Is a gravitational wave detection near Betelgeuse a sign the star is ready to explode? Posted on January 21, 2020 by quaezar In News At the end of its life, the enigmatic star will shine like a beacon in the sky First it was the strange dimming of Betelgeuse. Now it’s a gravitational wave that […]Read more Is a gravitational wave detection near Betelgeuse a sign the star is ready to explode?
Lithium-based semiconductor detects thermal neutrons Posted on January 21, 2020 by quaezar In News A new semiconductor made from lithium, indium, phosphorus, and selenium could lead the way to hand-held, portable, sensitive neutron detectors (Nature 2020, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-019-1886-8). Such instruments can spot nuclear materials […]Read more Lithium-based semiconductor detects thermal neutrons
How ‘spooky’ is quantum physics? The answer could be incalculable Posted on January 18, 2020 by quaezar In News Albert Einstein famously said that quantum mechanics should allow two objects to affect each other’s behaviour instantly across vast distances, something he dubbed “spooky action at a distance”1. Decades after […]Read more How ‘spooky’ is quantum physics? The answer could be incalculable
There’s a ‘Great Divide’ in Our Solar System, And We Might Finally Know How It Formed Posted on January 18, 2020 by quaezar In News Shortly after the Solar System formed, astronomers think it went through what’s known as the Great Divide – a splitting up of the planets into two distinct groups. We weren’t […]Read more There’s a ‘Great Divide’ in Our Solar System, And We Might Finally Know How It Formed