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Cosmic Mystery Grows with New Measurements of Rate of Expansion of Universe

A team led by astronomers at the University of California, Davis provides new measurements of the rate of growth of the universe, adding to a growing mystery: Estimates of a fundamental constant made with different approaches keep delivering varying results.

24 Oct 2019

Study Shows Quantum Computer can Outperform Classical Computer

A collaborative research group from Google Inc., NASA Ames Research Center, and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has shown that a quantum computer has the ability to outshine a classical computer at specific tasks, a feat called quantum supremacy.

24 Oct 2019

Researchers Use Magneto-Thermal Microscopy to Image Spins in Nickel Oxide

A team of researchers from Cornell University has applied a new twist to measuring and manipulating spins in nickel oxide, with a keen interest toward enhancing the memory capacity and speed of electronic devices.

23 Oct 2019

Astronomers Find New Evidence for Huge Deep Space Objects

The accidental discovery of faint traces of an enormous galaxy, dating from the early universe, which was never observed before has been reported by a team of astronomers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, including assistant professor Kate Whitaker who is an expert in early galaxy formation and evolution.

23 Oct 2019

Novel Plasma Fusion Concept Possible with Plasma Liner Experiment Nearing Completion

Assembly of the Plasma Liner Experiment (PLX) at Los Alamos National Laboratory is ongoing with the setting up of 18 of 36 plasma guns in a single-minded approach to realizing controlled nuclear fusion.

22 Oct 2019

Microscopic Cavity Used to Create Efficient Quantum Light-Matter Interface

Scientists have used a microscopic cavity and successfully developed an efficient quantum-mechanical light-matter interface. Inside the cavity, an artificial atom emits and absorbs a single photon nearly 10 times.

22 Oct 2019

Scientists Explore How Quantum Knots Tie and Untie Themselves

Researchers show it is possible to tie quantum gas into knots using magnetic fields. The collaborative research team from Aalto University and Amherst College, USA, were the first to produce these knots, and they have currently explored how the knots act over time.

22 Oct 2019

Synthesizing and Trapping Trions Using Chemically Engineered Carbon Nanotubes

In trions, three charged particles are bonded together by very weak bonding energy. In applications like electronics and quantum computing, trions can potentially carry more information compared to electrons.

17 Oct 2019

NASA's Hubble Telescope Captures Sharpest Image of Confirmed Interstellar Comet

The image of an interstellar visitor, comet 2I/Borisov is the latest offering from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to astronomers. The speed and trajectory of comet 2I/Borisov show it has come from outside the solar system. The image taken on October 12th, 2019 is the sharpest view of the comet ever to be captured.

17 Oct 2019

New Ultrafast Spectroscopy Method to Perceive Decoherence Process on Femtosecond Scale

Information is nothing but energy. Therefore, for quantum information development, the main objective is to increase the time during which a system can retain energy before it is lost to the local environment.

17 Oct 2019

New Integrated Method for Observing Eigen Modes of Skyrmions

The small magnetic vortices called skyrmions that form in certain magnetic materials, like Cu2OSeO3, can be controlled by applying low-level electrical currents, promoting more energy-efficient data processing.

16 Oct 2019

Diversity Could Help Minimize Errors in Quantum Computing

Computer scientists have discovered that in quantum computing, as in team building, some amount of diversity helps to get a job completed in a better manner.

16 Oct 2019

Atomic Defects and Mechanical Strain Interact to Cause Quantum Light Effect in WSe2

Layers of tungsten diselenide emit a highly unique kind of light. Thus far, the reason behind this has been unclear. Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) have now come up with an explanation for this.

16 Oct 2019

Astronomers Study the Evolution of Supermassive Black Hole

A supermassive black hole hides at the center of a galaxy called NGC 1068 within a thick doughnut-shaped cloud of gas and dust.

16 Oct 2019

Tiny Dwarf Galaxy Located in its First, High-Energy Stages of Star Formation

An enormous cluster of galaxies has been used as an X-ray magnifying glass by astronomers from MIT and elsewhere, to look back in time almost 9.4 billion years ago. During the study, they located a small dwarf galaxy in its initial, high-energy stages of star formation.

16 Oct 2019

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Cosmic Mystery Grows with New Measurements of Rate of Expansion of Universe

Study Shows Quantum Computer can Outperform Classical Computer

Researchers Use Magneto-Thermal Microscopy to Image Spins in Nickel Oxide

Astronomers Find New Evidence for Huge Deep Space Objects

Novel Plasma Fusion Concept Possible with Plasma Liner Experiment Nearing Completion

Microscopic Cavity Used to Create Efficient Quantum Light-Matter Interface

Scientists Explore How Quantum Knots Tie and Untie Themselves

Synthesizing and Trapping Trions Using Chemically Engineered Carbon Nanotubes

NASA's Hubble Telescope Captures Sharpest Image of Confirmed Interstellar Comet

New Ultrafast Spectroscopy Method to Perceive Decoherence Process on Femtosecond Scale

New Integrated Method for Observing Eigen Modes of Skyrmions

Diversity Could Help Minimize Errors in Quantum Computing

Atomic Defects and Mechanical Strain Interact to Cause Quantum Light Effect in WSe2

Astronomers Study the Evolution of Supermassive Black Hole

Tiny Dwarf Galaxy Located in its First, High-Energy Stages of Star Formation

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