Observation of magnetic flipping in single proton heralds high-precision studies into matter and antimatter
PhysOrg: One of the greatest mysteries of modern physics is the imbalance of matter and antimatter in the Universe. As every particle is produced and destroyed in tandem with its antiparticle, which has an identical mass but opposite charge, scientists are…
Photo: Stefan Ulmer, RIKEN Ulmer Initiative Research Unit
Chemists produce star-shaped macromolecule that grabs large anions
PhysOrg: Chemists at Indiana University Bloomington have created a symmetrical, five-sided macrocycle that is easy to synthesize and has characteristics that may help expand the molecular tool box available to researchers in biology, chemistry and materials sciences. The molecule, which the…
Photo: Amar Flood, Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts
Toxic Mars: Astronauts Must Deal with Perchlorate on the Red Planet
Space.com: The pervading carpet of perchlorate chemicals found on Mars may boost the chances that microbial life exists on the Red Planet — but perchlorates are also perilous to the health of future crews destined to explore that way-off world. Perchlorates…
Photo: NASA/JPL
Mystery of X-ray light from black holes solved
Science Daily: It is a mystery that has stymied astrophysicists for decades: how do black holes produce so many high-power X-rays? In a new study, astrophysicists from The Johns Hopkins University, NASA and the Rochester Institute of Technology conducted research that bridges…
Photo: Johns Hopkins University
Nanotubes on graphene make the ultimate heat sink
Materials Views: What may be the ultimate heat sink is only possible because of yet another astounding capability of graphene. The one-atom-thick form of carbon can act as a go-between that allows vertically aligned carbon nanotubes to grow on nearly anything. That…
Photo: Honda Research Institute.
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