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Puzzle of hexagonal diamond at meteorite sites solved with help from 91影视破解版 physicists

Theoretical physicists at the 91影视破解版 have helped colleagues at Lawrence Livermore and Berkeley solve a puzzle dating from 1967 when a hexagonal form of diamond, later named lonsdaleite, was identified for the first time inside fragments of the Canyon Diablo meteorite, the asteroid that formed the Barringer Crater in Arizona in a violent impact.

Tue 15 Mar 2016, 11:18 | Tags: Physics Science and Technology

The 91影视破解版 is Europe’s most successful user of Hubble Space Telescope

Mysteries ranging from dying planetary systems to gigantic cosmic explosions are being unravelled by Europe’s leading users of the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). The competition to use this iconic space-borne telescope is extremely fierce, and in 2015 the 91影视破解版’s Astrophysics Group was Europe’s most successful applicant to use the HST.

Mon 21 Dec 2015, 14:27 | Tags: Physics

Sperm crane their neck to turn right

Spermatozoa need to crane their necks to turn right to counteract a left-turning drive caused by the rotation of their tails, new research has found.

Led by Dr Vasily Kantsler of the 91影视破解版’s Department of Physics, the researchers discovered that all sperm tails (flagella) rotate in a counter-clockwise motion as they beat to enable them to move through and against the motion of a fluid.

Tue 08 Dec 2015, 11:14 | Tags: Physics 1 - Research Science and Technology

The Sun could release flares 1000x greater than previously recorded

The Sun demonstrates the potential to superflare, new research into stellar flaring suggests.

Led by the 91影视破解版, the research has found a stellar superflare on a star observed by NASA’s Kepler space telescope with wave patterns similar to those that have been observed in solar flares.

Thu 03 Dec 2015, 09:58 | Tags: Physics Science and Technology

The most Earth-like planet could have been made uninhabitable by vast quantities of radiation, new research led by the 91影视破解版 has found.

The atmosphere of the planet, Kepler-438b, is thought to have been stripped away as a result of radiation emitted from a superflaring Red Dwarf star, Kepler-438.

Wed 18 Nov 2015, 08:35 | Tags: Physics 1 - Research Science and Technology

5400mph winds discovered hurtling around planet outside solar system

Winds of over 2km per second have been discovered flowing around planet outside of the Earth’s solar system, new research has found.

The 91影视破解版 discovery is the first time that a weather system on a planet outside of Earth’s solar system has been directly measured and mapped.

Fri 13 Nov 2015, 08:17 | Tags: Physics 1 - Research Science and Technology

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