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RIT's Graduate Student Wins NASA Fellowship in Astrophysics Research

Rochester Institute of Technology graduate student Chi Nguyen was selected for a NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship in Astrophysics Research.

18 Aug 2017

Quantum Materials' Next-Generation QLEDs Surpass 1000 Hour Continuous On-Time Durability Test

Leading American Cadmium Free Quantum Dot manufacturer Quantum Materials Corp today announced successfully surpassing the 1000 hour continuous on-time durability test for the Company's cadmium-free quantum dots in a remote light emitting diode (LED) application.

17 Aug 2017

ESO’s MUSE Instrument on VLT Reveals New Way to Fuel Supermassive Black Holes

An Italian-led team of astronomers used the MUSE (Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer) instrument on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile to study how gas can be stripped from galaxies.

17 Aug 2017

Research on Superconducting Materials Unveils Potential New State of Matter

A potential new state of matter is being reported in the journal Nature, with research showing that among superconducting materials in high magnetic fields, the phenomenon of electronic symmetry breaking is common.

17 Aug 2017

Scientists Use Ultrashort Mid-Infrared Laser Pulses to Study Relativistic Self-Collapse in Plasma

Conventional particle accelerators can range from large room-sized devices to facilities multiple kilometers across. One of the ways that scientists have looked to reduce the size and expense of future accelerators is by developing laser –driven plasma acceleration.

16 Aug 2017

Researchers Show that Trains of Laser Pulses Could Drive Compact Particle Accelerators

A team led by Professor Simon Hooker's group at Oxford have shown that very compact particle accelerators could be driven by trains of laser pulses travelling through a plasma (an ionized gas).

16 Aug 2017

New Graphene-Based Device Paves Way for Spin Transistors and Spin-Based Logic

University of Groningen scientists led by physics professor Bart van Wees have created a graphene-based device, in which electron spins can be injected and detected with unprecedented efficiency.

16 Aug 2017

Recent Discovery Provides Best View of Inner Jets of Supermassive Black Holes

Astronomers using Caltech's Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO) have found evidence for a bizarre lensing system in space, in which a large assemblage of stars is magnifying a much more distant galaxy containing a jet-spewing supermassive black hole.

16 Aug 2017

NASA's New Mission to Provide Unprecedented Look at Cosmic Ray Particles

A new experiment set for an Aug. 14 launch to the International Space Station will provide an unprecedented look at a rain of particles from deep space, called cosmic rays, that constantly showers our planet.

14 Aug 2017

Researchers Test Standard Quantum Theory with Massive Molecules

In quantum mechanics particles can behave as waves and take many paths through an experiment, even when a classical marble could only take one of them at any time.

14 Aug 2017

Australian Scientists Explore the Mystery Behind Galaxy’s Spin Rate

Scientists have discovered why heavyweight galaxies living in a dense crowd of galaxies tend to spin more slowly than their lighter neighbours.

11 Aug 2017

Updated Computer Code Predicts Behavior of Highly Energetic Atomic Nuclei in Plasma Experiments

A computer code used by physicists around the world to analyze and predict tokamak experiments can now approximate the behavior of highly energetic atomic nuclei, or ions, in fusion plasmas more accurately than ever.

11 Aug 2017

Innovative Sensing Technique for Developing Advanced Quantum Sensors

An innovative type of sensing technique has been developed by researchers at RIT. The technique involves capturing data at higher accuracy than it is probable at present, and it also assures the development of compact, inexpensive, and light-weight sensors.

10 Aug 2017

Phosphorus Enclosed Silicon May Brighten the Future of Quantum Computing

A research carried out by scientists from the University of Surrey headed by Dr. Steve Chick and Professor Ben Murdin has achieved major advancement in the field of quantum computing.

10 Aug 2017

FAU Astronomers Discover New Class of Variable Dwarf Star

In the middle of the large Chilean Atacama desert, a team of Polish astronomers are patiently monitoring millions of celestial bodies night after night with the help of a modern robotic telescope.

10 Aug 2017

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RIT's Graduate Student Wins NASA Fellowship in Astrophysics Research

Quantum Materials' Next-Generation QLEDs Surpass 1000 Hour Continuous On-Time Durability Test

ESO’s MUSE Instrument on VLT Reveals New Way to Fuel Supermassive Black Holes

Research on Superconducting Materials Unveils Potential New State of Matter

Scientists Use Ultrashort Mid-Infrared Laser Pulses to Study Relativistic Self-Collapse in Plasma

Researchers Show that Trains of Laser Pulses Could Drive Compact Particle Accelerators

New Graphene-Based Device Paves Way for Spin Transistors and Spin-Based Logic

Recent Discovery Provides Best View of Inner Jets of Supermassive Black Holes

NASA's New Mission to Provide Unprecedented Look at Cosmic Ray Particles

Researchers Test Standard Quantum Theory with Massive Molecules

Australian Scientists Explore the Mystery Behind Galaxy’s Spin Rate

Updated Computer Code Predicts Behavior of Highly Energetic Atomic Nuclei in Plasma Experiments

Innovative Sensing Technique for Developing Advanced Quantum Sensors

Phosphorus Enclosed Silicon May Brighten the Future of Quantum Computing

FAU Astronomers Discover New Class of Variable Dwarf Star

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