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UMD Team Receives $1 Million NSF Grant to Generate Single Photons from Organic Color-Centers

A team from the University of Maryland has been awarded $1 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop methods for generating single photons at room temperature in semiconducting carbon nanotubes.

28 Sep 2018

Helicon Plasma Thruster: New Technology for Space Debris Removal

The Earth is currently surrounded by debris launched into space over several decades. This space junk can collide with satellites and not only cause damage to spacecraft but also result in further debris being created.

28 Sep 2018

Preventing the Escape of Quantum Information from the Qubit

Although it is possible to utilize the quantum mechanical properties, for instance, in technology and encrypting messages, the drawback is the occasional vanishing of information.

14 Sep 2018

Telescope Maps Cosmic Rays in Large and Small Magellanic Clouds

A radio telescope in outback Western Australia has been used to observe radiation from cosmic rays in two neighbouring galaxies, showing areas of star formation and echoes of past supernovae.

7 Sep 2018

Scientists Find out New Information on the Shape of Coronal Mass Ejections

Researchers revisited old data & found information on the shape of coronal mass ejections that could assist in protecting satellites in space.

3 Sep 2018

Quantum Weirdness in 'Chicken or Egg' Paradox

The “chicken or egg” paradox was first proposed by philosophers in Ancient Greece to describe the problem of determining cause-and-effect.

3 Sep 2018

Studying the Past Could Help Determine Future Space Weather

NASA images / Shutterstock Space weather is as unpredictable as the weather here on Earth – we can forecast what the meteorological conditions are going to be like to a certain point, but beyond that, it&#39...

By Kerry Taylor-Smith 29 Aug 2018

Early Meteorites Reveal Makeup of Solar System 4.5 Billion Years Ago

Meteorites formed during the birth of the Solar System have helped pinpoint the origin of organic materials used in the formation of life.

By Kerry Taylor-Smith 29 Aug 2018

Innovative Cyber Security Technology for Stronger Defense Against Cyberattacks

Qrypt, Inc., has exclusively licensed an innovative cyber security technology that assures a stronger defense against cyberattacks.

29 Aug 2018

Laser Innovation Brings Physicists One Step Closer to Cooling and Manipulating Antimatter

Physicists find a transition of atomic energy in antihydrogen, representing a step toward cooling & exploiting the form of antimatter.

24 Aug 2018

Multi-Functional Silicon Chip Developed for Quantum Information Processing

Researchers have shown that light can be employed to implement a multi-functional quantum processor.

23 Aug 2018

Novel Technique for Diagnosing Quantum Computers

Researchers have put forward a technique for speeding up and simplifying the imposing challenge of diagnosing quantum computers.

23 Aug 2018

Light from Ancient Quasars Helps Confirm Quantum Entanglement

Last year, physicists at MIT, the University of Vienna, and elsewhere provided strong support for quantum entanglement, the seemingly far-out idea that two particles, no matter how distant from each other in space and time, can be inextricably linked, in a way that defies the rules of classical physics.

22 Aug 2018

Strem and UbiQD Sign Distribution Agreement for Cadmium-Free Quantum Dots

UbiQD, Inc., a nanotechnology company, has signed an agreement with Strem Chemicals, Inc. to allow distribution of their innovative quantum dot (QD) technology.

From UbiQD, Inc. 21 Aug 2018

Making Light Work of Quantum Computing

Light may be the missing ingredient in making usable quantum silicon computer chips, according to an international study featuring a University of Queensland researcher.

21 Aug 2018

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UMD Team Receives $1 Million NSF Grant to Generate Single Photons from Organic Color-Centers

Helicon Plasma Thruster: New Technology for Space Debris Removal

Preventing the Escape of Quantum Information from the Qubit

Telescope Maps Cosmic Rays in Large and Small Magellanic Clouds

Scientists Find out New Information on the Shape of Coronal Mass Ejections

Quantum Weirdness in 'Chicken or Egg' Paradox

Studying the Past Could Help Determine Future Space Weather

Early Meteorites Reveal Makeup of Solar System 4.5 Billion Years Ago

Innovative Cyber Security Technology for Stronger Defense Against Cyberattacks

Laser Innovation Brings Physicists One Step Closer to Cooling and Manipulating Antimatter

Multi-Functional Silicon Chip Developed for Quantum Information Processing

Novel Technique for Diagnosing Quantum Computers

Light from Ancient Quasars Helps Confirm Quantum Entanglement

Strem and UbiQD Sign Distribution Agreement for Cadmium-Free Quantum Dots

Making Light Work of Quantum Computing

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