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New Breakthrough Achieved for Photonic Quantum Information Science

With leading corporations now investing in highly expensive and complex infrastructures to unleash the power of quantum technologies, INRS researchers have achieved a breakthrough in a light-weight photonic system created using on-chip devices and off-the-shelf telecommunications components.

29 Jun 2017

UNM Astronomers Observe, Measure Orbital Motion Between Two Supermassive Black Holes

For the first time ever, astronomers at The University of New Mexico say they've been able to observe and measure the orbital motion between two supermassive black holes hundreds of millions of light years from Earth - a discovery more than a decade in the making.

28 Jun 2017

Sensors Expo 2017: SecureRF to Showcase Quantum-Resistant Asymmetric Cryptography for Low-Resource IoT Devices

SecureRF Corporation will showcase its quantum-resistant asymmetric cryptography for low-resource Internet of Things devices at Sensors Expo 2017

27 Jun 2017

Radioactive Elements in a Gaseous Supernova Remnant Provide Glimpses into Explosion of Massive Stars

Radioactive elements in gaseous supernova remnant Cassiopeia A provide glimpses into the explosion of massive stars

27 Jun 2017

USC to Head IARPA Quantum Computing Project to Build Machine 10,000 Times Faster than Computers

Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) has chosen the University of Southern California to head a consortium of universities and private companies to develop quantum computers that are no less than 10,000 times faster than the best sophisticated classical computers.

23 Jun 2017

Optomechanical Silicon Nitride Beams can be Used as Quantum Thermometers

Integrating the fields of mechanics and optics, Physicists have developed microscopic structural beams having a range of influential applications when irradiated by light.

23 Jun 2017

Oxford Instruments Congratulates Lancaster University for Inaugurating the IsoLab, Built for Studying Quantum Systems

One of the most advanced facilities in the world for quantum technology, Lancaster University’s IsoLab has been inaugurated by the Chief Executive of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

From Oxford Instruments 23 Jun 2017

Dow and 1QBit Collaborate to Explore Quantum Computing for Materials Science Innovation

The Dow Chemical Company and 1QB Information Technologies (1QBit) have struck a collaborative agreement to create quantum computing tools for the chemicals and materials science technology sectors.

22 Jun 2017

Chicago Quantum Exchange Revolutionizes Quantum Information

The University of Chicago is partnering with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in order to launch an intellectual hub for improving industrial, academic and governmental efforts in the engineering and science of quantum information.

22 Jun 2017

Quantum Coding Source May Allow Transport of Entangled Photons from Satellites

Due to the rapidly growing processing power of computers, conventional encryption of data is becoming increasingly insecure. One solution is coding with entangled photons.

22 Jun 2017

Astronomers Discover Massive Disk-Shaped Dead Galaxy

By combining the power of a "natural lens" in space with the capability of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers made a surprising discovery—the first example of a compact yet massive, fast-spinning, disk-shaped galaxy that stopped making stars only a few billion years after the big bang.

22 Jun 2017

Physicists Move One Step Closer to Functional Fusion Reactor

Fusion power has the potential to provide clean and safe energy that is free from carbon dioxide emissions. However, imitating the solar energy process is a difficult task to achieve.

22 Jun 2017

Researchers Develop More Accurate Density Function to Calculate Excitation Energies

Glow sticks, like those brandished by trick-or-treaters and partygoers, light up due to excited electrons of the molecules in the contained fluorescent dye.

21 Jun 2017

SDSC's Comet Supercomputer to be Key Resource in Most Advanced Dark Matter Research

The petascale Comet supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center on the UC San Diego campus has emerged as a key resource in what is considered to be the most advanced dark matter research quest to-date, with a group of international researchers recently announcing promising results after only one month of operation with a new detector.

21 Jun 2017

New Evidence Suggests that Star's Birth Could Trigger Formation of Another Protostar

Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) have found new evidence suggesting that a jet of fast-moving material ejected from one young star may have triggered the formation of another, younger protostar.

21 Jun 2017

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New Breakthrough Achieved for Photonic Quantum Information Science

UNM Astronomers Observe, Measure Orbital Motion Between Two Supermassive Black Holes

Sensors Expo 2017: SecureRF to Showcase Quantum-Resistant Asymmetric Cryptography for Low-Resource IoT Devices

Radioactive Elements in a Gaseous Supernova Remnant Provide Glimpses into Explosion of Massive Stars

USC to Head IARPA Quantum Computing Project to Build Machine 10,000 Times Faster than Computers

Optomechanical Silicon Nitride Beams can be Used as Quantum Thermometers

Oxford Instruments Congratulates Lancaster University for Inaugurating the IsoLab, Built for Studying Quantum Systems

Dow and 1QBit Collaborate to Explore Quantum Computing for Materials Science Innovation

Chicago Quantum Exchange Revolutionizes Quantum Information

Quantum Coding Source May Allow Transport of Entangled Photons from Satellites

Astronomers Discover Massive Disk-Shaped Dead Galaxy

Physicists Move One Step Closer to Functional Fusion Reactor

Researchers Develop More Accurate Density Function to Calculate Excitation Energies

SDSC's Comet Supercomputer to be Key Resource in Most Advanced Dark Matter Research

New Evidence Suggests that Star's Birth Could Trigger Formation of Another Protostar

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

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Modified Newtonian Dynamics and the Search for a Ninth Planet

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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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3Circular Rydberg Atoms Extend Qubit Lifetime

4Deep Underground Detectors Push Limits of Dark Matter Particle Mass

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