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Daisy Ridley stars in 'Magpie,' an independent thriller that explores a toxic relationship, showcasing her nuanced performance as Anette, a mother navigating a tense marriage with her husband Ben, played by Shazad Latif. The film, co-developed by Ridley, focuses on the compelling dynamics of the couple's relationship rather than intricate plot details, highlighting Ridley's post-Star Wars career trajectory towards more complex roles.
Scientists at Imperial College London have created superheated rings of plasma using the university's Mega Ampere Generator for Plasma Implosion Experiments (MAGPIE) machine, which mimic the shining accretion disks that rotate around black holes at incredible speeds. The rotating masses lasted for only one full rotation, which takes around 150 nanoseconds to complete. The researchers hope that they will be able to extend the duration of the pulses, allowing them to see how the disks grow over multiple rotations. The experiments could shed light on how black holes grow and how gas clouds collapse to form stars.
Researchers at Imperial College London have used their MAGPIE machine to create a spinning disk of plasma in a lab, mimicking disks found around black holes and forming stars. The experiment more accurately models what happens in these plasma disks, which could help researchers discover how black holes grow and how collapsing matter forms stars. The team used the MAGPIE machine to accelerate eight plasma jets and collide them, forming a spinning column. They discovered that the closer to the inside of the spinning ring was moving faster, which is an important characteristic of accretion disks in the universe.