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Rust as an alternative to silicon in computer technology

Scientists have developed a method of using iron oxide as an alternative to silicon in computer technology.

Using total absorption gamma-ray spectroscopy to study nuclear beta decay

Dr Muriel Fallot, Assistant Professor at the University of Nantes (SUBATECH Laboratory) performs her work using the Total Absorption Gamma-ray Spectroscopy technique to study...

Physicists make most stable transmission of a laser signal through atmosphere

Scientists have set a world record for the most stable transmission of a laser signal through the atmosphere.

New theory suggests the existence of a fifth dimension could explain dark matter

Theoretical physicists speculate that the existence of a fifth dimension could solve many open questions in physics.

New method to quickly calculate the properties of an atomic nucleus

Physicists led by Chalmers University of Technology have designed a new method to quickly calculate the properties of an atomic nucleus.

Scientists create a new rocket thruster based on the mechanism behind solar flares

A type of rocket thruster that exploits the mechanism behind solar flares has been proposed by a physicist at the US Department of Energy.

The CERN Antimatter Factory’s role in the search for cold dark matter

CERN has opened up new possibilities in the search for cold dark matter by setting new limits on the existence of axion-like particles.

Scientists use neutron scattering experiments to understand tumour suppression

Scientists have used neutron scattering techniques to investigate what happens inside cells when they are at risk of becoming cancerous.

Connecting the physics of semimetals to the theory of black holes

A joint research collaboration has launched a three-year research project connecting the physics of semimetals to the theory of black holes.

Heavy ion physics and its applications

Dr Ivan Kisel uses the analogy of throwing pebbles into a pond and observing their ripples to explain how heavy ion physics is approached.

Exploring the Universe with Cosmological surveys

Using cosmological surveys to trace the evolution of the Universe and understand its accelerated expansion. In the last hundred years, cosmology has made significant steps...

Neutrino research: aiding our understanding of the Universe

Michel Gonin, Senior physicist, and Professor at Leprince-Ringuet laboratory, discusses the latest neutrino experiments and how they are key to our understanding of the...

Scientists suggest newly detected X-ray emissions from neutron stars could be evidence of axions

As published in Physical Review Letters, evidence of long-sought hypothetical particles, known as axions, could be found in X-ray emissions.

Study using ultracold atoms sheds new light on an unknown quantum phenomenon

Researchers at the University of Bonn, Germany, have used ultracold atoms to study a previously unknown quantum phenomenon.

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