Physics Department News
Research on attachment of antifreeze proteins to nanoparticles gathers pace
In recent months, work from the XPS Facility has contributed to publications on attaching antifreeze proteins to nanoparticles to modulate the formation and growth of ice at sub-zero temperatures, including an article in the Pioneering Inverstigators issue of Polymer Science.
Creating and investigating magnetic DNA nanoflowers
A methodology is developed for chemically modifying DNA nanoflowers so as to increase stability and introduce magnetic properties.
Gaia reveals how Sun-like stars turn solid after their demise
Astronomers have discovered the first direct evidence for white dwarf stars solidifying into giant balls of crystallized elements, a process that was first predicted 50 years ago.
Identifying the source of solar chromospheric jets
Solar spicules are jets of cold dense material emerging through the Sun's lower atmosphere, the chromosphere. This work demonstrated these can be formed from MHD waves.