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Astronomers Discover an Earth-Sized “pi Planet” with a 3.14-Day Orbit

In a delightful alignment of astronomy and mathematics, scientists at MIT and elsewhere have discovered a “pi Earth” — an Earth-sized planet that zips around its star every 3.14 days, in an orbit reminiscent of the universal mathematics constant.

22 Sep 2020

Scientists Develop New Design Principles to Improve Spin-Based Quantum Materials

As humans’ lives get more and more intertwined with technology, whether promoting communication while streaming their favorite show or working remotely, so does their reliance on the data created by these devices.

21 Sep 2020

Scientists Test DUNE Detector for Thorough Test Drives

Hosted by Fermilab, the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment, or DUNE for short, is anticipated to be very huge. As a matter of fact, with over 1,000 collaborators from above 30 nations and five continents, the event is the greatest international science project to be hosted in the United States.

21 Sep 2020

George Mason Researcher Uses Machine Learning to Solve Quantum Spin Models of Cold Atoms

Erhai Zhao, Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, is developing numerical algorithms to describe and understand superfluidity and magnetic orders in repulsively interacting Fermi gases of ultracold atoms in optical lattices.

21 Sep 2020

Astronomers use Very Long Baseline Array to Measure the Distance to Magnetar

For the first time, astronomers utilizing the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) of the National Science Foundation have made a direct geometric measurement of the distance to a Magnetar inside the Milky Way Galaxy.

21 Sep 2020

New Method can Reduce Plasma Turbulence in Stellarator Plasmas

Created at Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics at Garching, Germany, the turbulence code GENE—which stands for Gyrokinetic Electromagnetic Numerical Experiment—has demonstrated to be extremely handy for the theoretical description of turbulence in the plasma of tokamak-type fusion devices.

From Max Planck Research Group Laboratory of Photonics and Quantum, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics 21 Sep 2020

Researchers Record High-Resolution Movies of Molecular Dynamics

Viewing time-dependent changes in the structure of molecules are one of the long-standing objectives of research on the light-stimulated dynamics of molecules.

18 Sep 2020

New Findings Contradict Common Consensus Regarding Shape of Stellar Winds

Astronomers have now provided an explanation for the spellbinding shapes of planetary nebulae. The finding is based on an incredible set of observations of stellar winds around ageing stars.

18 Sep 2020

Upgraded Particle Detector Helps Record Collision Movie

The accelerators at CERN are currently at rest in view of the “second long shutdown.” During this period, refurbishments and upgrades are made to the accelerators so that more particles can be expedited and the number of collisions can be increased in the days to come.

18 Sep 2020

Reviewing Fundamental Theories Underpinning the Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect

An Australian collaboration has reviewed the fundamental theories underpinning the quantum anomalous Hall effect.

17 Sep 2020

Effective Approach to Enhance Quantum Yield of Broadband Emission in 1D Metal Halide

Low-dimensional perovskite-related metal halides have emerged as a new class of light-emitting materials with tunable broadband emission from self-trapped excitons.

17 Sep 2020

New Partnership Yields Promising Material for Use in Future Quantum Computers

Researchers at the Microsoft Quantum Materials Lab and the University of Copenhagen, working closely together, have succeeded in realizing an important and promising material for use in a future quantum computer.

17 Sep 2020

A Quantum Thermometer to Sensitively Measure the Temperature of Ultra-Cold Gas

In everyday life, measuring temperature is pretty straightforward. But in the quantum world, which deals with the super small and the ultra-cold, determining how hot or cold something is starts to get more challenging.

17 Sep 2020

New Approach to Detect Dark Matter Exposes Unknown Material Properties

A new study performed by scientists from Chalmers University of Technology and ETH Zürich, Switzerland has proposed a promising method to spot obscure dark matter particles through formerly uncharted atomic responses occurring in the detector material.

17 Sep 2020