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New Study Could Lay Foundation for Future Quantum Communication Networks

A new study funded by U.S. Army could lay the foundation for future quantum communication networks and large-scale quantum computers.

12 Mar 2021

Using Self-Guided Tomography to Find Unknown High-Dimensional Quantum States

Researchers have struck quantum gold--and created a new word--by enlisting machine learning to efficiently navigate a 20-dimensional quantum treasure map.

11 Mar 2021

Researchers Measure the Smallest Gravitational Force

Using a highly sensitive pendulum, scientists have successfully determined the gravitational field of a gold sphere, measuring only 2 mm in diameter, and thus, the smallest gravitational force to date.

11 Mar 2021

Detection of Antineutrinos Confirms Standard Model of Particle Physics

On December 6th, 2016, a high-energy particle charged toward the planet Earth from outer space at almost the speed of light.

11 Mar 2021

Oxford Instruments NanoScience Gains Momentum in Quantum Computing

Oxford Instruments NanoScience is today announcing its latest innovation in Cryofree® dilution refrigerator technology for quantum computing scale up, the ProteoxLX, as well as new quantum computing customer collaborations worldwide.

From Oxford Instruments Nanoscience 11 Mar 2021

Research Breaks the Warp Barrier for Faster-than-Light Travel

If travel to distant stars within an individual's lifetime is going to be possible, a means of faster-than-light propulsion will have to be found. To date, even recent research about superluminal (faster-than-light) transport based on Einstein's theory of general relativity would require vast amounts of hypothetical particles and states of matter that have "exotic" physical properties such as negative energy density.

10 Mar 2021

University of Delaware Joins MQA to Help Advance Quantum Revolution

The University of Delaware has joined the Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance -- a hub for quantum technology research, development, innovation and education that seeks to advance U.S. and regional leadership in the coming quantum revolution.

10 Mar 2021

Evidence Found for Extremely Long Particle Jet from Supermassive Black Hole

Astronomers used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to discover proof of the existence of an extremely long jet of particles discharged from a supermassive black hole in the early Universe.

10 Mar 2021

Curtin University-Led Global Fireball Observatory Makes Rare Find

Curtin University has played a major role in the recovery of a rare meteorite in the UK, made possible by dedicated fireball observatories set up as part of the Curtin-led Global Fireball Observatory (GFO).

10 Mar 2021

Most Distant Cosmic Jet Provides Valuable Information About the Early Universe

Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) have found and studied the most distant cosmic jet discovered so far -- a jet of material propelled to nearly the speed of light by the supermassive black hole in a quasar some 13 billion light-years from Earth.

9 Mar 2021

New Measure of Hubble Constant Reveals Mismatch Between Estimates of the Cosmic Fate

Determining how rapidly the universe is expanding is key to understanding our cosmic fate, but with more precise data has come a conundrum: Estimates based on measurements within our local universe don't agree with extrapolations from the era shortly after the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago.

9 Mar 2021

Study Advances a Decisive Test to Investigate the Origin of Solar-Mass Black Holes

What is the origin of black holes and how is that question connected with another mystery, the nature of dark matter- Dark matter comprises the majority of matter in the Universe, but its nature remains unknown.

9 Mar 2021

Cheap Carbon Nanodots Could Replace Toxic Metal Quantum Dots in the Future

Tiny fluorescent semiconductor dots, called quantum dots, are useful in a variety of health and electronic technologies but are made of toxic, expensive metals. Nontoxic and economic carbon-based dots are easy to produce, but they emit less light.

9 Mar 2021

Astronomers Discover a "Radio-Loud" Quasar

With the help of the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT), astronomers have discovered and studied in detail the most distant source of radio emission known to date. The source is a "radio-loud" quasar -- a bright object with powerful jets emitting at radio wavelengths -- that is so far away its light has taken 13 billion years to reach us. The discovery could provide important clues to help astronomers understand the early Universe.

9 Mar 2021