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Neutrino Research Takes Center Stage at 25th International Workshop at Argonne

Researchers from around the world recently convened at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory for the 25th International Workshop on Neutrinos from Accelerators (NuFact).

24 Oct 2024

Scientists Observe a Black Hole Trio for the First Time

In Nature, astrophysicists from Caltech and MIT report the first observation of a "black hole triple," a system consisting of three stars, one of which is a black hole. Initially, it was believed that this black hole had only one companion star, but the discovery revealed a second partner.

24 Oct 2024

First Brown Dwarfs Found Outside Milky Way

An international team of astronomers has discovered the first brown dwarf candidates outside the Milky Way in the star cluster NGC 602 using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. This research was published in The Astrophysical Journal.

24 Oct 2024

New Insights into 3D Spin Structures of Magnetic Skyrmions

A difficult-to-describe nanoscale object called the magnetic skyrmion might one day yield new microelectronic devices that can do much more -; for example, massive data storage -; all while consuming much less power.

24 Oct 2024

$65 Million Investment in Quantum Computing Research

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced in September that it would provide $65 million to more than 20 institutions nationwide for research aimed at advancing quantum computing.

22 Oct 2024

Giant Galaxies Reveal Universe’s Secrets

Huge galaxy clusters are providing answers to contemporary cosmic questions a century after astronomers demonstrated that galaxies outside of the Milky Way exist.

22 Oct 2024

Experimental Realization of Exotic Excitations in Low-Dimensional Quantum Magnets

The research team led by Professor Jianda Wu at the Tsung-Dao Lee Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, in partnership with Professor Jie Ma from the School of Physics and Astronomy and Professor Bella Lake’s neutron scattering team in Germany, has made significant strides in studying exotic collective excitations within low-dimensional quantum magnetic materials

21 Oct 2024

New Method for Measuring Single Electron Defects

Researchers from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) lab of Prof. David Awschalom have developed a novel method to use the defect spin to gauge the behavior of additional single electron defects in the diamond, which was published in Physical Review Letters.

18 Oct 2024

Unveiling the Potential of Synthetic Photonic Lattices for Quantum Information Processing

Researchers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), in collaboration with scientists from Germany, Italy, and Japan, have developed innovative solutions that could lead to the creation of a more efficient quantum information processing system. Their findings were published in the journal Nature Photonics.

18 Oct 2024

Hubble Reveals Dynamic Eruptions of R Aquarii

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking close-up of one of the galaxy's most energetic stars, creating a vast spiral formation among surrounding stars.

17 Oct 2024