Physics and Astronomy News Archive: July 2016

Image: Wearable Thin-Film Transistors Developed

Wearable Thin-Film Transistors Developed

Source: KAIST   Posted: 7/29/16

KAIST develops ultrathin, transparent oxide thin-film transistors for wearable display.
Image: Single light particle hologram created

Single light particle hologram created

Source: FUW   Posted: 7/25/16

Scientists at have created the first ever hologram of a single light particle.
Image: Upsizing nanostructures into 3-D printed materials

Upsizing nanostructures into 3-D printed materials

Source: VTech   Posted: 7/22/16

A new process allows materials synthesized at the nano-level to be scaled to larger sizes to take advantage of their mechanical, optical, and energy properties.
Image: Warm Jupiters Not As Lonely As Expected

Warm Jupiters Not As Lonely As Expected

Source: UToronto   Posted: 7/21/16

Astronomers have given us our clearest understanding yet of a class of exoplanets called “Warm Jupiters”, showing that many have unexpected planetary companions.
Image: Tiny hard disk writes information atom by atom

Tiny hard disk writes information atom by atom

Source: TUDelft   Posted: 7/20/16

A team of scientists to build a memory of 1 kilobyte (8,000 bits), where each bit is represented by the position of one single chlorine atom.
Image: Dark Energy Measured with Record-Breaking Map of 1.2 Million Galaxies

Dark Energy Measured with Record-Breaking Map of 1.2 Million Galaxies

Source: LBL   Posted: 7/19/16

Physicists and astronomers have announced results from the largest-ever, three-dimensional map of distant galaxies.
Image: Scientists’ Breakthrough In Modelling Universe

Scientists’ Breakthrough In Modelling Universe

Source: UoP   Posted: 7/6/16

Research teams in Europe and the USA have begun modelling the universe for the first time using Einstein’s full general theory of relativity.
Image: What Did Earth’s Ancient Magnetic Field Look Like?

What Did Earth’s Ancient Magnetic Field Look Like?

Source: Carnegie   Posted: 7/6/16

New work suggests Earth’s ancient magnetic field was significantly different than the present day field, originating from several poles rather than the familiar two.
Image: Fastest-Spinning Brown-Dwarf Star Detected

Fastest-Spinning Brown-Dwarf Star Detected

Source: PSU   Posted: 7/1/16

Astronomers have detected what may be the most-rapidly-rotating, ultra-cool, brown-dwarf star ever seen.