Extreme plasma acceleration in monster shocks offers new explanation for fast radio bursts

In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists have performed the first global simulations of monster shocks ...
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Simulations of recently observed shear shock wave physics amplify local brain accelerations by a factor of 40 in head drop experiments – future implications for concussion

1 Mathew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Centre, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA 2 Human Movement Science ...
Science Daily

First laboratory generation of astrophysical shock waves created

The first laboratory generation of an astrophysical shock wave has been reported by scientists. To produce the wave, scientists used a laser to create a high-energy plasma -- a form of matter composed ...
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Oil ShockWave Simulation Highlights Energy Security Vulnerabilities

WASHINGTON , April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Securing America's Future Energy (SAFE) and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School today jointly ...
Science Daily

How hot are atoms in the shock wave of an exploding star?

A new method to measure the temperature of atoms during the explosive death of a star will help scientists understand the shock wave that occurs as a result of this supernova explosion. A new method ...
Live Science

Hyperfast Shock Waves from a Supernova Heat Atoms to Blazing-Hot Temperatures

On Feb. 23, 1987, the light from a giant, exploding star reached Earth. The event, which took place in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy 168,000 light-years away that circles our Milky Way, ...
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Supernova Shock Wave Theory of Our Solar System’s Origin

New work offers fresh evidence supporting the supernova shock wave theory of our solar system’s origin. According to one longstanding theory, our Solar System’s formation was triggered by a shock wave ...