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Research Explains Origin of Energetic Electrons Mercury’s Hermean Magnetotail

The unusual readings gathered by the Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) mission in 2009 have been explained by theoretical physicists by using simulations.

19 Apr 2018

Counter-Intuitive Observations Made in Hybrid Quantum Systems

Scientists from the National Institute of Informatics (NII) in Tokyo and NTT Basic Research Laboratories (BRL, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation) in Japan have reported an explanation of how quantum systems could be able to heat up by cooling down.

19 Apr 2018

Scientists Discover Mass of Black Holes Governs the Formation of Stars in Galaxies

Scientists from the University of California in Los Angeles, who were funded by the U.S. Army, have discovered a proverbial smoking gun signature of the elusive Majorana particle. The researchers believe this discovery could block intruders on vulnerable communication networks.

18 Apr 2018

Majorana Particles Could Help Block Intruders on Communication Networks

18 Apr 2018

Attosecond Science Explains Nuclear and Electronic Motion in Hydrogen Molecule

The main aim of attosecond science is to gain knowledge on the dynamics of quantum-mechanical systems on their natural time scale.

18 Apr 2018

Clean Material Created - Unveiling New States of Matter at Quantum Level

It is not easy to predict the behavior of electrons in a material. Physicists from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), ETH Zurich and EPFL substituted the electrons with ultra-cold neutral lithium atoms that they had circulated in a one-dimensional quantum tube.

17 Apr 2018

Massive Galaxy Cluster Captured by Hubble Space Telescope

Seen in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a colossal galaxy cluster, brilliantly luminous in the darkness. In spite of its beauty, this cluster is given a clearly prosaic name - PLCK G308.3-20.2.

17 Apr 2018

New Instrument Successful in the Study of Newborn Stars

Researchers at ETH Zurich have partially developed and assembled an instrument, which has now been specifically successful in analyzing newborn stars that are still surrounded by dust and gas.

16 Apr 2018

Demonstration of Largest Entangled Quantum Register of Individually Controllable Systems

In new quantum technologies of the 21st century, entanglement is of fundamental importance. A German-Austrian research team is currently showcasing the largest entangled quantum register of independently controllable systems to date, comprising a total of 20 quantum bits.

12 Apr 2018

Precise Functioning of Quantum Sensors Induced by Chaotic Dynamics

It is already known that quantum sensors have the ability to accurately measure entities such as accelerations, magnetic field strength, or temperature. Moreover, they function with more precision with chaotic dynamics.

12 Apr 2018

Scientists Look for Superconductivity at Ambient Temperature

The phenomenon of superconductivity has continually promoted a technological revolution. In 1911, Heike Kamerlingh Onnes noticed for the first time that specific materials had the ability to conduct electricity without resistance or losses at temperatures close to absolute zero.

12 Apr 2018