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New Quantum-Based Distance Measurement Method for GPS and LIDAR

At Paderborn University, scientists have created a new technique for distance measurement that can be used in systems such as GPS.

6 Jan 2021

Machine Learning Tool can Quickly Detect Particle Accelerator Component Issues

Operators of the primary particle accelerator at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility are getting a new tool to help them quickly address issues that can prevent it from running smoothly.

6 Jan 2021

Creating Higher-Order Topological Insulator Using Bismuth

The term spintronics denotes a range of physical systems that could be the alternative for various electronic systems someday.

5 Jan 2021

Researchers Reach Limit of Zero–Trade-Off Multiparameter Quantum Estimation

Real-life applications like magnetometry or quantum gyroscope typically involve precise measurement on multiple parameters. How to achieve the ultimate precision limits simultaneously is a long sought-after grail in the field.

5 Jan 2021

Scientists Investigate the Response of a Supersolid to an Interaction Quench

Last year, more than fifty years after initial theoretical proposals, researchers in Pisa, Stuttgart and Innsbruck independently succeeded for the first time in creating so-called supersolids using ultracold quantum gases of highly magnetic lanthanide atoms.

5 Jan 2021

Long Distance Quantum Teleportation Points Towards Computing Breakthrough

Researchers have reported successful quantum teleportation over a distance of around 27 miles. The achievement could be a significant step forward in the development of a quantum internet. Image Credit: Metamor...

4 Jan 2021

Exploring the Early Universe for Clues on Primordial Black Holes

The Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) is home to many interdisciplinary projects which benefit from the synergy of a wide range of expertise available at the institute. One such project is the study of black holes that could have formed in the early universe, before stars and galaxies were born.

29 Dec 2020

Superconducting Fusion Device Sets New Record in Maintaining High Temperature Plasma for 20 Seconds

The Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research(KSTAR), a superconducting fusion device also known as the Korean artificial sun, set the new world record as it succeeded in maintaining the high temperature plasma for 20 seconds with an ion temperature over 100 million degrees.

28 Dec 2020

Researchers Measure Quantum Waves in Helium Dimers

Anyone entering the world of quantum physics must prepare themself for quite a few things unknown in the everyday world: Noble gases form compounds, atoms behave like particles and waves at the same time and events that in the macroscopic world exclude each other occur simultaneously.

24 Dec 2020

Astronomers Observe the Brightest Radio Emission From PSO J0309+27 Galaxy

The supersharp radio "vision" of the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) has revealed previously unseen details in a jet of material ejected at three-quarters the speed of light from the core of a galaxy some 12.8 billion light-years from Earth.

24 Dec 2020