A Beamline is Being Built for UV Spectroscopy
Physics

A Beamline is Being Built for UV Spectroscopy

Researchers have developed a method to generate femtosecond UV pulses that can be directed directly to a target as a spectroscopic probe using a pair of offset beams. Using ultrafast spectroscopy, we can measure an object's light response by detecting its atoms. [more…]

Antimatter Also Knows Gravity
Physics

Antimatter Also Knows Gravity

The first direct evidence of antihydrogen atoms falling into the Earth's gravitational field shows that they are subjected to gravity in the same way as normal matter. When a ball is thrown into the air, the Earth's gravitational force causes the ball to fall back to the ground. [more…]

Interaction of Crystal Defects
Physics

Interaction of Crystal Defects

The properties of a material may consist of a structure formed by the rotation of two or more linear defects around each other. Defects such as dislocations, where order is disrupted, occur in systems composed of ordered components such as crystals. [more…]

A Surprise from Metallic Grills
Physics

A Surprise from Metallic Grills

Researchers have carried out a new study using a metallic grid and infrared light. A light-matter coupling regime in which the local coupling strength can be 3,5 times greater than the average global coupling strength of the material [more…]

A New Generation Light Source
Physics

A New Generation Light Source

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's Linac Coherent Light Source, an x-ray free electron laser, is operating for the first time after an upgrade that will enable it to produce one million x-ray pulses per second. Twenty years [more…]

Conscious Awareness in Babies
SCIENCE

Conscious Awareness in Babies

Researchers used human newborns as test subjects to examine the age-old question of agency. They were able to connect a baby's foot to a mobile device mounted on his crib and track the moment the baby realized he could influence his environment. [more…]

Hydrogen Production from Used Plastic
Environment and Climate

Hydrogen Production from Used Plastic

Although hydrogen production is seen as a potential replacement for fossil fuels, the processes either produce too much carbon dioxide or are too expensive. Obtaining hydrogen from plastic garbage by Rice University researchers [more…]