Japanese Physicists Generate Strongest Magnetic Field Ever Achieved Indoors

Sci-News.com ^ | Sept 18, 2018 | News Staff / Source

[ETL]

New article (today)

Nuclear Pasta: Exotic Substance in Neutron Stars’ Crust May Be Universe’s Strongest Material

Sep 19, 2018 by News Staff / Source

An international team of researchers from McGill University, California Institute of Technology and Indiana University has calculated the strength of nuclear pasta — extremely dense material deep inside the crust of neutron stars.

The results, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, show that nuclear pasta may be the strongest known material in the Universe, with a shear modulus of up to 1030 ergs/cm3 and breaking strain greater than 0.1.

http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/nuclear-pasta-06423.html

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Also today...

Hubble Detects Unusual Infrared Emission from Nearby Neutron Star

Sep 18, 2018 by News Staff

An unusual infrared emission from the neutron star RX J0806.4-4123 detected by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope could indicate new features never before seen: one possibility is that there is a disk of material surrounding the neutron star; another is that there is an energetic wind coming off RX J0806.4-4123 and slamming into gas in interstellar space the neutron star is plowing through.

http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/hubble-infrared-emission-neutron-star-06417.html

[zeestephen]

Thanks again, ETL.

Just like Rebelbase, I have found Free Republic to be an amazing resource for science and engineering education.

Unfortunately, in recent years, we have lost a number of our very best and most prolific STEM posters and expert commenters.

Besides ETL, a few of my favorites are still here, like SunkenCiv, who has opened the universe of archeology and anthropology to hundreds of Freepers.

[numberonepal]

Magnets have always seemed magical to me.

I have two in the garage I'm terrified of.

[numberonepal]

Magnets have always seemed magical to me.

I have two in the garage I'm terrified of.