Energy & Particles : Science World Report

Jun 27, 2013 10:58 PM EDT

On the Hunt For Neutrinos

Every second, trillions of particles called neutrinos pass through your body. These particles have a mass so tiny it has never been measured, and they interact so weakly with other matter that it is nearly impossible to detect them, making it very difficult to study their behavior.

Jun 24, 2013 09:55 AM EDT

Solar Splashdowns Provide Insight Into Evolution of Young Stars

NASA's SDO captured an eruption on the Sun on 7 June 2011 that blasted tons of hot plasma into the space. The subsequent splashdown that occurred on the surface of the sun sparking bright flashes of ultraviolet rays during that process, explains how young stars are formed by sucking up nearby gas.

Jun 24, 2013 08:33 AM EDT

Sun Emits Earth Directed Coronal Mass Ejection (CME)

As the Northern Hemisphere was preparing for the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, our sun exploded an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME) sending billions of tons of particles into space at 11.24 p.m EDT. on 20 June 2013.

Jun 24, 2013 04:35 AM EDT

Newly Developed Sugar Solution Turns Tissues Transparent in 3 Days

The sugar solution developed by a team from the RIKEN Center for Developmental biology enables the researchers to gain detailed images of the biological structures such as brain at an unprecedented resolution.

Jun 21, 2013 11:46 AM EDT

Small and Powerful Tabletop Particle Accelerator Created by Texas Physicists

Physicists have built a "small" and powerful tabletop particle accelerator that can generate energies and speeds previously reached only by major facilities that are hundreds of feet long and cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build.

Jun 21, 2013 08:58 AM EDT

Quantum-Mechanical Secret Revealed in Photosynthesis: Future of Solar Energy

Converting sunlight into energy more efficiently could mean a better way to power our homes, vehicles and electronic devices. Now, scientists have looked at photosynthesis in plants and have found that the high efficient energy transport in these biological organisms is connected to a quantum-mechan...

Jun 20, 2013 03:52 PM EDT

Artificial Photosynthesis: DNA Constructs Antenna to Collect Green Solar Energy

Plants are tiny powerhouses. Now, scientists have made an important step forward when it comes to creating artificial photosynthesis. They've created a tiny "antenna" to collect sunlight that involves combining self-assembling DNA molecules with simple dye molecules.

Jun 20, 2013 11:33 AM EDT

Quantum Network Milestone: Scientists Entangle Light with Optical Atomic Coherence

Scientists may have just reached a quantum network milestone. Using clouds of ultra-cold atoms and a pair of lasers operating at optical wavelengths, they've entangled light with an optical atomic coherence composed of interacting atoms in two different states.

Jun 20, 2013 09:50 AM EDT

Scientists Create New Eco Friendly Battery Made of Wood and Sodium [VIDEO]

A team of scientists at the University of Maryland are currently working on creating a long lasting eco friendly battery using only wood, tin and sodium as raw materials that can store large amount of energy at once.

Jun 13, 2013 05:42 AM EDT

Scientists Identify Oldest Remains of Human-Derived Lead Pollution in the World

The team of researchers have identified the oldest remains of human derived lead pollution in the world in the northernmost region of Michigan. This indicates that lead pollution due to copper mining first appeared in North America than Europe, Asia and South America.

Jun 12, 2013 05:37 AM EDT

Sliding Dry Ice Resulted in Mysterious Gullies on Martian Dunes

The mysterious furrows that are visible on the Martian dunes are a result of the sliding blocks of frozen carbon dioxide that is otherwise known as dry ice, according to the latest NASA report.

Jun 11, 2013 06:29 AM EDT