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Researchers Measure Influence of Quantum Fluctuations on Human-Scale Objects

The universe, as seen through the lens of quantum mechanics, is a noisy, crackling space where particles blink constantly in and out of existence, creating a background of quantum noise whose effects are normally far too subtle to detect in everyday objects.

2 Jul 2020

Researchers Announced Discovery of Second-Most Distant Quasar

Often described as cosmic lighthouses, quasars are luminous beacons that can be observed at the outskirts of the Universe, providing a rich topic of study for astronomers and cosmologists.

2 Jul 2020

QURECA Launches the First Quantum Training & Recruitment Platform

QURECA (Quantum Resources & Careers) has launched the first global recruitment and training platform to develop the quantum workforce, with the goal to help businesses and the workforce become quantum ready.

From Qureca Ltd 2 Jul 2020

ESO Telescope Detects Disappearance of Giant Star

The Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory has allowed astronomers to detect a mysteriously disappearing giant, unstable star in a dwarf galaxy.

1 Jul 2020

Study Unravels Physical Mechanism Behind Lifshitz Transition in Dirac Semimetal

A new study has unraveled the exciton instability and physical mechanism of the Lifshitz transition in ZrSiSe, a topology semimetal.

1 Jul 2020

Study Improves Spin Qubit Lifetime of Silicon Quantum Dots

Researchers have now reported an enhancement of spin lifetime, or relaxation time, by more than two orders of magnitude in silicon quantum dots (QDs).

1 Jul 2020

New Experiment Offers Insight into Optical Non-Linearity in Dielectric Materials

Steering and monitoring the light-driven motion of electrons inside matter on the time-scale of a single optical cycle is a key challenge in ultrafast light wave electronics and laser-based material processing.

1 Jul 2020

Research Search for Black Holes by Finding Center of Gravity of Solar System

The revolution in our understanding of the night sky and our place in the universe began when we transitioned from using the naked eye to a telescope in 1609.

1 Jul 2020

New Approach to Study Chemistry Using Cold Molecular Collisions

When two cars collide at an intersection -- from opposite directions -- the impact is much different than when two cars -- traveling in the same direction -- "bump" into each other. In the laboratory, similar types of collisions can be made to occur between molecules to study chemistry at very low temperatures, or "cold collisions."

1 Jul 2020

New Fusion Reaction Findings Could Help Bring Fusion Energy Closer to Reality

A challenge to creating fusion energy on Earth is trapping the charged gas known as plasma that fuels fusion reactions within a strong magnetic field and keeping the plasma as hot and dense as possible for as long as possible.

1 Jul 2020

Computer Simulation Used to Reproduce High-Pressure Plasma Confinement in LHDs

Researchers led by Assistant Professor Masahiko Sato and Professor Yasushi Todo from the National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS) National Institute for Fusion Science (NIFS) have successfully reproduced the high-pressure plasma confinement observed in the Large Helical Device (LHD) with the help of computer simulation.

30 Jun 2020