Radiations Newsletter

Spring Term 2021 Week 6

The combination of gravitational-wave and x-ray observations of neutron stars provides new insight into the structure of these stars, as well as new confirmation of Einstein’s theory of gravity.

A satellite experiment has revealed that the heaviest known neutron star is unexpectedly large, which suggests that the matter in the star’s inner core is less “squeezable” than some models predict.

Researchers make the most precise measurement yet of the neutron distribution in a heavy nucleus, with implications for the structure of neutron stars.

With a one-pixel detector and a pulsed emitting device, researchers are able to produce a 3D image of a room from multiple echoes.

A device usually associated with stable information storage can be modified to be extremely sensitive to thermal noise, offering a source of randomness for probabilistic computing.

A new “lensing” technique counters the spreading of an ultracold cloud of atoms inside a tiny waveguide.

By shaping the phase of a light beam, researchers demonstrate that they can guide its path through an otherwise light-impenetrable material.

Geophysicist Jack Holt explains how Earth’s debris-covered glaciers can teach us about the climate history of Mars.