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UCI astronomers determine precise mass of a giant black hole
May 09, 2016 (SPX)
Astronomers from the University of California, Irvine and other universities have derived a highly precise measurement of the mass of a black hole at the center...
Measuring a black hole 660 million times as massive as our sun
May 08, 2016 (SPX)
It's about 660 million times as massive as our sun, and a cloud of gas circles it at about 1.1 million mph. This supermassive black hole sits at the center of a...
One minus 1 does not always equal 0 in chemistry
May 03, 2016 (SPX)
In the world of chemistry, one minus one almost always equals zero. But new research from Northwestern University and the Centre National de la Recherche Scient...
Weasel chews power cable, puts LHC experiments on hold
Apr 29, 2016 (UPI)
A weasel has temporarily thwarted the search for mysterious subatomic particles. As New Scientist reported, the slender mammal chewed a cable of the Large Hadro...
Japan gives up on failed black hole research satellite
Apr 28, 2016 (AFP)
Japan's space agency said Thursday that a quarter-of-a-billion-dollar satellite sent to study mysterious black holes has failed, concluding a month-long effort ...
Japan abandons $250mn black hole satellite
Apr 28, 2016 (AFP)
Japan is abandoning a quarter-of-a-billion-dollar satellite it sent to study black holes, disappointed space scientists said Thursday, after spending a month tr...
Einstein's theory of relativity faces satellite test
Apr 26, 2016 (AFP)
Einstein's theory of general relativity is to be put to the test by a newly launched satellite in an experiment that could upend our understanding of physics. T...
The atom without properties
Apr 26, 2016 (SPX)
The microscopic world is governed by the rules of quantum mechanics, where the properties of a particle can be completely undetermined and yet strongly correlat...
Zip software can detect the quantum-classical boundary
Apr 25, 2016 (SPX)
Quantum physics has a reputation for being mysterious and mathematically challenging. That makes it all the more surprising that a new technique to detect quant...
The Universe, where space-time becomes discrete
Apr 25, 2016 (SPX)
Our experience of space-time is that of a continuous object, without gaps or discontinuities, just as it is described by classical physics. For some quantum gra...
Numerical simulations shed new light on early universe
Apr 22, 2016 (SPX)
Innovative multidisciplinary research in nuclear and particle physics and cosmology has led to the development of a new, more accurate computer code to study th...
Swiss watch exports plunge on Hong Kong, US slowdown
Apr 21, 2016 (AFP)
Global exports of Swiss watches plummeted in March, amid a dramatic contraction of sales in main markets Hong Kong and the United States. Exports fell 16.1 perc...
Physicist analyzes first electron neutrino data from NOvA Experiment
Apr 20, 2016 (SPX)
Mayly Sanchez clicked to a presentation slide showing the telltale track of an electron neutrino racing through the 14,000-ton Far Detector of the NOvA Neutrino...
Three-way battles in the quantum world
Apr 18, 2016 (SPX)
When water in a pot is slowly heated to the boil, an exciting duel of energies takes place inside the liquid. On the one hand there is the interaction energy th...
Study finds unexpected long-range particle interactions
Apr 18, 2016 (SPX)
Moving bodies can be attracted to each other, even when they're quite far apart and separated by many other objects: That, in a nutshell, is the somewhat unexpe...
A single ion impacts a million water molecules
Apr 15, 2016 (SPX)
Water is simple and complex at the same time. A single water molecule (H20) is made up of only 3 atoms. Yet the collective behavior of water molecules is unique...
Venezuela moves clocks forward 30 min to save power
Apr 15, 2016 (AFP)
Venezuela announced Friday it is shifting its time zone forward 30 minutes to save power and alleviate a severe electricity crisis the government blames on the ...
Exotic quantum effects can govern the chemistry around us
Apr 14, 2016 (SPX)
Objects of the quantum world are of a concealed and cold-blooded nature: they usually behave in a quantum manner only when they are significantly cooled and iso...
ORNL neutron 'splashes' reveal signature of exotic particles
Apr 14, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory used neutrons to uncover novel behavior in materials that holds promise for quantum comp...
Quantum effects affect the best superconductor
Apr 14, 2016 (SPX)
The theoretical results of a piece of international research published in Nature, whose first author is Ion Errea, a researcher at the UPV/EHU and DIPC, suggest...
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