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Fermi Space Telescope Detects Gamma-Ray Burst from Twin Black Holes

On September 14, 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) discovered gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes, 29 and 36 times the total mass of the Sun. This kind of occurrence is usually expected to be dark, however the Fermi Space Telescope spotted a gamma-ray burst instantly after LIGO's signal. Recent research indicates that the black holes must have been living in a single, gigantic star whose death led to the gamma-ray burst.

24 Feb 2016

New Scheme to Control Infrared Plasmons Opens Door for Large Data Transmission

Merely a decade ago, people were amazed that their cellular phones could send a simple text message. Now smartphones send and receive high-resolution photographs, videos, emails with large attachments, and much more. The desire for endless data has become insatiable.

24 Feb 2016

Researchers Use FERMI Laser Light to Control Ultrafast Movement of Electrons

An international team has used the light produced by the Free Electron Laser FERMI at the research Centre Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste in the AREA Science Park to control the ultrafast movement of electrons. The experiment, published in the journal Nature Photonics, opens the way to the study of more complex processes which occur in nature on the scale of attoseconds (billionths of a billionth of a second), such as photosynthesis, combustion, catalysis and atmospheric chemistry.

24 Feb 2016

Graphene Environment Plays an Important Theoretical Concept in Quantum Physics

Electrical resistance is considered a simple concept, and is similar to friction. While friction slows down objects rolling over a surface, electrical resistance slows the transfer of electrons via a conductive material. Two physicists have discovered that electrons can assist in turning resistance on its head, resulting in the production of vortices and a backward flow of electricity.

23 Feb 2016

CWU Star Party to Explore Mysteries of Black Holes, Origin of the Universe

Explore the infinite mysteries of black holes and the origin of the universe at the CWU Astronomy Club Star Party. Black holes—where gravity is so strong, not even light can escape—are thought to have formed when the universe began. The event features guest speaker Jason Arakawa, whose interests include astrophysics, cosmology, and general relativity. He is a junior majoring in physics, with an astronomy minor.

23 Feb 2016

Researchers Discover Quantum Phase Transition that Could Explain Superconducting Powers of Copper-Oxides

Physicists have zoomed in on the transition that could explain why copper-oxides have such impressive superconducting powers.

23 Feb 2016

Researchers Successfully Control Ultrafast Motion of Electrons Down to Three Attoseconds

A team of physicists including Russian researchers succeeded in conducting an experiment in which, for the first time in history, control over ultrafast motion of electrons down to three attoseconds (one attosecond refers to a second as one second refers to the lifetime of the Universe) was proved possible. This fact paves a way to new directions of research that seemed improbable before. The experiment was conducted with the help of the free-electron laser FERMI located at the "Elettra Sincrotrone" research center in Trieste, Italy.

23 Feb 2016

Physicists Develop Algorithm that Designs New Quantum Experiments

Quantum physics is counterintuitive. Many of the phenomena in the quantum world do not have a classical analog: In the quantum world, a coin is not either heads or tails – but can have both properties at the same time. For a better understanding of such phenomena, laboratory experiments are indispensable.

23 Feb 2016

New Study Shows How Plasmas Lose Heat in Fusion Reactor

The life of a subatomic particle can be hectic. The charged nuclei and electrons that zip around the vacuum vessels of doughnut-shaped fusion machines known as tokamaks are always in motion. But while that motion helps produce the fusion reactions that could power a new class of electricity generator, the turbulence it generates can also limit those reactions.

23 Feb 2016

ASTRO-H Satellite Launched to Provide Unprecedented Views of Violent Universe

Although the star-covered night sky is regarded by many as a synonym of serenity, the cosmos is in fact a rather hostile place. It hosts many extreme environments that would instantaneously eradicate any life nearby. A new space mission is about to reveal this violent nature in greater detail than ever before: On Feb. 17, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched its ASTRO-H satellite – a very precise and sensitive eye for X-rays emerging from hot and energetic processes in space. After its successful lift-off, the spacecraft was renamed “Hitomi,” which means “pupil of the eye” in Japanese.

22 Feb 2016

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Fermi Space Telescope Detects Gamma-Ray Burst from Twin Black Holes

New Scheme to Control Infrared Plasmons Opens Door for Large Data Transmission

Researchers Use FERMI Laser Light to Control Ultrafast Movement of Electrons

Graphene Environment Plays an Important Theoretical Concept in Quantum Physics

CWU Star Party to Explore Mysteries of Black Holes, Origin of the Universe

Researchers Discover Quantum Phase Transition that Could Explain Superconducting Powers of Copper-Oxides

Researchers Successfully Control Ultrafast Motion of Electrons Down to Three Attoseconds

Physicists Develop Algorithm that Designs New Quantum Experiments

New Study Shows How Plasmas Lose Heat in Fusion Reactor

ASTRO-H Satellite Launched to Provide Unprecedented Views of Violent Universe

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

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