A team of physicists and engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered a new way to measure the orientation ...

Astronomers have succeeded in observing the magnetic field around a young star where planets are thought to be forming. The team was able to use dust to measure the three-dimensional structure ...

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky!

ALMA observations of the protoplanetary disk around HD 142527. The white bars show the directions of the magnetic field revealed by the orientation of the dust grains. The strength of the magnetic ...

A US nuclear fusion startup claims a new study confirms its technology produces stable thermal plasmas—an essential step ...

Learn how microphones and amplifiers work together to convert sound to electrical signals for clear audio output.

In physics, the term "isotropy" means a system where the properties are the same in all directions. For fusion, neutron ...

Quantum spin liquids are fascinating states of matter where magnetic spins stay disordered, defying the usual rules of magnetism. Professor Yasuyuki Ishii and his team have made an exciting discovery ...

SWEATING, shaking and scared, Susanna Cappellaro gritted her teeth as the ‘surgeon’ about to transform her into a real-life cyborg stated: “Everything we do in this shop hurts.” Undergoing an op ...

Electrons have a hidden feature — spin — that could revolutionize technology. Magnets can control it, but researchers are now ...

If the magnet is stationary. (e.g. A permanent magnet that is ... It was observed that current-carrying wires created a circular magnetic field around them. The convention of the right hand grip rule ...

For decades, fusion researchers struggled with neutron isotropy, a key indicator of scalable plasma stability. Zap Energy’s ...