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An international team of scientists has successfully developed a highly sensitive X-ray detector which could help investigate the universe’s most extreme environments.

Ahmedabad, India; Stanford, USA

Who
international team of scientists from Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, and Stanford University, USA
What
An international team of scientists has successfully developed a highly sensitive X-ray detector which could help investigate the universe’s most extreme environments.
When
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:30:00 GMT · 2h 27m ago
Where
Ahmedabad, India; Stanford, USA ·
Why
The new technology aims to measure the polarization of high-energy, or hard, X-rays emitted by cosmic giants like black holes and pulsars.
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This technological advance holds the potential to significantly improve the ability of astronomers to observe and understand extreme cosmic phenomena, such as black holes and pulsars, by providing a new tool to measure their emitted X-rays.

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