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Unique Magnetic Transitions Observed for the First Time in Quasicrystal-Like Structures

Quasicrystals are one of the most unusual structures in nature. Thanks to their characteristics, which make them crystal-like yet highly unique, they have been drawing the interest of researchers ever since they were first detected.

27 Nov 2019

Crucial Step Toward Detecting Signal from the Period After Cosmic Dark Age

Nearly 12 billion years ago, the universe evolved from a great cosmic dark age, with the lighting up of the first stars and galaxies.

27 Nov 2019

New Image Reveals Large-Scale, Coherent Magnetic Fields in the Halo of a Spiral Galaxy

The National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) has made an image of the “Whale Galaxy” (NGC 4631), which exposes hair-like filaments of the galaxy’s magnetic field extending above and below the disk of the galaxy.

27 Nov 2019

Thales Takes an Active Role in OPENQKD, the European Research Project That Will Set up Quantum Communication Infrastructures in Several European Countries

Thales has been an active participant in quantum technology research for several years already.

From Thales Group 27 Nov 2019

Ultrafast Quantum Simulations Help Study Dynamics of Electron-Ion Interactions

In the blink of an eye, an infinite number of very small interactions take place between thousands of particles in each piece of matter. However, replicating these tiny interactions in their complete dynamics was believed to be elusive.

26 Nov 2019

Advancements in Quantum Sensors for Bio Applications

By Sarah Moore 26 Nov 2019

Researchers Identify New Method to Efficiently Use Spin-Driven Components

For many years, electronic device developers have been trying to make faster, smaller, and more energy-efficient devices.

25 Nov 2019

MAGIC Telescopes See Most Epic Explosion

A violent explosion in a distant galaxy has broken the record for the brightest source of high-energy light in the Universe.

21 Nov 2019

Outback Telescope Captures Milky Way Center, Discovers Remnants of Dead Stars

A radio telescope in the Western Australian outback has captured a spectacular new view of the centre of the galaxy in which we live, the Milky Way.

21 Nov 2019

First Demonstration of High-Speed Magnetic Skyrmion Motion at Room Temperature

For the first time, a team of researchers at Tohoku University has been successful in demonstrating the formation and current-triggered motion of synthetic antiferromagnetic magnetic skyrmions.

20 Nov 2019

New Theoretical Model Overcomes Major Obstacle to the Use of Nanooptical Traps

Quantum properties can be studied and rendered applicable for technological applications through the control of individual atoms. For nearly a decade, physicists have been performing research on a technique with the potential to capture and control atoms—the so-called nanooptical traps.

20 Nov 2019

Pawsey Supercomputing Centre Honoured in the 2019 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards

The Pawsey Supercomputing Centre has been recognised in the annual HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards, presented at the 2019 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC19), in Denver, Colorado.

20 Nov 2019

Study of Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Activity Could Soon be Possible

Black holes have always been mysterious from the time they were discovered. They continue to be one of the most breathtaking enigmas in the universe.

19 Nov 2019

New Protocol Allows a Quantum Computer to Check its Own Answer to Difficult Problems

A novel test was recently performed to assess whether a quantum computer can provide accurate answers to queries that are beyond the capabilities of conventional computing. Such a test can result in the development of the first quantum computer that would supersede a traditional computer.

19 Nov 2019

Use of Transient Coaxial Helicity Injection to Produce Stable Fusion Plasmas

A barrier to the reproduction of fusion reactions within facilities known as tokamaks is that the generation of current in plasma that helps develop confining magnetic fields occurs in pulses.

19 Nov 2019

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Unique Magnetic Transitions Observed for the First Time in Quasicrystal-Like Structures

Crucial Step Toward Detecting Signal from the Period After Cosmic Dark Age

New Image Reveals Large-Scale, Coherent Magnetic Fields in the Halo of a Spiral Galaxy

Thales Takes an Active Role in OPENQKD, the European Research Project That Will Set up Quantum Communication Infrastructures in Several European Countries

Ultrafast Quantum Simulations Help Study Dynamics of Electron-Ion Interactions

Advancements in Quantum Sensors for Bio Applications

Researchers Identify New Method to Efficiently Use Spin-Driven Components

MAGIC Telescopes See Most Epic Explosion

Outback Telescope Captures Milky Way Center, Discovers Remnants of Dead Stars

First Demonstration of High-Speed Magnetic Skyrmion Motion at Room Temperature

New Theoretical Model Overcomes Major Obstacle to the Use of Nanooptical Traps

Pawsey Supercomputing Centre Honoured in the 2019 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards

Study of Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Activity Could Soon be Possible

New Protocol Allows a Quantum Computer to Check its Own Answer to Difficult Problems

Use of Transient Coaxial Helicity Injection to Produce Stable Fusion Plasmas

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