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Researchers Use Titan Supercomputer to Better Understand Actinide Science

Radioactive materials have long been a part of American history—from the Manhattan Project to the development of nuclear power. The materials central to these innovations are actinides, or elements 89–103 on the periodic table that release large amounts of energy when atoms are split.

20 Apr 2016

Researchers Demonstrate Abrupt Change in Heat Storage Capacity for Condensate of Light

Liquid water is a very good heat storage medium – anyone with a Thermos bottle knows that. However, as soon as water boils or freezes, its storage capacity drops precipitously. Physicists at the University of Bonn have now observed very similar behavior in a gas of light particles. Their findings can be used, for example, to produce ultra-precise thermometers. The work appears in the prestigious technical journal "Nature Communications".

20 Apr 2016

New Technique Detects Evidence of Quantum Entanglement Between Two Particles

Quantum physics has a reputation for being mysterious and mathematically challenging. That makes it all the more surprising that a new technique to detect quantum behaviour relies on a familiar tool: a "zip" program you might have installed on your computer.

20 Apr 2016

Study Results Provide Better Tool for Search of Schrödinger Cat-Like States

In a classical world, objects have pre-existing properties, physical influences are local and cannot travel faster than the speed of light, and it is in principle possible to measure the properties of macroscopic systems without altering them. This is referred to as local realism and macroscopic realism, and quantum mechanics is in strong contradiction with both of them.

19 Apr 2016

Physicists Demonstrate Inverse Spin Hall Effect in Various Organic Semiconductors with Unprecedented Sensitivity

By showing that a phenomenon dubbed the “inverse spin Hall effect” works in several organic semiconductors – including carbon-60 buckyballs – University of Utah physicists changed magnetic “spin current” into electric current. The efficiency of this new power conversion method isn’t yet known, but it might find use in future electronic devices including batteries, solar cells and computers.

19 Apr 2016

HAWC Sky Map Shows Clear Picture of Gamma-Ray Emitting Objects in Galactic Plane

Scientists operating the newly commissioned High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Observatory today presented the deepest survey map to date of the highest energy gamma ray sources in the northern sky.

19 Apr 2016

New Way to Sense and Control External Noise in Quantum Computing

Dartmouth College and Griffith University researchers have devised a new way to "sense" and control external noise in quantum computing.

19 Apr 2016

NASA's Fermi Telescope Helps Gain New Insights into Gravitational Wave Sources

On Sept. 14, waves of energy traveling for more than a billion years gently rattled space-time in the vicinity of Earth. The disturbance, produced by a pair of merging black holes, was captured by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) facilities in Hanford, Washington, and Livingston, Louisiana. This event marked the first-ever detection of gravitational waves and opens a new scientific window on how the universe works.

19 Apr 2016

Researchers Perform Sophisticated Experiments to Recreate Cosmic Conditions in Laboratory

Conditions in the vast universe can be quite extreme: Violent collisions scar the surfaces of planets. Nuclear reactions in bright stars generate tremendous amounts of energy. Gigantic explosions catapult matter far out into space. But how exactly do processes like these unfold? What do they tell us about the universe? And could their power be harnessed for the benefit of humankind?

18 Apr 2016

Scientists Discover Radiation from Host Stars Causes Loss of Atmosphere of Super-Earths

Planets of the “super-Earth” category lose their atmosphere through too great proximity to their star. That is the result of an international research project coordinated by astronomer Dr. Mia Lundkvist, who is doing post-doc research at the Königstuhl observatory of Heidelberg University’s Centre for Astronomy (ZAH).

18 Apr 2016

Quantum Physics News

Researchers Use Titan Supercomputer to Better Understand Actinide Science

Researchers Demonstrate Abrupt Change in Heat Storage Capacity for Condensate of Light

New Technique Detects Evidence of Quantum Entanglement Between Two Particles

Study Results Provide Better Tool for Search of Schrödinger Cat-Like States

Physicists Demonstrate Inverse Spin Hall Effect in Various Organic Semiconductors with Unprecedented Sensitivity

HAWC Sky Map Shows Clear Picture of Gamma-Ray Emitting Objects in Galactic Plane

New Way to Sense and Control External Noise in Quantum Computing

NASA's Fermi Telescope Helps Gain New Insights into Gravitational Wave Sources

Researchers Perform Sophisticated Experiments to Recreate Cosmic Conditions in Laboratory

Scientists Discover Radiation from Host Stars Causes Loss of Atmosphere of Super-Earths

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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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

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