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Infinitely Short Light Pulses Help Observe Ultrafast Changes in Superconductors

An international team of researchers has used infinitely short light pulses to observe ultrafast changes in the electron-level properties of superconductors, setting a new standard for temporal resolution in the field. It was an exciting challenge to merge completely different results and approaches, such as ultrafast laser optics, photoelectron spectroscopies and first-principles theory.

26 Mar 2015

New Class of Zero-Moment Half Metallic Magnets May Hold Promise for Spintronics

Attempting to develop a novel type of permanent magnet, a team of researchers at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland has discovered a new class of magnetic materials based on Mn-Ga alloys.

26 Mar 2015

Government Commits £15 Million to Train Quantum Engineers as Part of National Strategy for Quantum Technologies

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is part of the National Quantum Technologies Programme, which has just launched the National strategy for quantum technologies.

26 Mar 2015

CQP Director Presents on Quantum Physics for Creating Quantum Technologies

On 21st February, New Scientst held an all day event to teach the general public about the Quantum World. Prof. Jeremy O'Brien was invited to talk about how quantum physics can be used to create Quantum Technologies.

26 Mar 2015

Researchers Demonstrate Einstein's Original Conception of "Spooky Action at a Distance"

An experiment devised in Griffith University's Centre for Quantum Dynamics has for the first time demonstrated Albert Einstein's original conception of "spooky action at a distance" using a single particle.

26 Mar 2015

Mysterious Nova Vul 1670 Could Have Been an Eruptive Star

In 1670 a new star appeared in the sky, which could even be seen with the naked eye. It was not a nova, but a much rarer phenomenon: the violent collision of two stars. The traces left of it today are so faint that very careful analysis using modern submillimetre telescopes was needed to finally unravel the mystery more than 340 years later.

26 Mar 2015

MSU Astrophysicist Wins IUPAP Young Scientist Prize

A Montana State University astrophysicist who investigates some of the biggest mysteries in the universe has won the world’s most prestigious award for young scientists conducting gravitational research.

26 Mar 2015

Project on Impact of Cosmic Rays on Galaxy and Cluster Formation Wins ERC Consolidator Grant

HITS astrophysicist Priv.-Doz. Dr. Christoph Pfrommer has successfully applied for a Consolidator Grant of the European research Council (ERC). His research project CRAGSMAN - The Impact of Cosmic Rays on Galaxy and Cluster Formation“ will be funded for five years with about € 2 million. His grant proposal belongs to the panel “Universe Sciences”, in which 14 of the 372 grants were awarded, and only 3 to scientists in Germany.

25 Mar 2015

Elegant Explanation for Long-Standing Fermi-Pasta-Ulam Problem

A team of researchers, led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute professor Yuri Lvov, has found an elegant explanation for the long-standing Fermi-Pasta-Ulam (FPU) problem, first proposed in 1953, investigated with one of the world's first digital computers, and now considered the foundation of experimental mathematics.

25 Mar 2015

Scientists Observe Converging Point of Classical and Quantum Behavior

If we are ever to fully harness the power of light for use in optical devices, it is necessary to understand photons - the fundamental unit of light. Achieving such understanding, however, is easier said than done. That's because the physical behavior of photons - similar to electrons and other sub-atomic particles - is characterized not by classical physics, but by quantum mechanics.

25 Mar 2015