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Astronomical Survey Aims to Gain New Understanding of the Cosmos

The fifth generation of Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) compiled its very first observations of the cosmos at 1:47 a.m. MDT on October 24th, 2020.

3 Nov 2020

Research Uncovers Chemical Structure of Defects that Emit Single Photons

Systems which can emit a stream of single photons, referred to as quantum light sources, are critical hardware components for emerging technologies such as quantum computing, the quantum internet, and quantum communications.

3 Nov 2020

Study Shows How Massive Stars Become Isolated in the Universe

Two studies performed at the University of Michigan have shown how certain giant stars—that is, stars whose mass is eight or more times that of the Sun—become separated in the universe: generally, the star clusters of these massive stars push them out.

2 Nov 2020

Researchers Complete Key Milestone for Experiment Designed to Detect Dark Matter

Teams working on the largest experiment in the United States have concluded a significant milestone on September 2020. The experiment was specifically developed to directly identify dark matter.

28 Oct 2020

Researchers Observe Extreme Events in Quantum Cascade Lasers

Extreme events occur in many observable contexts. Nature is a prolific source: rogue water waves surging high above the swell, monsoon rains, wildfire, etc.

27 Oct 2020

A New Technique for Carrying Out Sensitive Quantum Operations on Atoms

Hitting a specific point on a screen with a laser pointer during a presentation isn't easy - even the tiniest nervous shaking of the hand becomes one big scrawl at a distance.

23 Oct 2020

Study Reveals the Mystery of Unusual Neutron Star System

An international group of researchers has detected a galactic mystery source of gamma rays after more than 20 decades. The newly identified gamma-ray source is a heavy neutron star that is being orbited by a very low mass companion.

23 Oct 2020

Study Finds Clumpy Halo of Hot Gases Around the Milky Way Galaxy

The Milky Way galaxy is in the process of recycling.

20 Oct 2020

Zeptoseconds: New Process for Measuring Shorter Time Spans

In 1999, the Egyptian chemist Ahmed Zewail received the Nobel Prize for measuring the speed at which molecules change their shape.

19 Oct 2020

New Optical Framed Knots Could be Used to Encode Information

In a world first, researchers from the University of Ottawa in collaboration with Israeli scientists have been able to create optical framed knots in the laboratory that could potentially be applied in modern technologies.

19 Oct 2020