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Researchers Determine Hubble's Constant to Estimate Age of Universe

Using known distances of 50 galaxies from Earth to refine calculations in Hubble's constant, a research team led by a University of Oregon astronomer estimates the age of the universe at 12.6 billion years.

28 Jul 2020

New Techniques to Identify Electron Neutrinos by Measuring Neutrino Interactions

At Fermilab’s ArgoNeuT collaboration, researchers have used new approaches to successfully measure neutrino interactions, with the ultimate aim of identifying electron neutrinos.

27 Jul 2020

Researchers Achieve Optimal Quantum State Verification Through Experiments

In the field of quantum information, information is encoded into quantum states. When compared to classical equivalents, more secure cryptography and more efficient computations can be performed by leveraging the “quantumness” of these states.

27 Jul 2020

Manipulation of Non-Magnetic Atoms Could Help Create Novel Magnetic Memories

The magnetic properties of a chromium halide can be tuned by manipulating the non-magnetic atoms in the material, a team, led by Boston College researchers, reports in the most recent edition of Science Advances.

27 Jul 2020

Study Sheds Light on the Explosion of White Dwarfs

Astrophysicists have detected a striking flash of ultraviolet (UV) light that accompanies the explosion of a white dwarf. This is the second study of its kind to be performed, to date.

24 Jul 2020

New Study Shows that Strange Metals are a New State of Matter

Strange metals are just odd things even by the standards of quantum physicists. The materials are associated with high-temperature superconductors and have fascinating links to the properties of black holes.

24 Jul 2020

Researchers Simulate Chaotic Behavior of Strange Metals

Quantum mechanics can seem a bit confounding, so for a quantum material to be called "strange" is really saying something.

24 Jul 2020

Researchers to Develop High-Intensity Gamma Radiation Source at CERN

The “Gamma Factory initiative,” represented by an international research team, is presently investigating an innovative research tool: by using the prevailing accelerator facilities at CERN, the researchers have proposed to create a high-intensity gamma radiation source.

23 Jul 2020

New Topological Quantum Magnet Displays Novel Quantum Effects

An international team led by researchers at Princeton University has uncovered a new class of magnet that exhibits novel quantum effects that extend to room temperature.

23 Jul 2020