Research & Discovery | Innovation News Network /category/research-discovery-news/ Science, Research & Innovation News Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:01:20 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Creating compact and efficient electro-optic modulators for free space /creating-compact-efficient-electro-optic-modulators-free-space/22165/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creating-compact-efficient-electro-optic-modulators-free-space /creating-compact-efficient-electro-optic-modulators-free-space/22165/#respond Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:01:20 +0000 /?p=22165 Researchers have developed a compact and high-speed electro-optic modulator for free space applications that modulates light at gigahertz speed. Electro-optic modulators, which control aspects of light in response to electrical signals, are essential for everything, from sensing to metrology and telecommunications. Currently, the majority of research into these modulators is focused on applications that take […]

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]]> /creating-compact-efficient-electro-optic-modulators-free-space/22165/feed/ 0 Achieving sustainable photon upconversion /achieving-sustainable-photon-upconversion/22106/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=achieving-sustainable-photon-upconversion /achieving-sustainable-photon-upconversion/22106/#respond Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:15:42 +0000 /?p=22106 Scientists in Mainz and Berlin have successfully utilised chromium for efficient green-to-blue photon upconversion. Sustainable chemical applications need to be able to employ and incorporate renewable energy sources, renewable raw materials, and Earth-abundant elements. However, many techniques have only been successful when utilising expensive precious metals or rare earth metals, the extraction of which can […]

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]]> /achieving-sustainable-photon-upconversion/22106/feed/ 0 The existence of one-pole magnets: Fact or fiction? /the-existence-of-one-pole-magnets-fact-fiction/21884/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-existence-of-one-pole-magnets-fact-fiction /the-existence-of-one-pole-magnets-fact-fiction/21884/#respond Thu, 26 May 2022 09:53:41 +0000 /?p=21884 A collaborative team of researchers have investigated magnetic monopoles and utilised cosmic rays and particle accelerators to determine the existence of one-pole magnets. What is a magnetic monopole? Particle physicists define a magnetic monopole as a hypothetical elementary particle that is an isolated magnet with only one magnetic pole. The existence of one-pole magnets is […]

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]]> /the-existence-of-one-pole-magnets-fact-fiction/21884/feed/ 0 Scientists revolutionise the nuclear magnetic resonance method /revolutionise-nuclear-magnetic-resonance-method/21547/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=revolutionise-nuclear-magnetic-resonance-method /revolutionise-nuclear-magnetic-resonance-method/21547/#respond Wed, 18 May 2022 13:02:33 +0000 /?p=21547 Researchers from the University of Vienna have revolutionised the nuclear magnetic resonance method to monitor fast and complicated biomolecular events, such as protein folding. A scientific research team, including Dennis Kurzbach from the University of Vienna’s Faculty of Chemistry, has recently published their revolutionised method of nuclear magnetic resonance in the journal Nature Protocols. What […]

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]]> /revolutionise-nuclear-magnetic-resonance-method/21547/feed/ 0 The MANDELA project launches nuclear physics laboratories in South Africa /mandela-project-launch-nuclear-physics-laboratories-south-africa/20930/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mandela-project-launch-nuclear-physics-laboratories-south-africa /mandela-project-launch-nuclear-physics-laboratories-south-africa/20930/#respond Wed, 04 May 2022 12:50:32 +0000 /?p=20930 The MANDELA project has officially launched at UWC and UniZulu, in collaboration with the University of York, to open nuclear physics laboratories in South Africa. The construction of two nuclear physics laboratories in South Africa has been completed. The laboratories will now be used to develop nuclear physics detector technology and to train students. The […]

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]]> /mandela-project-launch-nuclear-physics-laboratories-south-africa/20930/feed/ 0 The Large Hadron Collider to resume after a maintenance break /large-hadron-collider-resume-maintenance-break/20602/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=large-hadron-collider-resume-maintenance-break /large-hadron-collider-resume-maintenance-break/20602/#respond Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:08:20 +0000 /?p=20602 Researchers at CERN announced on 22 April 2022 that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has restarted after a three-year break for maintenance, consolidation, and upgrade work. What has the Large Hadron Collider observed since it restarted? On 22 April 2022, two beams of protons circulated in opposite directions around the LHC’s 27-kilometre ring at their […]

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]]> /large-hadron-collider-resume-maintenance-break/20602/feed/ 0 Determining top-quark mass with unparalleled precision /determining-top-quark-mass-unparalleled-precision/20531/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=determining-top-quark-mass-unparalleled-precision /determining-top-quark-mass-unparalleled-precision/20531/#respond Thu, 21 Apr 2022 15:05:37 +0000 /?p=20531 The CMS Experiment at CERN has successfully measured the mass of the top-quark with greater precision than ever before. In order to understand the world at its smallest scale, it is vital to have an accurate assessment of the top-quark mass. Measuring the mass of the top-quark Now, a novel study at the CMS collaboration […]

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]]> /determining-top-quark-mass-unparalleled-precision/20531/feed/ 0 A novel cosmic ray sensor can successfully observe tsunami waves /novel-cosmic-ray-sensor-successfully-observe-tsunami-waves/20296/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=novel-cosmic-ray-sensor-successfully-observe-tsunami-waves /novel-cosmic-ray-sensor-successfully-observe-tsunami-waves/20296/#respond Wed, 13 Apr 2022 08:35:57 +0000 /?p=20296 Researchers from the University of Tokyo use muon particle technology to observe and detect tsunami waves. Highly energetic particles called muons are ever present in the atmosphere and can pass through large objects with ease. Sensitive detectors installed along the Tokyo Bay tunnel measure muons passing through the sea above them. This allows for changes […]

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]]> /novel-cosmic-ray-sensor-successfully-observe-tsunami-waves/20296/feed/ 0 CDF collaboration researchers achieve precise measurement of W boson mass /cdf-collaboration-researchers-achieve-precise-measurement-w-boson-mass/20195/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cdf-collaboration-researchers-achieve-precise-measurement-w-boson-mass /cdf-collaboration-researchers-achieve-precise-measurement-w-boson-mass/20195/#respond Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:51:54 +0000 /?p=20195 Scientists at the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) have attained the most precise measurement yet of the mass of the W boson.  After a decade of research and analysis, researchers working with the CDF collaboration at the US Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) have successfully attained the most precise measurement of the […]

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]]> /cdf-collaboration-researchers-achieve-precise-measurement-w-boson-mass/20195/feed/ 0 Novel centre marks funding boost for science in the North East  /novel-centre-marks-funding-boost-science-north-east/20124/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=novel-centre-marks-funding-boost-science-north-east /novel-centre-marks-funding-boost-science-north-east/20124/#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:13:51 +0000 /?p=20124 A new centre for science in the North East – which will be ran by Northumbria and Newcastle Universities – represents a significant boost for the region.  Big data is the special application of data science, in which the large volume of data sets require overcoming logistical challenges, due to traditional data software programming being […]

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]]> /novel-centre-marks-funding-boost-science-north-east/20124/feed/ 0 How nanomagnets self-align in specific layouts due to temperature change /how-nanomagnets-self-align-specific-layouts-temperature-change/20105/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-nanomagnets-self-align-specific-layouts-temperature-change /how-nanomagnets-self-align-specific-layouts-temperature-change/20105/#respond Tue, 05 Apr 2022 13:17:05 +0000 /?p=20105 Researchers at PSI have utilised nanomagnets to analyse their behaviour under certain temperature changes, to allow a better understanding of processes that take place within artificial spin ice. When water freezes to form ice, the water molecules, alongside their hydrogen and oxygen atoms, arrange themselves in a complex structure. Water and ice are different states, and […]

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]]> /how-nanomagnets-self-align-specific-layouts-temperature-change/20105/feed/ 0 Scavenger nanoparticles could make fuel cell-powered vehicles a reality /scavenger-nanoparticles-fuel-cell-powered-vehicles-reality/19993/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scavenger-nanoparticles-fuel-cell-powered-vehicles-reality /scavenger-nanoparticles-fuel-cell-powered-vehicles-reality/19993/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2022 14:52:20 +0000 /?p=19993 A collaborative group of engineers have created a material that prevents inexpensive catalysts from degrading in cell-powered vehicles. A collaborative team, including engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago, has developed a material that has the potential to give fuel cell-powered vehicles a competitive edge over the battery systems that currently power the majority of […]

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]]> /scavenger-nanoparticles-fuel-cell-powered-vehicles-reality/19993/feed/ 0 UK Government supports Ukrainian research community in Britain /uk-government-supports-ukrainian-research-community-britain/19846/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-government-supports-ukrainian-research-community-britain /uk-government-supports-ukrainian-research-community-britain/19846/#respond Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:10:23 +0000 /?p=19846 The UK Government is providing a £3m support package for Ukrainian research community involved in academic research in Britain, in order to facilitate the continuation of their important work. On 27 March 2022, the Government announced that the Ukrainian research community will benefit from a £3m package of support to ensure that significant scientific endeavours […]

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]]> /uk-government-supports-ukrainian-research-community-britain/19846/feed/ 0 Observing top-quark-photon production for the first time /observing-top-quark-photon-production/19740/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=observing-top-quark-photon-production /observing-top-quark-photon-production/19740/#respond Thu, 24 Mar 2022 16:25:01 +0000 /?p=19740 Researchers with CERN’s ATLAS collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider have achieved the first observation of electroweak top-quark–photon production. The top quark is incredibly unique; it is the heaviest known particle and thus interacts with the Higgs boson. The top quark’s interactions with other particles offer very encouraging information in the quest to discover physics […]

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]]> /observing-top-quark-photon-production/19740/feed/ 0 Analysing long-lived particles could explain mysteries of the Universe /long-lived-particles-explain-mysteries-universe/19673/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=long-lived-particles-explain-mysteries-universe /long-lived-particles-explain-mysteries-universe/19673/#respond Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:40:45 +0000 /?p=19673 Physicists participating in the ATLAS experiment are on the hunt for new, long-lived particles that could help to explain several outstanding mysteries of the Universe. What have scientists discovered regarding long-lived particles? High-energy collisions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) permit researchers to clearly investigate heavy Standard Model particles, such as the Higgs boson, that […]

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]]> /long-lived-particles-explain-mysteries-universe/19673/feed/ 0 Superconductive materials with potential for real-world applications /superconductive-materials-real-world-applications/19600/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=superconductive-materials-real-world-applications /superconductive-materials-real-world-applications/19600/#respond Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:11:13 +0000 /?p=19600 A research team from Linköping University has made headway in discovering superconductive materials that are useful in real-world situations. How was this superconductive material discovered? Scientists have discovered that magnesium diboride becomes superconductive at a higher temperature when it is stretched. This discovery is a big step in the scientific community, as it possesses potential […]

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]]> /superconductive-materials-real-world-applications/19600/feed/ 0 Photoionisation used to gain insights into complex molecular potential /photoionisation-used-to-gain-insights-into-complex-molecular-potential/19503/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=photoionisation-used-to-gain-insights-into-complex-molecular-potential /photoionisation-used-to-gain-insights-into-complex-molecular-potential/19503/#respond Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:33:41 +0000 /?p=19503 The mechanism of photoionisation has been used to highlight how complex pathways influence time delays in the ionisation of molecules. How can researchers employ the mechanism of photoionisation to gain an insight into complex molecular potential? This question has now been answered by a research team, led by Professor Dr Giuseppe Sansone, from the Institute of […]

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]]> /photoionisation-used-to-gain-insights-into-complex-molecular-potential/19503/feed/ 0 Behaviour of hybrid matter-antimatter atoms in superfluid helium revealed /behaviour-hybrid-matter-antimatter-atoms-superfluid-helium/19466/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=behaviour-hybrid-matter-antimatter-atoms-superfluid-helium /behaviour-hybrid-matter-antimatter-atoms-superfluid-helium/19466/#respond Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:37:51 +0000 /?p=19466 A collaborative study conducted by CERN and ASACUSA has revealed that hybrid matter-antimatter atoms have an unexpected response to laser light when immersed in superfluid helium. What has been discovered about the hybrid matter-antimatter atoms? “Our study suggests that hybrid matter–antimatter helium atoms could be used beyond particle physics, in particular in condensed-matter physics and […]

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]]> /behaviour-hybrid-matter-antimatter-atoms-superfluid-helium/19466/feed/ 0 UK Government announces plans for largest ever research and development budget /government-announces-largest-ever-research-development-budget/19411/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=government-announces-largest-ever-research-development-budget /government-announces-largest-ever-research-development-budget/19411/#respond Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:07:44 +0000 /?p=19411 The £39.8 billion research and development budget for 2022-2025 will help deliver the UK Government’s Innovation Strategy and drive forward scientific ambitions. The largest ever research and development budget (R&D), worth £39.8 billion, has been allocated across the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy’s partner organisations, the UK Government has confirmed today.  Driving forward […]

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]]> /government-announces-largest-ever-research-development-budget/19411/feed/ 0 Imaging the electron dynamics in atoms made possible /imaging-the-electron-dynamics-in-atoms-made-possible/19337/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=imaging-the-electron-dynamics-in-atoms-made-possible /imaging-the-electron-dynamics-in-atoms-made-possible/19337/#respond Fri, 11 Mar 2022 15:57:32 +0000 /?p=19337 A University Hannover scientist has developed a new imaging method to measure the tiniest details of electron dynamics in atoms. An international team led by researchers from the Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD at Leibniz University Hannover (LUH) has successfully imaged the fastest and smallest details of the electron dynamics in atoms utilising light with wavelengths, […]

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