicists at Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics have succeeded in turning a Rubidium atom into a single-photon server.
Ice created in nanoseconds by Sandia’s Z machine
Source: Sandia Posted: 3/17/07
Sandia’s huge Z machine, which generates temperatures hotter than the sun, has turned water to ice in nanoseconds.
Source: Sandia Posted: 3/17/07
Sandia’s huge Z machine, which generates temperatures hotter than the sun, has turned water to ice in nanoseconds.
Gamma-Ray Burst Challenges Theory
Source: NASA Posted: 3/11/07
In a series of landmark observations, NASA's Swift satellite has challenged some of astronomers' fundamental ideas about gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), which are among the most extreme events in our universe.
Source: NASA Posted: 3/11/07
In a series of landmark observations, NASA's Swift satellite has challenged some of astronomers' fundamental ideas about gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), which are among the most extreme events in our universe.
From Diatoms to Gas Sensors
Source: GaTech Posted: 3/11/07
The three-dimensional shells of tiny ocean creatures could provide the foundation for novel electronic devices, including efficient gas sensors.
Source: GaTech Posted: 3/11/07
The three-dimensional shells of tiny ocean creatures could provide the foundation for novel electronic devices, including efficient gas sensors.
XMM-Newton finds the leader of the Magnificent Seven in a spin
Source: ESA Posted: 3/11/07
A decade-long mystery has been solved. The brightest member of the so-called 'magnificent seven' has been found to pulsate with a period of seven seconds.
Source: ESA Posted: 3/11/07
A decade-long mystery has been solved. The brightest member of the so-called 'magnificent seven' has been found to pulsate with a period of seven seconds.
New Coating Is Virtual Black Hole for Reflections
Source: NSF Posted: 3/11/07
Researchers have created an anti-reflective coating that allows light to travel through it, but lets almost none bounce off its surface.
Source: NSF Posted: 3/11/07
Researchers have created an anti-reflective coating that allows light to travel through it, but lets almost none bounce off its surface.
