/channels/taxonomy/term/9779/all en /channels/channels/news/nuclear-pasta-hardest-known-substance-universe-289729 <p>A team of scientists has calculated the strength of the material deep inside the crust of neutron stars and found it to be the strongest known material in the universe.</p> <p>Matthew Caplan, a postdoctoral research fellow at ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ, and his colleagues from Indiana University and the California Institute of Technology, successfully ran the largest computer simulations ever conducted of neutron star crusts, becoming the first to describe how these break.</p> Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:38:50 +0000 webfull 140996 at /channels /channels/channels/news/latest-gravitational-wave-detection-opens-new-era-astronomy-278031 <p><span>The discovery of a gravitational wave caused by the merger of two neutron stars, reported today by a collaboration of scientists from around the world, opens a new era in astronomy. It marks the first time that scientists have been able to observe a cosmic event with both light waves -- the basis of traditional astronomy -- and gravitational waves, the ripples in space-time predicted a century ago by Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity.</span></p> Mon, 16 Oct 2017 14:04:16 +0000 webfull 131941 at /channels /channels/news/astrophysicist-vicky-kaspi-wins-top-cdn-science-prize-258612 <p><strong><em>By Chris Chipello, </em></strong><em><a href="/newsroom"><strong>ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ Newsroom</strong></a></em></p> <p><em>ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ researchers Elena Bennett and Yasser Gidi also honoured by NSERC</em></p> <p>The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has named ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ astrophysicist Vicky Kaspi as this year’s recipient of the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, NSERC’s highest honour, in recognition of the excellence and influence of her research contributions.</p> Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:21:14 +0000 webfull 116106 at /channels /channels/news/vicky-kaspi-wins-2015-killam-prize-natural-sciences-246500 <p>ƽÌØÎå²»ÖÐ professor Vicky Kaspi, a world-renowned astrophysicist known for her cutting-edge work on neutron stars and pulsars, was awarded the Killam Prize today, one of the country’s most prestigious awards for academic-career achievement. The $100,000 prize was granted for outstanding scholarship in the natural sciences. Five awards – one each in the categories of the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, health sciences and engineering -- are distributed every year by the Canada Council for the Arts. Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:31:53 +0000 webfull 109367 at /channels