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- 1University of Iowa researcher wins funding to study solar wind plasma wavesโผUI researcher earns funding to improve detection of plasma waves in the solar wind
A University of Iowa researcher has received new funding to improve how plasma waves in the solar wind are detected. The work aims to sharpen scientific understanding of space weather and the behaviour of charged particles streaming from the sun. Details of the funding amount and the researcher's name were not specified in the coverage, but the grant is being highlighted by the university's news outlet.
- 2Scientists Hunt Dark Matter a Mile Underground in South Dakotaโ๐ ICYMI: About 85% of all matter across the # universe remains undetected by standard scientific instruments. Operating
Roughly 85% of all matter in the universe is dark matter, invisible to standard scientific instruments. UCLA astrophysicist Alvine Kamaha and the LUX-ZEPLIN collaboration are searching for it using a detector operating nearly a mile (1.6 km) underground in South Dakota, where rock shielding blocks cosmic rays so rare particle interactions from dark matter can be tracked.
- 3X-ray microscopy reveals flow dynamics in nanoparticle suspensionsโMultiscale transitional flow in anisotropic nanoparticle suspensions revealed by time-resolved X-ray scatter microscopy
A study published in Nature uses time-resolved X-ray scatter microscopy to observe multiscale transitional flow in anisotropic nanoparticle suspensions. The technique captures how these particles behave across different length scales during flow, offering new insight into the dynamics of complex fluids. The findings could inform research in materials science and soft matter physics.
- 4Professor Tara Shears to host public evening on antimatterโAn evening with Professor Tara Shears OBE exploring the mysteries of antimatter
The University of Liverpool is hosting an evening event with Professor Tara Shears OBE exploring the mysteries of antimatter. The particle physicist, known for her work on the LHCb experiment at CERN, will discuss what antimatter is, why it remains one of physics' biggest puzzles, and why the universe appears to be made almost entirely of matter despite theory suggesting equal amounts of both should have formed after the Big Bang.
- 5Dark Matter May Behave Like Waves, Quasar Could Prove ItโDark Matter May Behave Like Waves and a Distant Quasar Could Prove It
A new study suggests dark matter may behave like waves rather than particles, and astronomers propose that observations of a distant quasar could provide the evidence needed to test the idea. The research offers a possible way to distinguish between competing dark matter models, and physicists are watching to see whether quasar observations can confirm or rule out the wave-like scenario.