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Scientists Study Ways for Controlling Electron Spins

Isaac Asimov once stated that the most exciting phrase in science is “That’s funny…” and not “Eureka”. A “that’s funny” moment in a Colorado State University (CSU) physics lab has resulted in a fundamental discovery that is capable of playing a vital role in next-generation microelectronics.

27 Apr 2016

Scientists Use Rare Earth Atoms for Optical and Solid State-Based Quantum Information Processing

Tiny units of matter and chemistry that they are, atoms constitute the entire universe. Some rare atoms can store quantum information, an important phenomenon for scientists in their ongoing quest for a quantum Internet.

26 Apr 2016

Researchers Use Extremely Precise Technique to Measure Spin Momentum of Light

Ever since Kepler’s observation in the 17th century that sunlight is one of the reasons that the tails of comets to always face away from the sun, it has been understood that light exerts pressure in the direction it propagates. Radiation pressure is produced by the momentum carried by light, and it plays a crucial role in a variety of systems, from atomic to astronomical scales.

26 Apr 2016

Central 2000 Light Years within Milky Way Galaxy Reveal Ancient Population of Stars

An international team of astronomers led by Dr. Andrea Kunder of the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) in Germany has discovered that the central 2000 light years within the Milky Way Galaxy hosts an ancient population of stars. These stars are more than 10 billion years old and their orbits in space preserve the early history of the formation of the Milky Way.

25 Apr 2016

UNSW Researchers Make Another Advance Towards Development of Silicon-Based Quantum Computer

Coinciding with the opening of a new quantum computing laboratory at UNSW by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, UNSW researchers have made another advance towards the development of a silicon-based quantum computer.

25 Apr 2016

Stockholm University Researchers Get Closer to Corner Light Dark-Matter Particle Models

Researches at Stockholm University are getting closer to corner light dark-matter particle models. Observations can rule out some axion-like particles in the quest for the content of dark matter. The article is now published in the Physical Review Letters.

25 Apr 2016

Researchers Building Quantum Harmonic Oscillator to Understand Discrete Description of Spacetime

Our experience of space-time is that of a continuous object, without gaps or discontinuities, just as it is described by classical physics. For some quantum gravity models however, the texture of space-time is "granular" at tiny scales (below the so-called Planck scale, 10-33 cm), as if it were a variable mesh of solids and voids (or a complex foam). One of the great problems of physics today is to understand the passage from a continuous to a discrete description of spacetime: is there an abrupt change or is there gradual transition? Where does the change occur?

25 Apr 2016

Munich Physicists Develop New Technique for Controlling Ultrafast Electron Pulses

With the aid of terahertz radiation, Munich physicists have developed a method for generating and controlling ultrashort electron pulses. With further improvements, this technique should be capable of capturing even electrons in motion.

25 Apr 2016

Research Team Discovers New Ultrafast UV Wind Near Supermassive Black Hole

The fastest winds ever seen at ultraviolet wavelengths have been discovered near a supermassive black hole by a research team that includes a Penn State University astronomer. "This new ultrafast wind surprised us when it appeared at ultraviolet wavelengths, indicating it is racing away from the ravenous black hole at unprecedented speeds -- almost like a bat out of Hell," said William Nielsen (Niel) Brandt, the Verne M. Willaman Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics and a professor of physics at Penn State, a member of the research team.

21 Apr 2016

Researchers Use Antimatter Particles to Study Structure of Liquid-Crystal SMEs

The chaos typical of liquid molecules, and the ordering characteristics of crystals. There are states of matter connecting such contradictory features: liquid crystals. Thanks to an innovative application of antimatter, it has been demonstrated at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow that the structures formed by certain molecules of liquid crystals must in fact be different than previously thought.

21 Apr 2016

Researchers Successfully Integrate Quantum Cascade Lasers on Silicon

A team of researchers from across the country, led by Alexander Spott, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, have built the first quantum cascade laser on silicon. The advance may have applications that span from chemical bond spectroscopy and gas sensing, to astronomy and free-space communications.

21 Apr 2016

Microsoft's Quantum Computing Program Scientists Visit Australia to Speak at Launch of AINST

The Quantum Nanoscience Laboratory at the University of Sydney, headed by Professor David Reilly, is among a small collection of labs worldwide that are collaborating with Microsoft on quantum computing by doing revolutionary engineering and physics.

From Microsoft 20 Apr 2016

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

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Scientists Study Ways for Controlling Electron Spins

Scientists Use Rare Earth Atoms for Optical and Solid State-Based Quantum Information Processing

Researchers Use Extremely Precise Technique to Measure Spin Momentum of Light

Central 2000 Light Years within Milky Way Galaxy Reveal Ancient Population of Stars

UNSW Researchers Make Another Advance Towards Development of Silicon-Based Quantum Computer

Stockholm University Researchers Get Closer to Corner Light Dark-Matter Particle Models

Researchers Building Quantum Harmonic Oscillator to Understand Discrete Description of Spacetime

Munich Physicists Develop New Technique for Controlling Ultrafast Electron Pulses

Research Team Discovers New Ultrafast UV Wind Near Supermassive Black Hole

Researchers Use Antimatter Particles to Study Structure of Liquid-Crystal SMEs

Researchers Successfully Integrate Quantum Cascade Lasers on Silicon

Microsoft's Quantum Computing Program Scientists Visit Australia to Speak at Launch of AINST

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

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