Robert Lea

Feature Writer

B.Sc. STEM

Robert is a Freelance Science Journalist with a STEM BSc. He specializes in Physics, Space, Astronomy, Astrophysics, Quantum Physics, and SciComm. Robert is an ABSW member, and aWCSJ 2019 and IOP Fellow.

Articles from Robert

Scientists Make a Step Toward Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing

Experiments with atom-thin semiconductor flakes and hints at strange “quasiparticles” could point the way to less easily disturbed qubits.

15 Aug 2023

The Theoretical Implications of Gravitational Waves

Gravitational waves, tiny ripples in spacetime that Einstein believed are too faint ever to be detected, are revolutionizing both our understanding and our view of the cosmos.

15 May 2023

Neutrinos Detected in Particle Accelerator for the First Time

The weakly interacting “ghost particles” were created in the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator.

22 Mar 2023

TOI-700 e: NASA Discovers New Earth-Like World Around Distant Star

Using a revolutionary NASA telescope, astronomers have discovered a remarkably Earth-like world orbiting in the habitable zone of a distant red dwarf star.

15 Feb 2023

Regional Spotlight: Quantum Technology in the Netherlands

The race is on for nations to establish themselves at the forefront of the quantum revolution, with academic, federal, and private investments of time, resources, and brainpower flooding into the field. One country that is well on the way to marking itself as a world leader in quantum technology is the Netherlands.

30 Jan 2023

The JWST Studies Star Formation in the Small Magellanic Cloud

The most powerful telescope ever devised zoomed in on the dynamic star-forming region NGC 346 for a clue as to how stars were born in the early universe.

26 Jan 2023

The Curiosity Rover Discovers Water-Rich Opal on Mars

The discovery points to a vast subsurface fracture network that may be more habitable for microbial life than the harsh Martian surface.

16 Jan 2023

The James Webb Space Telescope Investigates New Exoplanet Atmosphere

New data from the JWST has provided insights into the atmospheric composition of the exoplanet WASP-39B. What does this breakthrough mean for our understanding of other worlds and our search for life elsewhere in the universe?

7 Dec 2022

What Can You See on an Interactive Map of the Visible Universe?

The map of the observable universe doesn’t just allow users to travel through space, it lets them look back to the dawn of the cosmos.

1 Dec 2022

Why Quantum Encrypt Satellites?

The transference of quantum keys via satellites will provide the cybersecurity breakthrough of the future.

28 Oct 2022

Robert Lea

Articles from Robert

Scientists Make a Step Toward Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing

The Theoretical Implications of Gravitational Waves

Neutrinos Detected in Particle Accelerator for the First Time

TOI-700 e: NASA Discovers New Earth-Like World Around Distant Star

Regional Spotlight: Quantum Technology in the Netherlands

The JWST Studies Star Formation in the Small Magellanic Cloud

The Curiosity Rover Discovers Water-Rich Opal on Mars

The James Webb Space Telescope Investigates New Exoplanet Atmosphere

What Can You See on an Interactive Map of the Visible Universe?

Why Quantum Encrypt Satellites?

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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Repeat-Until-Success Algorithm for Quantum Gate Decomposition

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

Robert Lea

Articles from Robert

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

1STM Unveils the Secrets of Chiral Interfaces

2Exploring Black Hole-Level Scrambling in Chemical Reactions

3Breakthrough for Next-Generation Quantum Computing

4Exploring Quantum Mechanics with a Tiny Interferometric Sensor

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