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New Quantum Protocol for Sharing a Secret Among Many Parties

At the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, scientists have presented a record-setting quantum protocol that helps share a secret among several parties.

3 Aug 2020

Study Reveals Dynamical Differences Between Active and Non-Active Galaxies

After evaluating the differences between the disks of many pairs of active and non-active spiral galaxies, a study reached a conclusion that the rotational movement of the stars in the former disks is relatively more important.

3 Aug 2020

Discovery of Galaxy with Low Oxygen Abundance Shows it Formed Very Recently

Researchers have now discovered a galaxy with a very low oxygen abundance of 1.6% solar abundance, thus breaking the earlier record for the lowest-ever oxygen abundance.

3 Aug 2020

Study Investigates Microwave Response of MnNb3S6, a Chiral Magnetic Soliton

A new study performed by Prof. ZHANG Lei and his colleagues at the High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science has unraveled the anisotropic microwave response and interactions of Chiral Magnetic Soliton (CMS).

3 Aug 2020

Certain Stars Could Have Earth-Like Habitable Planets

Our solar system has one habitable planet -- Earth. A new study shows other stars could have as many as seven Earth-like planets in the absence of a gas giant like Jupiter.

3 Aug 2020

ESO’s VLT Captures Stunning Butterfly-Shaped Images of NGC 2899 Nebula

ESO’s Very Large Telescope has captured new, stunning images of a planetary nebula named NGC 2899—a striking bubble of gas that resembles a butterfly with its intricate patterns, beautiful colors, and symmetrical structure and appears to float and flutter across the sky.

31 Jul 2020

Quantum Photonics, Diamond-Based Qubits Help Create Largest Quantum Chip

An Army-funded project marks a turning point in the field of scalable quantum processors, producing the largest quantum chip of its type using diamond-based qubits and quantum photonics.

31 Jul 2020

Upgraded Device Shows Excellent Potential for Harvesting Fusion Energy on Earth

The silvery metal lithium helps treat bipolar disorders and powers smartphones. It could even play a crucial role in the global effort to harvest the clean, safe, and almost unlimited fusion energy on Earth.

30 Jul 2020

Quantum Negativity can Enable Ultra-Precise Measurements of Optical Components

Researchers have discovered that “quantum negativity”—a type of physical property—can be employed to take more accurate measurements of everything, right from gravitational waves to molecular distances.

30 Jul 2020

Study Explores the Possibility of Life in the Martian Subsurface Environment

Although no life has been detected on the Martian surface, a new study from astrophysicist and research scientist at the Center for Space Science at NYU Abu Dhabi, Dimitra Atri finds that conditions below the surface could potentially support it.

29 Jul 2020

New Method Could Help Use Quantum Computers for Materials Research

Quantum computers exhibit tremendous potential for computations with the help of innovative algorithms and handle huge amounts of data much higher than the capacity of existing supercomputers.

29 Jul 2020

Launch of Largest-Ever Fusion Device at ITER Marks Start of New Energy Era

French President Emmanuel Macron and leaders from the European Union, China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, and the United States declare the start of a new energy era today with the official start of the assembly of the world's largest fusion device at ITER in Southern France.

29 Jul 2020