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Improving Mirror Coatings Could Make LIGO Gravitational Wave Observatory More Sensitive to Cosmic Events

Scientists from Stanford University and the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory are using powerful X-rays to study high-performance mirror coatings that could help make the LIGO gravitational wave observatory 10 times more sensitive to cosmic events that ripple space-time.

20 Jul 2016

Astronomers Confrim Existence of X-Shaped Star Structure at Center of the Milky Way Galaxy

Two astronomers—with the help of Twitter—have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that an enormous X-shaped structure made of stars lies within the central bulge of the Milky Way Galaxy.

20 Jul 2016

Neutrinos Can be in Superposition When Traveling Hundreds of Miles

In the world of quantum, infinitesimally small particles, weird and often logic-defying behaviors abound. Perhaps the strangest of these is the idea of superposition, in which objects can exist simultaneously in two or more seemingly counterintuitive states.

19 Jul 2016

Researchers Develop POLAR Detector to Search-out, Investigate Gamma Ray Bursts

Researchers working with Wojciech Hajdas at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have developed a detector called POLAR. This instrument is expected to search out and investigate so-called gamma ray bursts coming from the depths of the universe.

19 Jul 2016

Astronomers Discover, Confirm Treasure Trove of New Worlds During K2 Mission

An international team of astronomers has discovered and confirmed a treasure trove of new worlds using NASA's Kepler spacecraft on its K2 mission. Out of 197 initial planet candidates, scientists have confirmed 104 planets outside our solar system. Among the confirmed is a planetary system comprising four promising planets that could be rocky.

19 Jul 2016

Concepts of Classical Holography Successfully Applied to Quantum Mechanics

Until quite recently, creating a hologram of a single photon was believed to be impossible due to fundamental laws of physics. However, scientists at the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, have successfully applied concepts of classical holography to the world of quantum phenomena.

19 Jul 2016

Researchers Create 3D-Printed Aluminium Microwave Cavity that Exhibits Superconductivity

3-D printing is revolutionizing many areas of manufacturing and science. In particular, 3-D printing of metals has found novel applications in fields as diverse as customized medical implants, jet engine bearings and rapid prototyping for the automotive industry.

19 Jul 2016

Physicists Help Observe Second Instance of Gravitational Waves from Two Black Holes Colliding

An international team of scientists has today (Wednesday 16 June 2016) announced a belated Christmas present for the world of astronomy as it confirms the detection, on Boxing Day 2015, of gravitational waves from a second instance of two black holes colliding. This latest finding opens the door on a new age of astronomy.

18 Jul 2016

Researchers Successfully Develop Optical Magnetic Field Sensor to Detect Electrical Impulses from Nervous System

The human body is controlled by electrical impulses in, for example, the brain, the heart and nervous system. These electrical signals create tiny magnetic fields, which doctors could use to diagnose various diseases, for example diseases of the brain or heart problems in young foetuses.

18 Jul 2016

New Approach Could Cause Certain Light-Matter Interactions to Happen Within Nanoseconds

A new MIT study could open up new areas of technology based on types of light emission that had been thought to be “forbidden,” or at least so unlikely as to be practically unattainable.

15 Jul 2016

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Improving Mirror Coatings Could Make LIGO Gravitational Wave Observatory More Sensitive to Cosmic Events

Astronomers Confrim Existence of X-Shaped Star Structure at Center of the Milky Way Galaxy

Neutrinos Can be in Superposition When Traveling Hundreds of Miles

Researchers Develop POLAR Detector to Search-out, Investigate Gamma Ray Bursts

Astronomers Discover, Confirm Treasure Trove of New Worlds During K2 Mission

Concepts of Classical Holography Successfully Applied to Quantum Mechanics

Researchers Create 3D-Printed Aluminium Microwave Cavity that Exhibits Superconductivity

Physicists Help Observe Second Instance of Gravitational Waves from Two Black Holes Colliding

Researchers Successfully Develop Optical Magnetic Field Sensor to Detect Electrical Impulses from Nervous System

New Approach Could Cause Certain Light-Matter Interactions to Happen Within Nanoseconds

Quantum Development in Ireland: A Conversation with John Durcan, Chief Technologist, IDA Ireland

Advancing Quantum Scalability with New Qubit Method

Modified Newtonian Dynamics and the Search for a Ninth Planet

LabOne Q: An Intuitive Software Framework for Scalable Quantum Computing

ORCA-Quest qCMOS Camera by Hamamatsu

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Researchers Exploit the Color Centers in Diamond to Enhance Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Processes for NMR Applications

Application of Electro-Optic Phase Modulator in Pound-Drever Hall Technique for Laser Frequency Stabilization

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Quantum Development in Ireland: A Conversation with John Durcan, Chief Technologist, IDA Ireland

Advancing Quantum Scalability with New Qubit Method

Modified Newtonian Dynamics and the Search for a Ninth Planet

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