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Muon Detector May Help Improve Monitoring of Carbon Capture Storage

A specialist detector which is set to play a fundamental part in helping the UK reduce its carbon emissions is being developed as part of a collaborative project involving physicists at the University of Sheffield.

16 Jun 2014

Centre for Quantum Technologies Receives $36.9 Million Funding from National Research Foundation of Singapore

The National Research Foundation (NRF) of Singapore has awarded the Centre for Quantum Technologies $36.9 million to support its core operating costs from 2014 to 2017. This follows the $158 million founding grant awarded by NRF and the Singapore Ministry of Education in 2007 to establish CQT.

16 Jun 2014

Researchers Pair Giant Antennas to Image Asteroid 2014 HQ124

NASA scientists using Earth-based radar have produced sharp views of a recently discovered asteroid as it slid silently past our planet. Captured on June 8, 2014, the new views of the object designated "2014 HQ124" are some of the most detailed radar images of a near-Earth asteroid ever obtained.

13 Jun 2014

Free-Electron X-ray Lasers Make Significant Contributions to Biological Sciences

Even in their infancy, X-ray lasers such as SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) are notching a list of important discoveries. A special issue of a scientific journal highlights their unique contributions to biological sciences and details technical milestones that are likely to secure their growing role in these fields.

13 Jun 2014

Herschel Uncovers Weird Ring of Dusty Material

The Herschel Space Observatory has uncovered a weird ring of dusty material while obtaining one of the sharpest scans to date of a huge cloud of gas and dust, called NGC 7538. The observations have revealed numerous clumps of material, a baker's dozen of which may evolve into the most powerful kinds of stars in the universe. Herschel is a European Space Agency mission with important NASA contributions.

13 Jun 2014

Quantum Particles Can Transmit Through Series of Barriers

One of the most remarkable consequences of the rules in quantum mechanics is the capability of a quantum particle to penetrate through a potential barrier even though its energy would not allow for the corresponding classical trajectory. This is known as the quantum tunnel effect and manifests itself in a multitude of well-known phenomena.

13 Jun 2014

Cluster Satellites Help Study How Solar Wind Breaks Through Earth's Magnetic Field

A wind of charged particles blows outwards from the sun, carrying a magnetic field with it; Sometimes this solar wind can break through the Earth's magnetic field

13 Jun 2014

Novel Precise Way to Measure Positions of Single Atomic Sites in Materials

Using a state-of-the-art microscope and new methods in image processing, a multi-institutional team of researchers has devised an inventive way to measure the positions of single atomic sites in materials more precisely than ever before.

12 Jun 2014

Treasure Trove of ‘Red Nugget’ Galaxies Discovered

The world of astronomy has changed. An astronomer used to have to travel to a remote location and endure long, cold nights, patiently guiding a telescope to collect precious photons of light. Now, a proliferation of online archives allows astronomers to make discoveries from the comfort of their own offices.

12 Jun 2014

ALMA Directly Maps Out Molecular Gas and Dust in Host Galaxies of Gamma-Ray Bursts

Observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have for the first time directly mapped out the molecular gas and dust in the host galaxies of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) — the biggest explosions in the Universe.

12 Jun 2014

Quantum Physics News

Muon Detector May Help Improve Monitoring of Carbon Capture Storage

Centre for Quantum Technologies Receives $36.9 Million Funding from National Research Foundation of Singapore

Researchers Pair Giant Antennas to Image Asteroid 2014 HQ124

Free-Electron X-ray Lasers Make Significant Contributions to Biological Sciences

Herschel Uncovers Weird Ring of Dusty Material

Quantum Particles Can Transmit Through Series of Barriers

Cluster Satellites Help Study How Solar Wind Breaks Through Earth's Magnetic Field

Novel Precise Way to Measure Positions of Single Atomic Sites in Materials

Treasure Trove of ‘Red Nugget’ Galaxies Discovered

ALMA Directly Maps Out Molecular Gas and Dust in Host Galaxies of Gamma-Ray Bursts

Quantum Development in Ireland: A Conversation with John Durcan, Chief Technologist, IDA Ireland

Advancing Quantum Scalability with New Qubit Method

Modified Newtonian Dynamics and the Search for a Ninth Planet

LabOne Q: An Intuitive Software Framework for Scalable Quantum Computing

ORCA-Quest qCMOS Camera by Hamamatsu

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Repeat-Until-Success Algorithm for Quantum Gate Decomposition

Researchers Exploit the Color Centers in Diamond to Enhance Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Processes for NMR Applications

Application of Electro-Optic Phase Modulator in Pound-Drever Hall Technique for Laser Frequency Stabilization

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Quantum Development in Ireland: A Conversation with John Durcan, Chief Technologist, IDA Ireland

Advancing Quantum Scalability with New Qubit Method

Modified Newtonian Dynamics and the Search for a Ninth Planet

1First High-Res Map of Massive Explosion in NGC 4383

2Researchers Achieve Major Advancement in Quantum Technology

3New Material Realizes Superconductivity in the Quantum Hall Regime

4Quantum Challenge to Be Solved One Mile Underground

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