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Mapping the universe with artificial intelligence

October 15, 2012
Researchers in Germany have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to chart and explain the structure and dynamics of the Universe.“Our model is a big step forward. With the help...

Historic observation of rare exploding star

October 10, 2012
The first ever direct observations of a type1a supernova - the ‘standard candle’ for astronomers to measure distance - have been made. Exploding stars called Type 1a supernovas are ideal...

Flat lens focuses telecom wavelengths without distortion

October 8, 2012
An ultrathin, flat lens that focuses light without imparting the distortion associated with conventional lenses has been created by applied physicists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences...

Quantum mechanics caught on camera

September 24, 2012
Images of quantum entanglement have been caught on camera for the first time by researchers at the University of Glasgow. Entanglement is one of the bizarre behaviours exhibited by particles...

Dark energy really does exist

September 13, 2012
Dark energy, a cosmic substance thought to be speeding up the expansion of the Universe, really does exist, according to a team of astronomers at the University of Portsmouth and...

Milky Way galaxy ‘twins’ discovered

August 30, 2012
The Milky Way is a far from unique galaxy, but when paired with its close companions - dwarf galaxies, the Magellanic Clouds – it is very rare. However, now astronomers...

Bright future for photonics

August 24, 2012
Optical fibres that change the wavelength – and therefore colour – of light have been developed by physicists at the University of Bath.A fibre drawing tower uses a precisely controlled...

Quantum dot moves to redefine ampere

August 15, 2012
A pump which picks electrons up one-by-one and moves them across a barrier to create a well-defined electrical current has been developed by National Physical Laboratory and University of Cambridge...

Explosive solar activity imaged

August 3, 2012
New images of an upward surge of the Sun’s gases into a coronal loop have helped scientists move closer towards understanding the origin of space storms.Meanwhile the UK Government Office...

Physics of the thixotropic solution

July 20, 2012
Corn flour and water – it’s a non-Newtonian fluid - but exactly how does it work? This is a question that physicists from the University of Chicago have attempted to...

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