Alternating Currents for Alternative Computing with Magnets
A new study conducted at the University of Vienna, the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, and the Helmholtz Centers in Berlin and Dresden takes an important step in the challenge to miniaturize computing devices and to make them more energy-efficient.
Argonne Physicist Honored with 2024 Science Breakthrough of the Year
The German Falling Walls Foundation is recognizing Argonne physicist Saw Wai Hla for X-ray research that could be widely applied in environmental and medical research and the development of batteries and microelectronic devices.
Replacing Hype About Artificial Intelligence with Accurate Measurements of Success
A new paper in Nature Machine Intelligence notes that journal articles reporting how well machine learning models solve certain kinds of equations are often overly optimistic. The researchers suggest two rules for reporting results and systemic changes to encourage clarity and accuracy in reporting.
Emily Carter Wins Prestigious Marsha I. Lester Award From American Chemical Society
Nominees for the award must be members of the ACS's physical chemistry division. The winner receives the award at the meeting, gives a research presentation, and receives an honorarium. Carter is just the second person to receive this newly established award.
A Model of Holographic Dark Energy Is No Longer Unstable
Scientists at BFU named after Kant Immanuel, doctor of Physics and Mathematics Artyom V. Astashenok and Alexander S. Tepliakov have proved the viability of a holographic dark energy model. Such model was considered unstable and therefore wasn't widely used for describing the acceleration in the expansion of the Universe. The results of the research have been published in the Physics Letters B magazine.
Scientific Innovation Puts the Future in Focus
A broad-based look at the future of Argonne research.
Simulating a Critical Point in Quark Gluon Fluid
Scientists are conducting experiments in search of a critical point in the Quantum Chromodynamics phase diagram. The main signatures of this point involve changes in the number of particles produced in heavy ion collisions. Modeling these observables requires an extension of the standard fluid dynamic framework
PPPL Researcher Lan Gao Wins a DOE $2.75 Million Early Career Award to Develop Innovative Diagnostic Tools for Future Fusion Energy Devices
PPPL research scientist Lan Gao received a $2.75 million Early Career Research Program Award from the U.S. Department of Energy for her research on innovative X-ray diagnostics to develop fusion energy. Gao recently became head of PPPL's High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas Division of the Discovery Plasma Science Department.
What Role Does a Tailwind Play in Cycling's 'Everesting'?
Within the cycling realm, "to Everest" involves riding up and down the same mountain until your ascents total the elevation of Mt. Everest. A new record was set a few years ago, but a debate ensued about the strong tailwind the cyclist had on climbs. To what extent do the tailwind help a cyclist as they climb?
Elam Named as a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society
The article provides an overview of Elam's career and achievements on the occasion of his having been named as a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society.
California Streamin': Jefferson Lab, ESnet Achieve Coast-to-Coast Feed of Real-Time Physics Data
The test represented the culmination of nearly three years of collaboration between Jefferson Lab and ESnet to develop a novel networking hardware prototype that can connect scientific instruments to computing clusters over a wide-area network such as ESnet's in real time.
UAH Researcher Wins $608k SHINE Grant to Study Joule Heating in the Sun's Atmosphere for Clues to the Biggest Mystery in Heliophysics
Dr. Mehmet Sarp Yalim, a research scientist in the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has won a $608,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Solar, Heliospheric and INterplanetary Environment (SHINE) grant to study a process known as Joule, or Cowling, heating.
Department of Energy Announces $5.65 Million for Research on High Energy Density Plasmas
Funding of $5.65 million for 11 research projects in high energy density laboratory plasmas to better understand extreme environments was announced by the Department of Energy (DOE) today.
New Physics Needed? Maybe
An unexpected finding about how our universe formed is again raising the question: do we need new physics? The answer could fundamentally change what physics students are taught in classes around the world.
Magnifying Deep Space Through the "Carousel Lens"
A newly discovered cluster-scale strong gravitational lens, with a rare alignment of seven background lensed galaxies, provides a unique opportunity to study cosmology.
Vishveshwara Seamlessly Weaves Science and Art Together
Her father was a renowned physicist who studied black holes, and her mother is a prominent molecular biophysicist. You could say that physics is in her DNA. But physics isn't the only thing in Illinois Grainger Engineering professor Smitha Vishveshwara's blood; so are the arts.
Beneath the Brushstrokes, van Gogh's Sky is Alive with Real-World Physics
Van Gogh's brushstrokes in "The Starry Night" create an illusion of sky movement so convincing it led researchers to wonder how closely it aligns with the physics of real skies. Marine sciences and fluid dynamics specialists analyzed the painting to uncover what they call the hidden turbulence in the artwork.
New Results From the CMS Experiment Put W Boson Mass Mystery to Rest
Physicists on the CMS experiment announce the most elaborate mass measurement of a particle that is notoriously difficult to study and has captivated the physics community for decades.
Trailblazers in Plasma Turbulence Computer Simulations Win 2024 James Clerk Maxwell Prize
Greg Hammett and Bill Dorland have been awarded the 2024 James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics for their pioneering work on turbulence in plasma, a key challenge in the quest for fusion energy.
Unraveling the mystery surrounding the creation of heavy elements in stars
Scientists uncover new experimental data that will help them better understand how heavy elements are created in stars and the processes that shape the chemical makeup of the universe.
Physics has misled neuroscience for over two decades
How the brain works is a question that has intrigued scientists for centuries, raising multiple hypotheses and theories. In 1996, statistical physicists attempted to explain how the brain uses a combination of excitatory and inhibitory connections to reach a balanced network similarly to magnetic models.
Loyd Earns DOE Early Career Research Award for Neutron Detector Proposal
The Department of Energy's Office of Science has selected Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist Matthew Loyd for an Early Career Research Program award.Loyd, an R&D staff scientist in the Neutron Technologies Division, was selected by the Basic Energy Sciences program for his proposal, "Development of a Novel High-Count-Rate, High-Resolution Neutron Camera with Advanced Gamma Discrimination Capabilities.
Ice-Cold Plasma Electron Beams Prepare to Power Future Hard X-ray Laser Beams
Scientists have developed a blueprint for producing ultrabright and ultrashort pulses of electron beams for the next generation of particle accelerators, plasma wakefield accelerators (PWFA). This could enable new scientific tools such as X-ray free-electron-lasers (XFELs) that can see matter at smaller scales and faster speeds than now possible.