Physics and Astronomy News Archive: March 2011

Image: Black holes: a model for superconductors?

Black holes: a model for superconductors?

Source: UIllinois   Posted: 3/14/11

Physicists have shown how charged black holes can be used to model the behavior of interacting electrons in unconventional superconductors.
Image: Reading Earth’s magnetic history

Reading Earth’s magnetic history

Source: MIT   Posted: 3/14/11

New tool allows unprecedented accuracy in dating of some seafloor rocks, with potential to help climate analysis.
Image: Oscillating gels could find many uses

Oscillating gels could find many uses

Source: MIT   Posted: 3/14/11

MIT researchers analyze behavior of materials that change by themselves; could lead to practical applications.
Image: NASA Images Tsunami's Effects on Northeastern Japan

NASA Images Tsunami's Effects on Northeastern Japan

Source: NASA/JPL   Posted: 3/14/11

The extent of inundation from the destructive and deadly tsunami triggered by the March 11, 2011, magnitude 8.9 earthquake centered off Japan's northeastern coast about 130 kilometers (82 miles) east of the city of Sendai is revealed in this NASA satellite image.