A New Observatory for the Physics Department
A New 0.8m Astronomical Observatory Constructed Near Mitzpe Ramon A new observatory has been set-up near the town of Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev desert and started operations in September 2022.…
Model of transient swelling-deswelling behavior in gels exposed to large concentrations of strong salts
Hot from the Mussel Lab: Model captures a transient swelling-deswelling behavior in gels exposed to large concentrations of strong saltsA mathematical model is presented that describes the time evolution of…
Microlensing
From the Astrophysics Group: Accretion disks around lensed supermassive black holes may be significantly smaller than previously estimated In a new paper by C. Fian et al. we investigate the…
LineLocking
From the Astrophysics Group: On the Fine-tuning and Physical Origin of Line-locked Absorption Systems in Active Galactic Nuclei Line locking (LL) of absorption-line systems is a clear signature of the…
STAC
From the Astrophysics Group: Extreme lensing induces spectrotemporal correlations in black-hole signalsElectromagnetic radiation is subjected to extreme gravitational lensing in the vicinity of a black hole. In black-hole images, these strongly…
From Joshua Feinberg’s Lab: An idea to exploit Wigner’s cusp singularity
From Joshua Feinberg’s Lab: An idea to exploit Wigner’s cusp singularity of scattering cross sections at threshold to significantly enhance sensor sensitivity is presented, including feasibility check, in the context…
Sound Pulses in Membranes
From the Mussel Lab: Biophysics of Sound Pulses in Lipid MembranesIn this work we highlight recent experimental and theoretical investigations of sound in lipid membranes and their potential function in…