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Non-Abelian Anyon Observed in Bilayer Graphene

A research group headed by assistant professor of physics Cory Dean from Columbia University and Wang Fong-Jen Professor of Mechanical Engineering James Hone from Columbia Engineering has for sure noticed an ever more analyzed anomaly in the field of condensed matter physics, that is, the even-denominator fractional quantum Hall (FQH) state, by adopting transport measurement in bilayer graphene.

9 Oct 2017

Comet from Oort Cloud Observed to be Located Very Close to the Sun Like Never Before

An astronomers group headed by David Jewitt, a UCLA professor, has recognized a “special comet” 1.5 billion miles away from sun. Till date, no comet traveling toward the sun has been observed at such a distance.

6 Oct 2017

Mystery Behind Milky Way’s “Unusual” Star Continues to Puzzle Experts

A star named KIC 8462852 was a top topic in and beyond the astronomy community during 2015 because of a chain of rapid, mysterious dimming events observed while it was being studied using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope. And the star has unrelenting foiled scientists’ efforts to comprehend it ever since.

5 Oct 2017

Proof for Existence of Dynamical Dark Energy Established

A team of international scientists, which also included University of Portsmouth astronomers, has unearthed the proof for the existence of dynamical dark energy.

4 Oct 2017

Astronomers Identify Bumper Crop of Dual Supermassive Black Holes

Astronomers have identified a bumper crop of dual supermassive black holes in the centers of galaxies. This discovery could help astronomers better understand how giant black holes grow and how they may produce the strongest gravitational wave signals in the Universe.

4 Oct 2017

Quark Gluon Plasma Could be Created Easily than Previously Thought

The primordial cosmic soup, from which all the matter and energy in the universe originally formed, may be far easier to create than scientists had previously thought.

4 Oct 2017

Heaviest and Rarest Chemical Elements in Periodic Table Alter Theory of Quantum Mechanics

A series of complicated experiments involving one of the least understood elements of the Periodic Table has turned some long-held tenets of the scientific world upside down.

4 Oct 2017

Quantum Computers Need to be More Powerful than Previously Thought

Researchers from the University of Bristol have discovered that super-powerful quantum computers, which scientists and engineers across the world are racing to build, need to be even more powerful than previously thought before they can beat today’s ordinary PCs.

4 Oct 2017

Scientists Observe Electrons Liberated from Atoms for the First Time

Scientists have viewed the world through the eye of an electron, but only for a fraction of a second.

3 Oct 2017

Scientists Discover Chiral Spin Mode of Electron Spins

Imagine two schools of fish that swim in circles in clockwise and counterclockwise directions. It will be highly confusing. At present, researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick as well as the University of Florida have found out the “chiral spin mode,” that is, oceans of electrons spinning in circles of opposite directions.

3 Oct 2017

Theoretical Physicists Shed Light on Quantum Complexity Using Gravitational Twists

The answer to the question ‘Are we are living in a computer simulation?’ can be found hiding in an unusual quantum phenomenon which occurs in metals as a reaction to twists of space-time geometry.

28 Sep 2017

Central Black Holes in Type I and Type II Active Galaxies Consume Matter at Different Rates

For decades, astronomers have made attempts to understand why two of the most common types of active galaxies, called Type I and Type II galaxies, appear different when viewed from Earth.

28 Sep 2017

New Way to Use Fiber Light Helps Reveal Information About Fiber Traps

Optical fibers carrying light wherever it is required are considered to be ubiquitous. These glass tunnels are the high-speed railway of information transit, transferring data at unbelievable speeds over great distances.

28 Sep 2017

‘Magic Dust’ Polaritons to Develop Powerful Supercomputers

A research team from the UK and Russia have recently succeeded in demonstrating that a particular type of ‘magic dust’, which is made up of matter and light can be used for solving complicated problems and could ultimately surpass the capabilities of even the most powerful supercomputers.

27 Sep 2017

Berkeley Lab Researchers Receive Funding to Explore Quantum Computing for Science

For more than 50 years, Moore's Law has reigned supreme. The observation that the number of transistors on a computer chip doubles roughly every two years has set the pace for our modern digital revolution--making smartphones, personal computers and current supercomputers possible.

27 Sep 2017

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Non-Abelian Anyon Observed in Bilayer Graphene

Comet from Oort Cloud Observed to be Located Very Close to the Sun Like Never Before

Mystery Behind Milky Way’s “Unusual” Star Continues to Puzzle Experts

Proof for Existence of Dynamical Dark Energy Established

Astronomers Identify Bumper Crop of Dual Supermassive Black Holes

Quark Gluon Plasma Could be Created Easily than Previously Thought

Heaviest and Rarest Chemical Elements in Periodic Table Alter Theory of Quantum Mechanics

Quantum Computers Need to be More Powerful than Previously Thought

Scientists Observe Electrons Liberated from Atoms for the First Time

Scientists Discover Chiral Spin Mode of Electron Spins

Theoretical Physicists Shed Light on Quantum Complexity Using Gravitational Twists

Central Black Holes in Type I and Type II Active Galaxies Consume Matter at Different Rates

New Way to Use Fiber Light Helps Reveal Information About Fiber Traps

‘Magic Dust’ Polaritons to Develop Powerful Supercomputers

Berkeley Lab Researchers Receive Funding to Explore Quantum Computing for Science

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