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Study of Quark Speeds Finds a Solution for a 35-Year Physics Mystery

MIT physicists now have an answer to a question in nuclear physics that has puzzled scientists for three decades: Why do quarks move more slowly inside larger atoms?

21 Feb 2019

Careful Re-Analysis of Historic Data Could Help Explain EMC Effect in Atomic Nucleus

A potential link between correlated neutrons and protons in the nucleus, together with a 35-year-old mystery, has been unraveled by a meticulous re-analysis of data obtained from the Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.

21 Feb 2019

Flash-Freezing of 3D Ion Crystals Could Open New Possibilities for Simulating Magnetism at Quantum Scale

A flat crystal of 150 beryllium ions (electrically charged atoms) has been “flash-frozen” by physicists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), paving the way for new opportunities to simulate magnetism at the quantum scale and to sense signals emitted by mysterious dark matter.

21 Feb 2019

New Small, Ultra-Low-Power Quantum Atomic Clock Outperforms Current Standards

Prototype of the atomic clock (33 mm x 38 mm x 9 mm). A newly developed compact ULPAC, mounted on small satellites, automobiles, and smartphones, accelerates the realization of seamless and on-demand mobile communication networks. (Image credit: Kenichi Okada)

20 Feb 2019

Novel Spatiotemporal Imaging Technique Used to Explore Generation and Propagation of Excitons in 2D Materials

Excitons, which are electrically neutral quasiparticles, possess exceptional properties and occur only in insulating and semiconducting materials. They can be accessed easily in two-dimensional (2D) materials with a thickness of just a few atoms, such as molybdenite and carbon.

20 Feb 2019

SeeQC.EU Establishes Superconducting Quantum Technology R&D Labs at the University of Naples

SeeQC.EU, in close collaboration with Department of Physics of University of Naples Federico II, has established R&D laboratories at the Monte Sant'Angelo campus.

From SEEQC, Inc. 19 Feb 2019

First Kinetic Model of Plasma Particles Shows Fast Reconnection Could Occur in Partially Ionized Systems

Geomagnetic storms, northern lights, and solar flares that can disrupt electric power grids and cell phone service are caused by rapid magnetic reconnection—the fast convergence, isolation, and explosive snapping together of magnetic field lines.

19 Feb 2019

Scalability of Quantum Computing Discussed

The possibilities of quantum computing are plentiful: for years, it has been stated that it will break cryptography, make drug discovery a breeze, and accelerate database search. Scientists worldwide have fruitfully built quantum computers with dozens of quantum bits, but so as to deliver, they will need numerous more.

18 Feb 2019

Using Quantum Dots for Tracking Fate of Individual Pollen Grains from Flowers

At Stellenbosch University, a pollination biologist has been using quantum dots to track the destiny of individual pollen grains. This is proving to be pathbreaking in an area of research that has been affected by the lack of a universal technique for tracking pollen for more than a century.

15 Feb 2019

Novel Technique for Directly Writing Quantum Light Sources into Monolayer Semiconductors

Researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) have devised a technique for directly writing quantum light sources, emitting a single light photon at a time, into monolayer semiconductors like tungsten diselenide (WSe2).

15 Feb 2019

Superferromagnetism Achieved with Electric-Field Induced Strain

Data storage consumes a lot of energy in present-day’s magnetic media. A mixture of unique materials and the coupling between their properties could decrease the energy required to regulate magnetic memories, and so, contributing to a smaller carbon footprint of the IT sector.

15 Feb 2019

Understanding Basic Properties of Matter by Measuring Gravitational Waves Emitted by Merging Neutron Stars

Quarks are the minuscule building blocks of matter that do not occur alone in nature.

14 Feb 2019

Controlling Motion of Electrons Using Microwaves Could Help Improve Quantum Computing

The physical world around humans—including modern electronics, the function of which is dependent on the movement of negatively charged electrons—is made up of tiny moving particles.

13 Feb 2019

Measuring and Controlling Quantum Phenomena in Single Molecules to Achieve Innovations in Molecular Electronics

Observing the overwhelming developments in semiconductor technology, Gordon Moore, Intel co-founder, suggested that each year, the number of transistors on a chip will double

12 Feb 2019

Researchers Successfully Control Quantum Phenomena in a Custom-Designed Electrical Circuit

It is quantum physics that establishes the laws dominating the universe at the nanoscale. Hopefully, the potential to harness quantum phenomena will help in building machines similar to quantum computers, which are expected to carry out specific calculations in a relatively faster way when compared to traditional computers.

11 Feb 2019

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Study of Quark Speeds Finds a Solution for a 35-Year Physics Mystery

Careful Re-Analysis of Historic Data Could Help Explain EMC Effect in Atomic Nucleus

Flash-Freezing of 3D Ion Crystals Could Open New Possibilities for Simulating Magnetism at Quantum Scale

New Small, Ultra-Low-Power Quantum Atomic Clock Outperforms Current Standards

Novel Spatiotemporal Imaging Technique Used to Explore Generation and Propagation of Excitons in 2D Materials

SeeQC.EU Establishes Superconducting Quantum Technology R&D Labs at the University of Naples

First Kinetic Model of Plasma Particles Shows Fast Reconnection Could Occur in Partially Ionized Systems

Scalability of Quantum Computing Discussed

Using Quantum Dots for Tracking Fate of Individual Pollen Grains from Flowers

Novel Technique for Directly Writing Quantum Light Sources into Monolayer Semiconductors

Superferromagnetism Achieved with Electric-Field Induced Strain

Understanding Basic Properties of Matter by Measuring Gravitational Waves Emitted by Merging Neutron Stars

Controlling Motion of Electrons Using Microwaves Could Help Improve Quantum Computing

Measuring and Controlling Quantum Phenomena in Single Molecules to Achieve Innovations in Molecular Electronics

Researchers Successfully Control Quantum Phenomena in a Custom-Designed Electrical Circuit

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