The surprising influence of shape on twisted graphene
Scientists are exploring the behavior of electrons in helicoidal graphene strips, a unique form of graphene with a twisted shape. Graphene is a material known [more…]
Scientists are exploring the behavior of electrons in helicoidal graphene strips, a unique form of graphene with a twisted shape. Graphene is a material known [more…]
Many physicists are still skeptical that dark energy can fully explain gravity, and are therefore exploring alternative theories. Our modern understanding of astrophysics and cosmology [more…]
Comparing simulated X-ray emissions from galaxy clusters to real observations provides support for the Standard Model of Cosmology. Our understanding of the Universe’s evolution relies [more…]
Scientists have been unable to observe phasons with mass, but a team of physicists have finally managed it. In metals, the outermost electrons of atoms [more…]
The powerful capabilities of the JWST allowed scientists to penetrate dust and gas clouds to capture crucial data on new star formation. Although astrophysicists have [more…]
4D printing produces a living polymer network that can be printed into 3D shapes and then broken down into its monomer units for reuse. The [more…]
Finding the Universe’s first black holes with the help of Hawking radiation. Astronomical observations of such cosmic phenomena as higher-than-expected velocities of star motion and [more…]
A new study evaluates gravity using string theory, a promising candidate for describing particle interactions at their most fundamental level. Albert Einstein completed his work [more…]
Astronomers looking at how black holes grow over time may have found the answer to one of the biggest problems in cosmology. Black holes are [more…]
Astronomers report recent observation of six massive galaxies that according to our current understanding of the Universe should not exist at all. Launched into orbit [more…]