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New Study Detects Existence of Dark Energy at 11 Sigma Significance

The latest scientific results published by the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (eBOSS) collaboration include two studies on dark energy.

26 Apr 2021

Quantum Steering Could Help Tackle High-Precision Measurement Tasks

Quantum systems consisting of several particles can be used to measure magnetic or electric fields more precisely.

26 Apr 2021

Hubble Celebrates 31st Anniversary with Magnificent View of a Giant Star

The giant star featured in this latest Hubble Space Telescope anniversary image is waging a tug-of-war between gravity and radiation to avoid self-destruction.

26 Apr 2021

UMD Launches New Business Development Arm to Nurture Quantum-Focused Startups

The University of Maryland has launched a new business development arm to nurture quantum-focused startups.

26 Apr 2021

Advanced Astrophysics Code Simulates Stellar Mergers

A breakthrough astrophysics code, named Octo-Tiger, simulates the evolution of self-gravitating and rotating systems of arbitrary geometry using adaptive mesh refinement and a new method to parallelize the code to achieve superior speeds.

26 Apr 2021

2.5 Million Euros Awarded for Research on "New Physics"

It is about fundamental questions of modern fundamental physics: Is our description of nature complete- What is dark matter- Do natural constants change with time or place- Theoretical predictions attest optical clocks based on highly charged ions a 20-fold sensitivity to these effects compared to previous clocks.

23 Apr 2021

SLAC Scientists Explore Exotic States of Matter in an Unconventional Superconductor

Unconventional superconductors contain a number of exotic phases of matter that are thought to play a role, for better or worse, in their ability to conduct electricity with 100% efficiency

23 Apr 2021

Exoplanets as Powerful Tools for Detecting Dark Matter

In the continuing search for dark matter in our universe, scientists believe they have found a unique and powerful detector: exoplanets.

23 Apr 2021

New Formation Mechanism for Coronal Rain Along Open Magnetic Structures

Rain is a common phenomenon on Earth. There is a similar phenomenon on the Sun, called coronal rain. It is related to the coronal heating and magnetic field, and plays a fundamental role in the mass cycle between the hot, tenuous corona and the cool, dense chromosphere.

23 Apr 2021