A galaxy’s size can be enough to stagger the imagination. Now try to imagine galaxy clusters, the largest gravitationally bound structures in the universe, dotted with hundreds to thousands of galaxies and permeated by large amounts of hot, X-ray emitting plasma.
Most waves lose their shape as they travel, but solitons defy that behavior. These self-reinforcing waves are ubiquitous in natural and artificial environments such as rivers, optical fibers, and even Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs; see Synopsis: Solitons of All Speeds). Now, two teams of researchers have independently created magnetic solitons in a BEC made from atoms with different spins. The experiments establish a new playground for further exploration of quantum solitons.
This story was written and released by Ocean Visions on October 21, 2020. Ocean Visions is chaired by Emanuele Di Lorenzo, a professor of ocean and climate dynamics and director of Ocean Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech.
School of Biological Sciences undergraduates will (safely) study and genetically sequence antibodies to the coronavirus as part of their coursework.
On January 6, 2020, the Kendeda Building, billed as the most environmentally advanced building for research and education in the Southeast, opened.