Quantum Physics News

Working Together as a “Virtual Telescope,” Observatories Around the World Produce First Direct Images of a Black Hole

An international team of over 200 astronomers, including scientists from MIT’s Haystack Observatory, has captured the first direct images of a black hole.

Researcher Finds that Symmetrical Bipolarons Form the Basis of High-Temperature Superconductivity

According to Viktor Lakhno, a Russian physicist from Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, RAS, symmetrical bipolarons form the basis of high-temperature superconductivity.

Laser-Induced Electron Diffraction Used to Observe Bending and Stretching of Carbon Disulfide Molecule

Advanced techniques and instruments are required to be able to observe how molecules stretch, bend, transform, or break during chemical reactions.

New Zero-Power Carbon Interconnect Could Tap Electron Spin to Power Up Battery-Based Devices

In order to satisfy the Air Force’s requirements to create tech devices that need the least charging in the field, researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are employing principles in quantum science and engineering to develop a graphene-based logic device.

Scientists Prove that Binary Stars Reflect Light from One Another

UNSW astronomers have shown that binary stars – two stars locked in orbit around each other – reflect light as well as radiating it, revealing new ways for their detection.

Study Shows High-Energy Physics Concept of “Un-Naturalness” May be Relevant to Turbulences Theory

Ever since the discovery of Higgs Boson in 2012, no innovative elementary particles have been identified at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider to date—a fact that has disappointed a large number of researchers.

Skyrmion Bags Could Allow More Denser Packing of Information in Skyrmion Systems

Using an emerging science known as skyrmionics, researchers from the Universities of Birmingham, Bristol, and Colorado Boulder have taken one step closer to creating futuristic data storage and processing devices.

Novel Theoretical Method for Producing More Robust Majorana Fermions

A certain amount of effort would be required to experimentally achieve the combination of various phases of water—liquid water, solid ice, and water vapor.

Quantum Physics-Based Paper Diagnostic Devices Could Soon be a Reality

Paper-based diagnostic tests are biodegradable, less expensive, and convenient. Still, their application is restricted by traditional dyes that are not sufficiently bright to reveal trace amounts of analyte, can be hazardous to the environment, and are prone to fading.

New Experiment to Detect Axions Yields Negative Results

A new experiment to detect axions has been run for the first time by physicists from MIT and other institutions. Axions are speculative particles predicted to be one of the lightest particles to exist in the universe.