Quasi-periodic oscillations detected in pulsar LMC X-4
Using ESA's XMM-Newton telescope, Indian astronomers have performed X-ray observations of a binary X-ray pulsar known as LMC X-4. The observational campaign resulted in the detection of quasi-periodic oscillations (QPOs) in this source. The finding i.....»»
Webb Space Telescope detects universe"s most distant complex organic molecules
Researchers have detected complex organic molecules in a galaxy more than 12 billion light-years away from Earth—the most distant galaxy in which these molecules are now known to exist. Thanks to the capabilities of the recently launched James Webb.....»»
Better understanding the bonds between carbon group elements
The bonds between clusters of elements in the fourteenth group of the periodic table are known to be fickle. Ranging from the nonmetal carbon, to the metalloids silicon and germanium, to the metals tin and lead, all these elements share the same conf.....»»
Software offers new way to listen for signals from the stars
The Breakthrough Listen Investigation for Periodic Spectral Signals (BLIPSS), led by Akshay Suresh, Cornell doctoral candidate in astronomy, is pioneering a search for periodic signals emanating from the core of our galaxy, the Milky Way. The researc.....»»
New research offers insight into fast radio bursts
Researchers using a telescope owned and operated by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have detected a "fast radio burst" in a nearby galaxy that questions what we know about how the phenomena form......»»
CERN facility takes a solid tick forward towards a nuclear clock
Atomic clocks are the world's most precise timekeepers. Based on periodic transitions between two electronic states of an atom, they can track the passage of time with a precision as high as one part in a quintillion, meaning that they won't lose or.....»»
Opinion: Australia is in a unique position to eliminate the bee-killing Varroa mite. Here"s what happens if we don"t
Varroa mites—notorious honey bee parasites—have recently reached Australian shores, detected at the Port of Newcastle in New South Wales last year. If they establish here, there would be significant implications for agricultural food security, as.....»»
Astronomers explore a recently discovered luminous quasar
Using various space telescopes, an international team of astronomers have observed a recently detected luminous quasar known as SMSS J114447.77-430859.3, or J1144 for short. Results of the observational campaign, available in the July 2023 edition of.....»»
Toward the realization of chiral spin liquids and non-Abelian anyons in quantum simulators
Chiral spin liquids are one of the most fascinating phases of matter ever imagined by physicists. These exotic liquids exhibit quasi-particles known as non-Abelian anyons that are neither bosons nor fermions, and whose manipulation could allow for th.....»»
Paraguay confirms bird flu cases
Cases of bird flu have been detected in backyard chickens in Paraguay, authorities said Saturday......»»
For the first time, astronomers have detected a radio signal from the massive explosion of a dying white dwarf
When stars like our sun die, they tend to go out with a whimper and not a bang—unless they happen to be part of a binary (two) star system that could give rise to a supernova explosion......»»
Atypical "mad cow disease" case detected in US
US health officials have detected an atypical case of "mad cow disease" in a beef cow at a slaughter plant in the state of South Carolina, they announced Friday......»»
MeerKAT radio telescope catches a "Mini Mouse" in the sky
Using the MeerKAT radio telescope, European astronomers have serendipitously discovered a new radio nebula during observations of the black hole binary GRS 1915+105. The newfound object, dubbed "the Mini Mouse," is a young radio pulsar escaping its b.....»»
Nebulon unveils threat detection solution for cryptographic ransomware
Nebulon announced TripLine, a new threat detection service designed to alert customers when a cryptographic ransomware attack has been detected, as well as the precise location and point-in-time the attack occurred. The company also announced smartDe.....»»
A highly performing device for polariton-based coherent microwave emission and amplification
When light strongly interacts with matter, it can produce unique quasi-particles called polaritons, which are half light and half matter. In recent decades, physicists explored the realization of polaritons in optical cavities and their value for the.....»»
Study reveals presence of Hunga Tonga eruption aerosols in Northern Hemisphere stratospheric westerlies
An international team led by researchers from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has detected aerosols from the Hunga Tonga eruption in the Northern Hemisphere stratospheric westerlies for the first time......»»
Scientists detect gases from fractured rock
Geoscientists have detected specific gases being released from fractured rocks in real time after a series of small chemical explosions set underground......»»
New variable star detected by Chinese astronomers
Using the Nanshan One-meter Wide-field Telescope (NOWT), astronomers from China have performed a photometric survey of the old open cluster NGC 188. In result, they identified many variable stars, one of which was detected for the first time. The fin.....»»
Astronomers find distant gas clouds with leftovers of the first stars
Using ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), researchers have found, for the first time, the fingerprints left by the explosion of the first stars in the universe. They detected three distant gas clouds whose chemical composition matches what we expect fr.....»»
Spin.AI partners with Google to reduce the risk of Chrome extensions for SecOps teams
Spin.AI has partnered with Google to integrate its new Chrome Extension Risk Assessment in Chrome Browser Cloud Management. This free tool gives administrators increased visibility into browser extensions detected across the Chrome ecosystem and allo.....»»
Using plasma against toxic PFAS chemicals
Harmful PFAS chemicals can now be detected in many soils and bodies of water. Removing them using conventional filter techniques is costly and almost infeasible. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IG.....»»