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Researchers Use Quantum Computer to Create Accurate Materials Science Simulations

Researchers have for the first time used a quantum computer to generate accurate results from materials science simulations that can be verified with practical techniques.

12 Aug 2021

Verizon, Zurich Instruments Collaborate with Q-NEXT to Develop Technologies for Managing Quantum Information

Q-NEXT has added two new corporate partners to its collaboration: Verizon and Zurich Instruments USA, Inc.

12 Aug 2021

Ultrathin Films of Quantum Material can Mask Thermal Radiation

Scientists demonstrated that ultrathin films of samarium nickel oxide can mask the thermal radiation emitted by hot materials. Samarium nickel oxide is a quantum material.

12 Aug 2021

Research Addresses Flawed Born–Oppenheimer Approximation in Molecular Quantum Mechanics

The Born–Oppenheimer approximation is the best known mathematical model in molecular quantum mechanics.

12 Aug 2021

Study Provides a New Mechanism of Magnetic Topological States from P-Orbital Electrons on Square Lattices

In two-dimensional systems, the coexistence of magnetism and nontrivial topological states can induce many novel physical phenomena.

12 Aug 2021

Gravitational Wave Detector Scaled Down for Science Audiences

Observations of gravitational waves in space have sparked public interest in space technology and an interactive exhibit modelled on a real-life gravitational-wave detector is helping to explain this new field of science.

12 Aug 2021

Tiny Blue Crystal from NIST Could be a New Dark Matter Sensor

Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have linked together, or "entangled," the mechanical motion and electronic properties of a tiny blue crystal, giving it a quantum edge in measuring electric fields with record sensitivity that may enhance understanding of the universe.

11 Aug 2021

Researchers Explore the Interplay Between Light and Matter at Nanoscale

The interplay between light and matter encompasses a stunning spectrum of phenomena, from photosynthesis to the captivating colours of rainbows and butterfly wings.

11 Aug 2021

An Overview of Three Decades of Research into Colloidal Quantum Dots

A new article in Science magazine gives an overview of almost three decades of research into colloidal quantum dots, assesses the technological progress for these nanometer-sized specs of semiconductor matter, and weighs the remaining challenges on the path to widespread commercialization for this promising technology with applications in everything from TVs to highly efficient sunlight collectors.

11 Aug 2021

Scientists Study Nuclei and Leptons for Future Neutrino Experiments

A research team from the PRISMA+ cluster of excellence at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has successfully computed the way in which atomic nuclei of the calcium element act under collisions with electrons....

11 Aug 2021

Rabi-Oscillation Spectroscopy Could Offer Better Insights into the Material Universe

A new method has been developed by physicists to observe details regarding the structure and composition of materials. This method is an enhanced version of earlier methods.

10 Aug 2021

Novel Outreach Program to Understand More About Sun’s Corona

NASA has financially supported a five-year outreach program in collaboration with the Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH)—a solar mission headed by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI).

10 Aug 2021

Physicists Built Mathematical ‘Playground’ to Study Quantum Information

In a new study from Skoltech and the University of Kentucky, researchers found a new connection between quantum information and quantum field theory.

10 Aug 2021

An In-Depth Study of the Ionization of Proton-Impacted Helium

Latest mathematical analysis performed by the ionization of a helium atom by an impacting proton has shown where differences emerge between experiments and present theoretical estimates of the process.

9 Aug 2021

New Experiments Could Offer Rich Data on Early Universe Quark-Gluon Plasma

Quarks and gluons were confined fast to neutrons and protons in the initial phase of the universe. The neutrons and protons then formed atoms. Particle accelerators have now reached increasingly higher energy levels, offering the chance to investigate this fleeting primordial state of matter.

9 Aug 2021

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Researchers Use Quantum Computer to Create Accurate Materials Science Simulations

Verizon, Zurich Instruments Collaborate with Q-NEXT to Develop Technologies for Managing Quantum Information

Ultrathin Films of Quantum Material can Mask Thermal Radiation

Research Addresses Flawed Born–Oppenheimer Approximation in Molecular Quantum Mechanics

Study Provides a New Mechanism of Magnetic Topological States from P-Orbital Electrons on Square Lattices

Gravitational Wave Detector Scaled Down for Science Audiences

Tiny Blue Crystal from NIST Could be a New Dark Matter Sensor

Researchers Explore the Interplay Between Light and Matter at Nanoscale

An Overview of Three Decades of Research into Colloidal Quantum Dots

Scientists Study Nuclei and Leptons for Future Neutrino Experiments

Rabi-Oscillation Spectroscopy Could Offer Better Insights into the Material Universe

Novel Outreach Program to Understand More About Sun’s Corona

Physicists Built Mathematical ‘Playground’ to Study Quantum Information

An In-Depth Study of the Ionization of Proton-Impacted Helium

New Experiments Could Offer Rich Data on Early Universe Quark-Gluon Plasma

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