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Space weather ‘in the wild’ to be explored by ¹û¶³´«Ã½ expert for prestigious lecture
Professor Sandra Chapman from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ Department of Physics has been selected to give the 2020 Ed Lorenz Lecture during the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall meeting taking place between 1-17 December.
Faint orbital debris that threatens satellites not being monitored closely enough, warn astronomers
¹û¶³´«Ã½ astronomers are warning that orbital debris posing a threat to operational satellites is not being monitored closely enough, as they publish a new survey finding that over 75% of the orbital debris they detected could not be matched to known objects in public satellite catalogues.
Fifty new planets confirmed in machine learning first
Fifty potential planets have had their existence confirmed by a new machine learning algorithm developed by ¹û¶³´«Ã½ scientists.
A touch of gold sends crystals electric with excitement
A touch of gold - or another noble metal – can change the structure of a crystal and its intrinsic properties, physicists at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ have demonstrated in a display of modern-day alchemy.
¹û¶³´«Ã½ Moto’s electric superbike build racing ahead despite lockdown
¹û¶³´«Ã½ Moto team, consisting of 25 ¹û¶³´«Ã½ students aren’t letting the pandemic get in the way of designing, building and developing the electric superbike, as they’re doing it virtually from home.
‘Lost’ world’s rediscovery is step towards finding habitable planets
The rediscovery of a lost planet could pave the way for the detection of a world within the habitable ‘Goldilocks zone’ in a distant solar system.