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    Record for Fastest Light Pulse Set

    August 8, 2017, Categories  Physics, Technology/Electronics

    University of Central Florida Professor Zenghu Chang broke the record for the fastest light pulse. Credit: University of Central Florida

    University of Central Florida Professor Zenghu Chang broke the record for the fastest light pulse. Credit: University of Central Florida

    The 53-attosecond light pulse breaks the record set by the same team in 2012. The group led by Professor Zenghu Chang beat its own record set in 2012: a 67-attosecond extreme UV light pulse. In 53 attoseconds, light travels < 1/1000 of the diameter of a human hair. Attosecond light pulses allow scientists to capture images of fast-moving electrons in atoms and molecules with unprecedented sharpness.

    As reported Aug. 4 in Nature Communications, the pulses Chang has now demonstrated are not just shorter in duration, but also in wavelength...

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    Glittering Stars: Spiral galaxy NGC 4248

    July 30, 2017, Categories  Uncategorized

    Spiral galaxy NGC 4248, 24 million light-years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs). Credit: European Space Agency

    Spiral galaxy NGC 4248, 24 million light-years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs). Credit: European Space Agency

    This beautiful clump of glowing gas, dark dust and glittering stars is the spiral galaxy NGC 4248, located about 24 million light-years away in the constellation of Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs). This image was produced by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope as it embarked upon compiling the first Hubble ultraviolet “atlas,” which targeted 50 nearby star-forming galaxies. The collection spans all kinds of different morphologies, masses, and structures. Studying this sample can help us to piece together the star-formation history of the Universe.

    By exploring how massive stars form and evolve within such galaxies, astronomers can learn more about h...

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    Takeoff and cruise: Toyota making ‘Flying Car,’ Luxury Boat (Update)

    June 4, 2017, Categories  Physics, Technology/Electronics

    1. Tsubasa Nakamura, project leader of Cartivator, second from left, watches the flight of the test model of the flying car on a former school ground in Toyota, central Japan, Saturday, June 3, 2017. Cartivator Resource Management, in which Toyota invested 42.5 million yen ($386,000), showed to reporters Saturday a test flight of a concoction of aluminum framing and propellers. It took off several times, hovering at eye level for a few seconds, before falling to the ground. (AP Photo/Koji Ueda) 2. This undated artist rendering released by Cartivator shows a flying car Cartivator plans to develop in the future. Cartivator Resource Management, in which Toyota invested 42.5 million yen ($386,000), showed to reporters Saturday, June 3, 2017, a test flight of a concoction of aluminum framing and propellers in Toyota, central Japan. It took off several times, hovering as high as eye level for a few seconds, before falling to the ground. Cartivator's goal is to deliver seamless transition from driving to flight so a tiny car can fly and light the Olympic torch in the 2020 games, according to project leader Tsubasa Nakamura. (Cartivator via AP) 3, In this May 26, 2017, photo, staff operate a Lexus luxury concept "yacht," in Tokyo Bay. With a streamlined curvaceous design, inspired by a dolphin and as evocative of a Lexus car, it's being promised as a commercial product in the next few years. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

    1. Tsubasa Nakamura, project leader of Cartivator, second from left, watches the flight of the test model of the flying car on a former school ground in Toyota, central Japan, Saturday, June 3, 2017. Cartivator Resource Management, in which Toyota invested 42.5 million yen ($386,000), showed to reporters Saturday a test flight of a concoction of aluminum framing and propellers. It took off several times, hovering at eye level for a few seconds, before falling to the ground. (AP Photo/Koji Ueda)
    2. This undated artist rendering released by Cartivator shows a flying car Cartivator plans to develop in the future. Cartivator Resource Management, in which Toyota invested 42...

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    Explaining why the Universe can be ‘Transparent’: Reionization is based on a Galaxy’s Dust Content

    September 14, 2016, Categories  Astronomy/Space

    Reionization as illustrated by data from the Hubble and Chandra space telescopes. Credit: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss.

    Reionization as illustrated by data from the Hubble and Chandra space telescopes. Credit: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss

    Scientists can explain why the universe has enough energy to become transparent. The study marks the first quantitative study of how the gas content within galaxies scales with the amount of interstellar dust. This analysis shows that the gas in galaxies is like a “picket fence,” where some parts of the galaxy have little gas and are directly visible, whereas other parts have lots of gas and are effectively opaque to ionizing radiation. The ionization of hydrogen is important because of its effects on how galaxies grow and evolve...

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