Muon spin rotation spectroscopy uncovers unique behavior and structure of a phosphorus-containing organic radical
Muon spin rotation (µSR) spectroscopy is a powerful technique that helps to study the behavior of materials at the atomic ...
Atoms that measure magnetic fields could lead to new quantum sensors
A team of physicists and engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered a new way to measure the orientation ...
Building blocks of life identified in sample collected from asteroid Bennu
This artist’s concept shows NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft descending towards asteroid Bennu to collect a sample of the ...
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Asteroid Bennu came from a distant, lost world of salty ponds
Asteroid Bennu seems to have come from a long-lost world on the fringes of the solar system, where saltwater pooled and dried ...
Historic Leap: MIT Physicists Measure Quantum Geometry for First Time
Work reveals new ways to understand and manipulate electrons in materials. MIT physicists, in collaboration with colleagues, ...
Scientists Just Found DNA’s Building Blocks in Asteroid Bennu – Could This Explain Life’s Origins?
Japanese scientists detected all five nucleobases — building blocks of DNA and RNA — in samples returned from asteroid Bennu ...