Physics : Science World Report

Sep 10, 2013 09:02 AM EDT

'Hubble Bubble' Explains Differing Expansion Rates of the Universe

The "Hubble Bubble" may just help explain the differing measurements for the expansion rate of the universe. Scientists have created a theoretical model that places the Milky Way inside this type of cosmic bubble, revealing that it can explain some of the deviations between previous measurements and...

Sep 10, 2013 09:54 AM EDT

Tropical Butterfly Wings Inspire New Technologies

A new study conducted by the researchers of University of Exeter has made an exotic discovery about the beautiful shimmering wings of the tropical blue Morpho butterfly which could be used for innovating new technologies, from fabrics to sensors.

Sep 10, 2013 04:35 AM EDT

Scientists Create Bomb-Detecting Laser useful for Security Checkpoints

Scientists from Michigan State University have created a bomb-detecting laser that can be used as an additional measures at security checkpoints.

Sep 08, 2013 10:48 PM EDT

Using Digital SLR Cameras to Measure the Height of Northern Lights

Scientific research doesn't often start from outreach projects. Yet, Ryuho Kataoka from the National Institute of Polar Research in Tokyo, Japan, came up with an idea for a new method to measure the height of aurora borealis after working on a 3D movie for a planetarium. Kataoka and collaborators us...

Sep 06, 2013 10:05 PM EDT

New Low-Temperature Chemical Reaction Explained

Unusual reaction, never fully understood, is important to fuel combustion, atmospheric chemistry and biochemistry.

Sep 06, 2013 06:02 PM EDT

Real-Time Study of Single Molecules Possible With New Device Using Gold Nanoparticles

Thanks to a new device that is the size of a human hair, it is now possible to detect molecules in a liquid solution and observe their interactions.

Sep 05, 2013 04:25 PM EDT

Radioisotopes For High-Tech Health to be Produced With CERN Accelerator

A groundbreaking ceremony at CERN marked the beginning of the construction of CERN MEDICIS, a research facility that will make radioisotopes for medical applications.

Sep 05, 2013 03:34 PM EDT

Research Field of New Physics is a Long-Term Project to Completely Explain the Universe

No one knows for sure, but it is not unlikely that the universe is constructed in a completely different way than the usual theories and models of today predict.

Sep 02, 2013 11:09 AM EDT

Scientists Unravel Evolution of the Early Universe with Ultracold Atoms

Our universe was first created during the Big Bang, spawning stars and galaxies that helped populate the universe. Now, physicists have reproduced this event, creating a pattern resembling the cosmic wave background radiation in a laboratory simulation.

Aug 28, 2013 01:44 PM EDT

Modified Law of Gravity Predicts Speed of Dwarf Galaxies

An alternative hypothesis when it comes to the law of gravity may have more to it than meets the eye. Scientists have discovered that the modified law of gravity correctly predicted the velocity dispersion in 10 dwarf satellite galaxies of the Milky Way's giant neighbor Andromeda.

Aug 24, 2013 01:12 PM EDT

Pair of Atomic Clocks Set New Record for Stability

A pair of atomic clocks based on ytterbium atoms has set a new record for stability. The clocks are like 21st-century pendulums that could swing back and forth with perfect timing for a period comparable to the age of the universe.

Aug 23, 2013 05:42 PM EDT

Scientific Vandalism Melting Walls of Fusion Reactor Helps ITER

Scientists at JET, the world’s largest fusion energy research facility, have been deliberately melting parts of their own machine as they test materials for the fusion reactors of the future. These apparent acts of scientific vandalism are actually courageous experiments which have yielded valuabl...