Posts Tagged ‘universe’

‘Twisted’ solution to antimatter vs. matter

U. WARWICK (UK) — Physicists may have neglected the significant effect of our galaxy’s rotation on the pattern of how subatomic particles breakdown, a new study suggests. Continue…

Friday, July 15, 2011 11:06 - 1 Comment

Universe born in a spin—and still whirling?

U. MICHIGAN (US) — New findings raise questions about the universe’s assumed mirror symmetry—and seem to suggest the early universe spun on an axis. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 8, 2011 12:39 - 0 Comments

Dark matter ‘wimps’ hard to grasp

U. CHICAGO (US) — An experiment more than a mile underground may reveal that dark matter’s deeply held secret is that it’s a WIMP. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 8, 2010 12:18 - 3 Comments

In universe’s beginning, chaos reigned

NORTHWESTERN (US)—A new mathematical argument proves earlier conjecture that the expansion of the universe at the time of the big bang was highly chaotic. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 23, 2010 10:35 - 1 Comment

Intensity mapping shines light on dark energy

CARNEGIE-MELLON (US)—A new tool for tracking large cosmic structures—called intensity mapping—is expected to provide valuable clues about the nature of the “dark energy” believed to constitute nearly three-fourths of the mass and energy of the universe. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 16, 2010 11:36 - 6 Comments

Universe’s age: 13.75 billion years

STANFORD (US)—Using entire galaxies as lenses to look at other galaxies, researchers have a newly precise way to measure the size and age of the universe and how rapidly it is expanding, on a par with other techniques. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 13, 2010 16:51 - 2 Comments

Dealing with a universe of data

U. CHICAGO—Modeling the evolution of the universe is no mean feat, not only because of the complex mathematics involved, but also because of the sheer amount of data that is generated from a working model of—well, the universe. (more…)