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University of Granada Awarded 1.5 million Grant to Develop Quantum Sensor

A group of researchers have collaborated to measure the effects of layers on super-heavy elements. These elements have not yet been discovered in nature. So far, they have been created by bombarding elements in particle accelerators. These elements have an atomic number greater than Z=103, which is higher than the element lawrence.

20 Sep 2012

Researchers Revitalize Long-Term European Strategy for Particle Physics

At the CERN Council Open Symposium on the European Strategy for Particle Physics in Krakow, around 500 particle physicists have been discussing the long-term prospect of the field.

14 Sep 2012

Portsmouth Astronomers Validate the Existence of Dark Energy

A two-year study conducted by a team of astronomers from the University of Portsmouth and LMU University Munich indicate the probability of existence of dark energy in the universe to be 99.9996%.

13 Sep 2012

ORNL and University of Tennessee to Study Nuclear Fusion Impact on Reactor Materials

Nuclear Fusion holds great potential as a sustainable and limitless source of energy. However, lack of knowledge of the operating limits of materials used to build reactors has significantly hampered commercialization of nuclear fusion energy.

13 Sep 2012

Researchers Determine Reason for Superconductivity of Iron Compounds in Alcohol

A previous study carried out in 2010 at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) located in Japan demonstrated the transition of iron telluride compounds to superconducting state when they were boiled in alcoholic beverages.

13 Sep 2012

Researchers Demonstrate Induced Superconductivity for First Time in Semiconductors

A team of international researchers headed by physicists from the University of Toronto has devised a simple method that utilizes Scotch poster tape to induce high-temperature superconductivity for the first time in a semiconductor.

12 Sep 2012

Study Findings Reveal Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle is too Skeptical

According to Werner Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, one of the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, taking measurements of anything is not possible without causing disturbance to it.

10 Sep 2012

Higgs Boson Research Enters New Era

This summer, particle physicist at the University of Chicago (UChicago) and researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva reported the discovery of a new particle having a mass between 125-126 GeV, a value lies between the estimated range for the sought-after particle dubbed the Higgs boson.

6 Sep 2012

Study at Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism Provides Insights to Develop New Superconductors

A study on atomic scale magnetism being conducted at EPFL’s Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism (LQM) may provide researchers a tool to explore new high-temperature superconducting materials that hold potential in lossless electricity transmission.

6 Sep 2012

Study Demonstrates Universe is Smooth Across Planck Mass

A research team comprising Robert Nemiroff and colleagues from the Michigan Technological University has demonstrated that the spacetime may not be as foamy as believed by some researchers.

24 Aug 2012