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Researchers Measure Quantum Waves in Helium Dimers

Anyone entering the world of quantum physics must prepare themself for quite a few things unknown in the everyday world: Noble gases form compounds, atoms behave like particles and waves at the same time and events that in the macroscopic world exclude each other occur simultaneously.

24 Dec 2020

Astronomers Observe the Brightest Radio Emission From PSO J0309+27 Galaxy

The supersharp radio "vision" of the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) has revealed previously unseen details in a jet of material ejected at three-quarters the speed of light from the core of a galaxy some 12.8 billion light-years from Earth.

24 Dec 2020

First Experimental Verification of Distributed Quantum Phase Estimation

Prof. PAN Jianwei and his colleges from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have achieved the experimental verification of distribution quantum phase estimation for the first time. This work was published on Nature Photonics.

23 Dec 2020

Distinguishable Skyrmions Produced Within Ultra-Thin Metal Layers at Room Temperature

Many of us may still be familiar with the simple physical principles of magnetism from school. However, this general knowledge about north and south poles quickly becomes very complex when looking at what happens down to the atomic level. The magnetic interactions between atoms at such minute scales can create unique states, such as skyrmions.

22 Dec 2020

Study Reveals How Nearby Galaxies Form Their Stars

Stars are born in dense clouds of molecular hydrogen gas that permeates interstellar space of most galaxies. While the physics of star formation is complex, recent years have seen substantial progress towards understanding how stars form in a galactic environment. What ultimately determines the level of star formation in galaxies, however, remains an open question.

22 Dec 2020

New Technique Helps "Sketch" Patterns of Electrons into Programmable Quantum Material

It has long been a dream to invent new materials from the "top down" choosing which atoms go where to engineer properties of interest.

22 Dec 2020

Research Focuses on Electron-Plasma Interactions

A paper on research conducted by Meirielen Caetano de Sousa, postdoctoral fellow at the University of São Paulo's Physics Institute (IF-USP) in Brazil, is highlighted as Editor's Pick in the September issue of Physics of Plasmas, published by the American Institute of Physics with the cooperation of The American Physical Society.

22 Dec 2020

Arches of Chaos Could Enable Super-Fast Space Travel

Astronomers have discovered dynamic channels or ‘aches of chaos’ within the solar system that could enable faster travel to both its inner and outer regions for future space missions.

By Robert Lea 21 Dec 2020

Quantum Superposition Evidenced by Measuring Interaction of Light with Vibration

An exclusively counterintuitive aspect of quantum mechanics is the fact that a single event can exist in a state of superposition—occurring both here and there, or both today and tomorrow.

21 Dec 2020

Astrophysicists Discover Primordial Clumps of Gas and Stars in the Milky Way

Just as archaeologists dig hoping to find traces of the past, an international group of astrophysicists managed to get into the thick cloud of dust around the centre of the Milky Way (also known as the bulge) discovering primordial clumps of gas and stars never found so far.

21 Dec 2020

Discovery Paves Way for Real Analog Spintronic Devices

The observation of nonlinearity in electron spin-related processes in graphene makes it easier to transport, manipulate and detect spins, as well as spin-to-charge conversion. It also allows analogue operations such as amplitude modulation and spin amplification.

21 Dec 2020

Hard-to-Track Lithium Identified and Measured in the Atmosphere of White Dwarfs

For the first time, hard-to-track lithium has been identified and measured in the atmosphere of burned out stars called white dwarfs, according to a study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill published online in the journal Science.

21 Dec 2020

World's First Simulations of Space Plasma Show How Compressive Fluctuations Heat Ions

New simulations carried out in part on the ATERUI II supercomputer in Japan have found that the reason ions exist at higher temperatures than electrons in space plasma is because they are better able to absorb energy from compressive turbulent fluctuations in the plasma.

21 Dec 2020

Combination of Astrophysical Measurements Provides New Estimates of Neutron Star Size

A combination of astrophysical measurements has allowed researchers to put new constraints on the radius of a typical neutron star and provide a novel calculation of the Hubble constant that indicates the rate at which the universe is expanding.

18 Dec 2020

New Research Measures Elusive Majorana Quantum States

A team of theoretical and experimental physicists have designed a new ultra-thin material that they have used to create elusive quantum states. Called one-dimensional Majorana zero energy modes, these quantum states could have a huge impact for quantum computing.

18 Dec 2020

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Researchers Measure Quantum Waves in Helium Dimers

Astronomers Observe the Brightest Radio Emission From PSO J0309+27 Galaxy

First Experimental Verification of Distributed Quantum Phase Estimation

Distinguishable Skyrmions Produced Within Ultra-Thin Metal Layers at Room Temperature

Study Reveals How Nearby Galaxies Form Their Stars

New Technique Helps "Sketch" Patterns of Electrons into Programmable Quantum Material

Research Focuses on Electron-Plasma Interactions

Arches of Chaos Could Enable Super-Fast Space Travel

Quantum Superposition Evidenced by Measuring Interaction of Light with Vibration

Astrophysicists Discover Primordial Clumps of Gas and Stars in the Milky Way

Discovery Paves Way for Real Analog Spintronic Devices

Hard-to-Track Lithium Identified and Measured in the Atmosphere of White Dwarfs

World's First Simulations of Space Plasma Show How Compressive Fluctuations Heat Ions

Combination of Astrophysical Measurements Provides New Estimates of Neutron Star Size

New Research Measures Elusive Majorana Quantum States

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