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Department of Physics & Texas Center for Superconductivity

Physical science research at the University of Houston encompasses a wide range of topics including collaborations with the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva and Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at Brookhaven.

Unique Low-Cost Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Coating

Unique Low-Cost Ultrananocrystalline Diamond (UNCD™) Coating, enables New Generations of Industrial Products, High-Tech Devices, Medical Devices, and Prostheses.
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Open Access Government January 2024

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Hidden population of stars behind mysterious supernovae

Scientists have unravelled the mystery surrounding hydrogen-poor supernovae, cosmic explosions that can outshine entire galaxies.
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Supporting the U.S. Physical Sciences

Open Access Government looks at supporting the U.S. Physical Sciences in the U.S., including research on superconductivity, high energy physics, and quantum information science.
Space and Galaxy light speed travel. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

Uniting Einstein’s gravity with Quantum mechanics

Physicists from University College London (UCL) have put forth a theory to adapt the longstanding clash between two foundational pillars of modern physics – quantum theory and Einstein's theory of general relativity.
planet Jupiter with some of the 69 known moons lit by the Sun and the galaxy

The behaviour of galaxies: The hunt for the ninth planet

The farthest regions of our solar system may conceal an additional planet or indications of adjustments to the laws of gravity.

India becomes the first to land spacecraft near the moon’s south pole

On Wednesday, India became the first to land a spacecraft near the moon's south pole. The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft's Vikram ladder touched down shortly after 6 p.m and cost around $75 million.
Credits: Frank Summers (STScI), Greg Bacon (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Leah Hustak (STScI), Joseph Olmsted (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI); Science by: Steve Finkelstein (UT Austin), Rebecca Larson (RIT), Micaela Bagley (UT Austin)

Tracking the expansion of the universe like never before

New research is improving the accuracy of the parameters governing the expansion of the universe, helping astronomers determine how the universe grew into its current state, and what the future holds for us Although it is well known and accepted that our universe is expanding, with no landmarks, it is...
A series of images sent by Chandrayaan-3 show the craters on the lunar surface getting larger and larger as the spacecraft gets closer

India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft enters lunar orbit

India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has entered lunar orbit, setting the stage for its second moon landing attempt in 18 days, advancing green policies in the UK.
At the centre of this image is the young star V960 Mon, located over 5000 light-years away in the constellation Monoceros. Dusty material with potential to form planets surrounds the star.  Observations obtained using the Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch (SPHERE) instrument on ESO’s VLT, represented in yellow in this image, show that the dusty material orbiting the young star is assembling together in a series of intricate spiral arms extending to distances greater than the entire Solar System.  Meanwhile, the blue regions represent data obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner. The ALMA data peers deeper into the structure of the spiral arms, revealing large dusty clumps that could contract and collapse to form giant planets roughly the size of Jupiter via a process known as “gravitational instability”.

Groundbreaking image exposes secrets of planet formation

European Southern Observatory's groundbreaking image shows dusty clumps around a young star that may pave the way for Jupiter-sized planet formation.

Galactic Enigma: The mystery of a dark matter-free galaxy

A team of scientists, led by researcher Sebastién Comerón, discovers the galaxy NGC 1277 lacks dark matter, challenging cosmological models,
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Rotating Lepton Model of Matter: European innovation potential

Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, calls attention to building a pan-European innovation potential ecosystem in health served with top-notch infrastructures.
An image of a galaxy being smeared around a gravitational lens creating one of the most complete Einstein rings ever seen, as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, S. Jha Acknowledgement: L. Shatz)

Gravitational lensing method reveals accurate mass of a galaxy hosting a quasar

EPFL researchers reveal their ground-breaking technique for determining the mass of a galaxy hosting a quasar through the use of a powerful gravitational lensing method This method offers precision three times greater than any other existing method. Ultimately, the technique will allow the team from EPFL to study the evolution...
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The Goldilocks Zone: Hospitable planets may be more common than we think

In a groundbreaking analysis utilizing the latest telescope observations, astronomers from the University of Florida have revealed that one-third of all common planets in our galaxy may be classed as 'hospitable planets'.
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Fusion power innovation project receives £12 million funding

A new partnership in Imperial College London is scaling safer, cleaner, and more abundant energy from fusion power.
Artist's impression of an aurora and the surrounding radiation belt of the ultracool dwarf LSR J1835+3259. Credit: Chuck Carter, Melodie Kao, Heising-Simons Foundation

First radiation belt seen outside of our solar system

A double-lobed structure like the radiation belt of Jupiter has been spotted using high-resolution emissions from an ultracool dwarf.
Space and Galaxy light speed travel. Elements of this image furnished by NASA

Largest cosmic explosion recorded was ten times brighter than any supernova

Three times brighter than the brightest tidal disruption event, the AT2021lwx was the largest known cosmic explosion recorded by the University of Southampton.
Chrysaora melanaster, Japanese sea nettle swimming inside aquarium.

Revolutionary underwater robot designed to remove waste from the ocean

Researchers pilot-test their jellyfish-inspired underwater robot to collect waste from the bottom of the ocean, which interacts gently with its environment without disturbing it.
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JWST: Tiny distant galaxy gives clues to Big Bang’s history

JWST researchers have been able to locate a tiny distant galaxy which originated around 500 million years after the Big Bang – in the universe’s youth.

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