Physics : Science World Report

Jan 28, 2014 02:59 PM EST

Astronomer Spots Never-Before-Seen Hydrogen River Flowing Through Space

An astronomer at the University of West Virginia believes he has discovered a never-before-seen hydrogen river that is flowing through space and streaming into the galaxy of NGC 6946. His discovery is attributed to the use of the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope.

Jan 23, 2014 06:02 PM EST

Researchers Use Ocean Waves to Predict Seismic Shaking in Southern California

Results show a rupture of the San Andreas Fault could generate three times more shaking in Los Angeles than surrounding regions.

Jan 19, 2014 04:45 PM EST

Natural 3D Counterpart to Graphene Discovered in Arcane Form of Quantum Matter

The discovery of what is essentially a 3D version of graphene -- the 2D sheets of carbon through which electrons race at many times the speed at which they move through silicon -- promises exciting new things to come for the high-tech industry, including much faster transistors and far more compact ...

Jan 14, 2014 11:18 PM EST

Weighing Particles at the Attogram Scale

New device from MIT can measure masses as small as one millionth of a trillionth of a gram, in solution.

Jan 13, 2014 05:47 AM EST

Sticky Feet Robot Developed to Save Astronauts From Dangerous Spacewalks and Maintenance Tasks

An international tests show claims that the sticky feet of a gecko like robot developed by a team of engineering scientists could be useful in future space missions.

Jan 13, 2014 04:34 AM EST

Researchers Create Faster and Cheaper Organic Transistors to Transform your T.V.

A collaborative study funded by DARPA had led to the development of a world's fastest thin-film organic transistors. This newly developed thin, transparent semiconductors promises to stand as a foundation for cheap, high performance displays.

Jan 09, 2014 08:47 AM EST

Scientists Make Most Accurate Measurement of the Universe to Date: One Percent

How big is the universe? That's a good question, and scientists may have found out. They've measured the scale of the universe to an accuracy of one percent, a finding that could be key to determining the nature of dark energy.

Jan 08, 2014 10:49 PM EST

Super-Strong Magnetic Pulse Generator Prototype Unveiled

A novel high-tech magnetic pulse generator that shrinks the size of this kind of device from room-sized to tabletop has been developed and demonstrated by Rice University scientists.

Jan 06, 2014 03:27 PM EST

New Materials Found with Supercomputer, Now to be Created in Experiments

In the search for cheaper materials that mimic their purer, more expensive counterparts, researchers are abandoning hunches and intuition for theoretical models and pure computing power.

Jan 06, 2014 02:24 PM EST

Researchers Forecast Cancer Treatments and Atomic-Scale Modelling in 2014

Radical new treatments for cancer could be available in hospitals in 2014, while quantum computing could allow scientists to model chemical reactions at the atomic level for the first time – these are some of the predictions made by researchers in Horizon’s poll of major developments this year. ...

Dec 29, 2013 02:55 PM EST