Quantum Science News

Quantum Localization Bounds Trotter Faults in Digital Quantum Simulation

Quantum computers exhibit the potential to solve specific computational issues exponentially faster than any classical machine.

Hubble Space Telescope Reveals One of the Largest and Brightest Globular Clusters Ever Discovered

Although spherical clusters are perceived as innately stunning objects, the subject of Messier 3—the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image—is often recognized to be one among the most incredible of them all.

Global Volunteer Computing Effort to Unlock Secrets in Gravitational Waves from Black Holes Collision

Scientists who hope to gain a better understanding of data from the detection of gravitational waves produced by the collision of binary black holes are seeking help from the general public.

Supercooling of Water Inspires Researcher to Explore the Ability of Dark Matter to Trigger Supercooling

When Matthew M. Szydagis, an assistant professor of physics at the University at Albany, State University of New York, watched YouTube videos of supercooling a bottle of water and stimulating it to freeze by striking it, he got a concrete impression of this idea, particularly when he saw it again during the Disney movie “Frozen.”

Researchers Use Quantum Mechanical Rules to Derive an Infinite Number of Quasi-Distributions

In quantum mechanics, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle proves to be an obstacle for an external observer intending to measure the position and speed, or momentum, of a particle at the same instance.

Event Horizon Telescope Captures First Image of Supermassive Black Hole at the Heart of Distant Galaxy

The Event Horizon Telescope, or EHT for short, was specifically developed to capture images of a black hole. The EHT is a planet-scale range of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged via international collaboration.

Researchers Develop New Algorithm for Enhancing Problem-Solving Ability of D-Wave Quantum Annealer

A research reported in the Scientific Reports journal describes an algorithm that improves the potential of a Canadian-designed quantum computer to find the ideal solution for complex problems in a more efficient manner.

Rovers of the Red Planet

If you ask a group of kids to name planets in our solar system, chances are Mars is going to be in the top 3. Mars has always been one of our faves. It’s possible that Mars is our potential ‘back up’ planet if the Earth decided to cark it or maybe it’s the allure of Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall.

Novel Quantum Material Could Enable the Brain to Detect its Own Disease

Imagine the brain being able to find out its own disease? Scientists have been making efforts to develop a material that “thinks” similar to the brain, which would be more sensitive to early signs of neurological diseases like Parkinson’s.

Working Together as a “Virtual Telescope,” Observatories Around the World Produce First Direct Images of a Black Hole

An international team of over 200 astronomers, including scientists from MIT’s Haystack Observatory, has captured the first direct images of a black hole.

Researcher Finds that Symmetrical Bipolarons Form the Basis of High-Temperature Superconductivity

According to Viktor Lakhno, a Russian physicist from Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, RAS, symmetrical bipolarons form the basis of high-temperature superconductivity.

Laser-Induced Electron Diffraction Used to Observe Bending and Stretching of Carbon Disulfide Molecule

Advanced techniques and instruments are required to be able to observe how molecules stretch, bend, transform, or break during chemical reactions.

Astronomers Discover Heavy Metal Planetesimal that Endured the Death of its Star

Astronomers from the University of Warwick have discovered a fragment of a planet, which endured the death of its star, in a disk of debris formed from dead planets, where the debris is eventually gobbled by the star.

Study Shows Photosphere is the Origin of Photons Emitted by Long Gamma-Ray Bursts

Using simulations, researchers from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research and their colleagues have shown that the origin of photons emitted by long gamma-ray bursts—one of the most energetic events to occur in the universe—is the photosphere, which the visible portion of the “relativistic jet” that exploding stars emit.

New Zero-Power Carbon Interconnect Could Tap Electron Spin to Power Up Battery-Based Devices

In order to satisfy the Air Force’s requirements to create tech devices that need the least charging in the field, researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are employing principles in quantum science and engineering to develop a graphene-based logic device.