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Swinburne Astrophysicists Join International Project Searching for the Universe’s Dark Side

In an Australian gold mine, a kilometre underground, an international team are searching for the Universe’s dark side.

23 May 2016

UTA Physicists Prepare Titan Supercomputer to Support Analysis of New LHC Data

University of Texas at Arlington physicists are preparing the Titan supercomputer at Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility in Tennessee to support the analysis of data generated from the quadrillions of proton collisions expected during this season’s Large Hadron Collider particle physics experiments.

23 May 2016

ORNL Biomanufacturing Technique Could Produce Significant Amounts of Quantum Dots

A method to produce significant amounts of semiconducting nanoparticles for light-emitting displays, sensors, solar panels and biomedical applications has gained momentum with a demonstration by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

20 May 2016

Understanding Formation of r-Process Elements Could Shed Light on Galaxy Formation

The origin of many of the most precious elements on the periodic table, such as gold, silver and platinum, has perplexed scientists for more than six decades. Now a recent study has an answer, evocatively conveyed in the faint starlight from a distant dwarf galaxy.

20 May 2016

Physicists Explore Photon-Photon Elastic Collisions

When one snooker ball hits another, both spring away from each other in an elastic manner. In the case of two photons a similar process – the elastic collision – has never been observed. Physicists from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences have shown, however, that such a process does not only occur, but even could soon be registered in heavy ion collisions at the LHC accelerator.

20 May 2016

Astronomers Study Colourful Emission Nebula to Better Understand Development of New Stars

LHA 120-N55, or N55 as it is usually known, is a glowing gas cloud in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located about 163 000 light-years away. N55 is situated inside a supergiant shell, or superbubble called LMC 4.

19 May 2016

Monash University-Led Research Team Challenges Prevailing Theory of Stellar Evolution

Using recent advancements in Australian telescope technology, a Monash University-led research team has made an unexpected discovery that a large group of stars are dying prematurely, challenging our accepted view of stellar evolution.

19 May 2016

Breakthrough Discovery Provides Important New Clues About Causes of Type Ia Supernovae

Some supernovae have a reserve tank of radioactive fuel that cuts in and powers their explosions for three times longer than astronomers had previously thought.

19 May 2016

Study Results Confirm Successful Transformation of Star to Brown Dwarf is Possible

Astronomers have detected a sub-stellar object that used to be a star, after being consumed by its white dwarf companion.

19 May 2016

ICMC 2016: Security Innovation’s Chief Scientist Delivers Presentation on Quantum Safety

Dr. William Whyte, Chief Scientist for Security Innovation, a cybersecurity provider and leader in the 2015 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Awareness Training, will be presenting at the Fourth International Cryptographic Module Conference in Ottawa, Ontario.

19 May 2016

Brandeis Experimental High Energy Physics Group Resumes Research at LHC

At the end of April, Brandeis professor of physics Gabriella Sciolla traveled to Switzerland to resume her research at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which was shutdown in December for repairs and upgrades.

19 May 2016

imec Ramps Up R&D Activities Focused on Quantum Computing

During the Quantum Europe conference held in Amsterdam, Belgian’s nanoelectronincs research center, imec declared that it is scaling up its research and development activities involved in quantum computing.

18 May 2016

A New Strategy for Modeling Quantum Friction

Princeton University’s theoretical chemists have initiated a technique for modeling quantum friction, or how the environment of a particle drags on it, an annoying problem in quantum mechanics ever since the start of the field. This research has been reported in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters.

17 May 2016

Scientists Take Another Step Toward Quantum Computing

Quantum computers could allow biochemists to simulate new molecular properties to create novel drugs in ways that would take the fastest existing computers decades.

16 May 2016

Researchers Propose a Physical Layout for Using Aharonov-Casher Effect

Quantum computers hold great potential, but they remain hard to build because their basic components—individual quantum systems like atoms, electrons or photons—are fragile. A relentless and noisy background constantly bombards the computer’s data.

11 May 2016

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Swinburne Astrophysicists Join International Project Searching for the Universe’s Dark Side

UTA Physicists Prepare Titan Supercomputer to Support Analysis of New LHC Data

ORNL Biomanufacturing Technique Could Produce Significant Amounts of Quantum Dots

Understanding Formation of r-Process Elements Could Shed Light on Galaxy Formation

Physicists Explore Photon-Photon Elastic Collisions

Astronomers Study Colourful Emission Nebula to Better Understand Development of New Stars

Monash University-Led Research Team Challenges Prevailing Theory of Stellar Evolution

Breakthrough Discovery Provides Important New Clues About Causes of Type Ia Supernovae

Study Results Confirm Successful Transformation of Star to Brown Dwarf is Possible

ICMC 2016: Security Innovation’s Chief Scientist Delivers Presentation on Quantum Safety

Brandeis Experimental High Energy Physics Group Resumes Research at LHC

imec Ramps Up R&D Activities Focused on Quantum Computing

A New Strategy for Modeling Quantum Friction

Scientists Take Another Step Toward Quantum Computing

Researchers Propose a Physical Layout for Using Aharonov-Casher Effect

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

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