Quantum Physics News

RSS

Citizen Scientists Help Discover Very Rare Type of Spiral Galaxy

With the help of citizen scientists, a team of astronomers has found an important new example of a very rare type of galaxy that may yield valuable insight on how galaxies developed in the early Universe. The new discovery technique promises to give astronomers many more examples of this important and mysterious type of galaxy.

3 Dec 2014

Herschel Captures High-Resolution Infrared Images of Andromeda Galaxy

Recently, the infrared Herschel Space Observatory, has taken a series of beautiful high-resolution infrared images of Andromeda. It is the first time we can see M31, at these wavelengths, at such a high resolution.

2 Dec 2014

New Method to Estimate Magnetic Field of Distant Exoplanet

Scientists developed a new method which allows to estimate the magnetic field of a distant exoplanet, i.e., a planet, which is located outside the Solar system and orbits a different star. Moreover, they managed to estimate the value of the magnetic moment of the planet HD 209458b.

2 Dec 2014

Magnetic Levitating Gear with Superconductor Bearings

This research is being carried out under the auspices of MAGDRIVE, a European research project coordinated by Professor José Luis Pérez Díaz, from the UC3M Instituto Pedro San Juan de Lastanosa, in which seven European entities participate.

2 Dec 2014

Study Findings Provide New Insights into Suprathermal Particles

CRPP Researchers have demonstrated the influence of the turbulent structures present in the plasma on the diffusion of fast particles injected into the plasma.

1 Dec 2014

Researchers Demonstrate More Robust Technique for Approximate Quantum Dynamics

The most widely used approximate techniques to simulate quantum dynamical effecst for atomic nuclei (CMD and RPMD) exhibit major artefacts when simulating vibrational spectra of molecular compounds, particularly at low temperature. Recent methodological advances make it possible to fix these problems, extending the range of applicability of these simulations.

29 Nov 2014

Upgraded ATERUI Further Helps Understand the Universe and Astrophysical Phenomena

The Center for Computational Astrophysics (CfCA) of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan upgraded the supercomputer Cray XC30 system “ATERUI”. By introducing state-of-the-art CPUs, the theoretical peak performance increased from 502 Tflops to 1.058 Pflops, which means that ATERUI made the leap to become a petaflops computer. The new ATERUI will expand the horizons for simulations to understand the Universe and astrophysical phenomena.

29 Nov 2014