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National Science Foundation: promoting the progress of science

The National Science Foundation (NSF) works to push the boundaries of knowledge, explains Physics Division Director, Dr Denise Caldwell.

CERN approves a new neutrino detector experiment at the LHC

CERN’s newly approved project, Scattering and Neutrino Detector at the Large Hadron Collider, will be the facility’s ninth experiment.

HV-CMOS sensors – the future of fundamental physics experiments

Dr Eva Vilella-Figueras discusses the revolutionary HV-CMOS silicon sensors her team are developing for fundamental physics experiments.

A new joint international physics research laboratory in Japan for the physics of the “two infinities”

The National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the University of Tokyo collaborate in joint international research laboratory for physics at the smallest and...

Detecting internal stress of 3D-printed gas turbine buckets

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich have developed a process that detects the internal stress of gas turbine buckets.

New research calls hypothetical spin liquids into question

Measurements attained by researchers at TU Wien indicate that new routes must be taken to identify materials that can be utilised as spin liquids.

Research concludes older stars spin faster than expected

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have confirmed that stars spin faster than previously expected as they age.

Radio telescope discovers dense and spinning neutron star

Using the Murchison Widefield Array telescope, astronomers have discovered a pulsar – a dense and rapidly spinning neutron star sending radio waves into the cosmos.

Materials advancements are vital to the development of quantum hardware

A new study explores the necessity for advances in quantum hardware materials to further develop the capabilities of quantum computers.

How studying neutrinos can help us to better understand the Universe

Professors Luis A Anchordoqui from CUNY and Vanderbilt University’s Thomas J Weiler explain how neutrinos help us to understand the Universe.

Mysterious fast radio bursts found at lower-frequency than ever before

A new investigation has discovered radio waves transmitted at lower frequencies than ever detected before in mysterious fast radio bursts.

Improving the performance of superconductor wires

Researchers at Florida State University have discovered a way to improve the performance of electrical wires used as high-temperature superconductors.

Following the movement of atoms in real time could result in better materials design

Researchers from the University of Cambridge are following the movement of atoms as they cluster to form two-dimensional materials, a single atomic layer thick.

New research solves gravitational phenomenon of the ocean

An investigation has devised a new theory that looks to solve an oceanic gravitational phenomenon that has long evaded scientists.

Demonstrating atom interferometry in space for the first time

A team of researchers has successfully performed atom interferometry in space, on board a sounding rocket, for the first time.

Muon g-2 experiment provides evidence of new physics

Fermilab has published the first data from their muon g-2 experiment, revealing new evidence that physics beyond the standard model exists.

The Clover Array for Nuclear Structure Studies at HIγS

A new research programme in low-energy nuclear structure is currently under development at the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory.

Cooling down antihydrogen atoms using laser light for the first time

In a world first, the ALPHA collaboration at CERN has successfully cooled down antihydrogen atoms – the simplest form of atomic antimatter – using laser light.

Electromagnetic fields of nanostructures visualised in 3D

Researchers at Graz University of Technology and the University of Graz, along with experts from France, have visualised the electromagnetic fields of nanostructures in 3D.

Mysterious black hole photon sphere explained by string theory

Researchers at Kavli IPMU have utilised string theory to understand the behaviour of particles outside the photon sphere of a black hole.

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