All 8 entries tagged Physics

Warwick praised for its support of women in physics

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/warwick_praised_for/

Two university physics departments have been recognised by the Institute of Physics (IOP) for their efforts made to reduce gender inequality among academic staff.

: 17 Sep 2009 11:08 |  Tags: Physics Press Releases Women |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Stellar explosion displays massive carbon footprint

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/stellar_explosion_displays/

While humans are still struggling to get rid of unwanted carbon it appears that the heavens are really rather good at it. New research by astrophysicists at the University of Warwick has discovered that a mystery stellar explosion recorded in 2006 may have marked the unusual death of an equally unusually carbon-rich star.

: 01 Jun 2009 09:46 |  Tags: Physics Press Releases Research Science |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

UK Astronomers' discovery sets new 13 Billion light Years distance record

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/uk_astronomers_discovery/

University of Warwick researchers are a key part of a team of scientists who have just detected an object that is a record 13 billion light years away making it the most distant known object in the Universe

: 28 Apr 2009 14:53 |  Tags: Physics Press Releases Space |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

£3.4 million programme to find solar cells you can wear, bend or even spray on

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The University of Warwick is to lead a consortium of eight UK universities in a new £3.4 Million programme to develop technologies that will lead to a new generation of solar ceils that you can not only wear, fold, bend, but you can also even spray onto surfaces.

: 12 Mar 2009 11:57 |  Tags: Engineering Physics Press Releases |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Quantum doughnuts slow and freeze light at will

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/quantum_doughnuts_slow/

Research led by the University of Warwick has found a way to use doughnut shaped by-products of quantum dots to slow and even freeze light, opening up a wide range of possibilities from reliable and effective light based computing to the possibility of “slow glass”.

: 09 Mar 2009 09:55 |  Tags: Physics Press Releases Research |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Bones get mended with high tech glass–of–milk–a–day

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Scientists at the new Nuclear-Magnetic Resonance unit at the University of Warwick have discovered how a high tech glass of milk is helping bones mend.

Low temperature Bioglass is used to help fix broken bones, but until now no-one has been able to understand the process.

: 26 Aug 2008 14:21 |  Tags: Collaboration Imperial Kent Nmr Physics University |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Programme promoting international research begins

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The director of the Max-Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Germany, Professor Klaus Kern, talks about collaboration with Warwick as he completes the first of a programme of visits by academics from across the world aimed at promoting international research across institutions and disciplines.

: 11 Apr 2008 12:22 |  Tags: Chemistry Innovation Kern Klaus Nanotechnology Physics Science |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem

Metal ring round white dwarf solves missing planets puzzle

Writing about web page http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/audio/?podcastItem=white_dwarf.mp3

Dr Boris Gänsicke and Professor Tom Marsh from The University of Warwick’s Astronomy and Astrophysics Group within the Department of Physics talk about their recent discovery of a metal rich gas disc around a white dwarf in the Virgo constellation.

Length: 16 minutes

Summary:
What does the Astronomy and Astrophysics group do
Recent discovery of a metal rich gas disc around a white dwarf in the Virgo constellation
How does this relate to an apparent lack of planets around white dwarfs
How white dwarfs are formed
The planet that caused the disruption of the asteroid
The Earth’s fate in 5 to 8 billion years
Implications of the discovery for our own Solar System
Why is the system so rare
Does this have any bearing on the question of life on other planets
Next stage of the white dwarf’s life
Further research on the star
What will happen to the metal rich disc

: 22 Dec 2006 11:01 |  Tags: Astrophysics Audio Boris Gaensicke Physics Planets Podcast Podcasts Solar System Tom Marsh White Dwarf |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem