Temperature emerges as a control for topological properties of materials

by quasarn01 | Sep 2, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Spin-orbit coupling (SOC), an interaction between an electron’s spin and its motion, plays a key role in creating topological insulators—unusual materials that are insulating in their interior but can conduct electricity along their surfaces. Go to...

New research could improve detection of chiral molecules in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology

by quasarn01 | Sep 2, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Ohio University Distinguished Professor Alexander Govorov of the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute (NQPI) in the College of Arts and Sciences has co-authored a new study published in Science Advances with...

Many space missions are searching for life beyond Earth, but are we prepared for the fallout if they succeed?

by quasarn01 | Sep 1, 2026 | Astronomy

Microbes from space have fueled the plots of science fiction mainstays like “Project Hail Mary” and “The Andromeda Strain.” But with more space missions launching each year, finding extraterrestrial life in a microbial form is becoming more...

Giant impact could have formed an intact moon within five hours, simulations suggest

by quasarn01 | Sep 1, 2026 | Astronomy

New Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) modeling, conducted in collaboration with scientists at the University of Arizona, shows fundamental differences in how the moon may have formed from the giant impact that created the Earth–moon system. The new results used...

Pa. officer charged with voluntary manslaughter in fatal OIS

by quasarn01 | Sep 1, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

The Upper Pottsgrove Police corporal was responding to the scene after college student Glenwood Earl Pysher IV approached the wrong house and startled residents Go to Source