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Upgrading Gemini South's Next-Generation, High-Resolution Telescope

Gemini South, known as one of the most productive and strong optical-infrared telescopes in the world has received a significant ability boost with the successful installation of a new high-resolution spectrograph known as GHOST fabricated by an international consortium.

21 Jul 2022

Simulations Using Quantum Computing Help Study Non-Equilibrium Phases of Matter

Thomas Iadecola worked his way through the title of the latest research paper that includes his theoretical and analytical work, patiently explaining digital quantum simulation, Floquet systems and symmetry-protected topological phases.

21 Jul 2022

Second Virtual Quantum Information Science Career Fair to be Held on Sept. 14, 2022

After a successful first event, the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science's National Quantum Information Science (QIS) Research Centers are preparing for their second virtual QIS Career Fair, to be held on Sept. 14, 2022.

21 Jul 2022

New Mathematical Model Could Result in the Improved Design of Doughnut-Shaped Fusion Facilities

At the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), scientists have discovered that updating a mathematical model to include a physical property called resistivity could result in the enhanced design of doughnut-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks.

20 Jul 2022

NSF Invests $3 Million to Help Aspiring Scientists Find Careers in Quantum Science

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing $3 million in a new graduate student training program for aspiring scientists and educators who want to explore careers in quantum science at St. Louis-area research laboratories, private companies and other facilities.

20 Jul 2022

Jefferson Lab Postdoc Characterizes a Class of Non-Ordinary Particles

Some particles are ordinary, like the protons and neutrons that make up the atomic nuclei of all the matter around us. They're stable under strong interactions and their basic properties are known.

20 Jul 2022

Researchers Discover Dormant Black Hole Beyond Milky Way

A stellar-mass black hole has been discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of the neighbors of the Milky Way, by a group of international specialists recognized for disproving many black hole findings.

19 Jul 2022

New Method Captures Atomic Movements of a Quantum Electronic Device in Operation

For the first time, researchers have used ultrafast electron diffraction (UED), an ultrafast camera for detecting tiny atomic movements, to observe a quantum electronic device as it operates.

19 Jul 2022

Producing Neutron Interferometers from Two Separate Crystals

Particles can move as waves along different paths at the same time – this is one of the most important findings of quantum physics. A particularly impressive example is the neutron interferometer: neutrons are fired at a crystal, the neutron wave is split into two portions, which are then superimposed on each other again.

19 Jul 2022

Astronomers Create an Animation to Model Dust in the Milky Way

The outlines of the Milky Way galaxy can be seen taking shape when looking out farther and further from Earth in an animated dive into the dusty galaxy.

18 Jul 2022

Quantum-Inspired Technique Helps Increase Lidar Depth Resolution

The ability to do lidar imaging with a significantly better depth resolution is feasible with traditional methods. This has been revealed by researchers using a quantum-inspired technology.

14 Jul 2022

Exploring the Connection Between the Nucleus and Neutron Stars

How big is an atomic nucleus- How does the size of a nucleus relate to a neutron star- These tantalizing questions in physics were explored in a pair of experiments at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.

14 Jul 2022

Research Provides a Promising Room-Temperature System to Explore Quantum Simulation

Quantized vortices play a pivotal role in the interpretation of quantum phase transitions and strongly correlated physics involving the underlying confluence of superfluids, Bose-Einstein condensates, and superconductors, thus it is crucial to study quantum vortices and their applications.

14 Jul 2022

$78 Million DOE Funding to Spur New Discoveries in High Energy Physics

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $78 million in funding for 58 research projects that will spur new discoveries in high energy physics. The projects-;housed at 44 colleges and universities across 22 states-;are exploring the fundamental science about the universe that also underlies technological advancements in medicine, computing, energy technologies, manufacturing, national security, and more.

14 Jul 2022

NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Uncovers Star Formations

The three-dimensional “Cosmic Cliffs” exhibits Webb’s ability to look through obscuring dust and provide new information about the formation of stars.

13 Jul 2022

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Upgrading Gemini South's Next-Generation, High-Resolution Telescope

Simulations Using Quantum Computing Help Study Non-Equilibrium Phases of Matter

Second Virtual Quantum Information Science Career Fair to be Held on Sept. 14, 2022

New Mathematical Model Could Result in the Improved Design of Doughnut-Shaped Fusion Facilities

NSF Invests $3 Million to Help Aspiring Scientists Find Careers in Quantum Science

Jefferson Lab Postdoc Characterizes a Class of Non-Ordinary Particles

Researchers Discover Dormant Black Hole Beyond Milky Way

New Method Captures Atomic Movements of a Quantum Electronic Device in Operation

Producing Neutron Interferometers from Two Separate Crystals

Astronomers Create an Animation to Model Dust in the Milky Way

Quantum-Inspired Technique Helps Increase Lidar Depth Resolution

Exploring the Connection Between the Nucleus and Neutron Stars

Research Provides a Promising Room-Temperature System to Explore Quantum Simulation

$78 Million DOE Funding to Spur New Discoveries in High Energy Physics

NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Uncovers Star Formations

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