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Researchers Discover Qualitatively New States of Superconducting Artificial Atom Dressed with Virtual Photons

NICT, in collaboration with researchers at the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT, Representative Member of the Board and President, Mr. Hiroo Unoura) and the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI, Acting Executive Director: Dr. Marwan Khraisheh) have discovered qualitatively new states of a superconducting artificial atom dressed with virtual photons.

12 Oct 2016

MIT Physicists Propose New Experiment to Detect Dark Matter Particle

MIT physicists are proposing a new experiment to detect a dark matter particle called the axion. If successful, the effort could crack one of the most perplexing unsolved mysteries in particle physics, as well as finally yield a glimpse of dark matter.

7 Oct 2016

Scientists Discover Innovative Technique for Calculating Shapes of Electrons

A recent discovery published in Nature Physics provides an innovative technique for calculating the shapes of electrons. This finding will help scientists gain a better and faster understanding of the properties of complex materials.

7 Oct 2016

New Method Enables Iron-Based Material to Conduct Electricity without Resistance at High Temperature

Iron-based superconductors can conduct electricity without resistance at unusually high temperatures relative to those of conventional superconductors, which must be chilled to near absolute zero (minus 459 degrees Fahrenheit) to release their superconducting powers.

7 Oct 2016

Ultracold Quantum Gases are Ideal Experimental Platform to Study Physical Phenomena of Neutron Stars

The concept of quasiparticles is a powerful tool to describe processes in many-body quantum systems, such as solid-state materials. For example, when an electron moves through a solid, it generates polarization in its environment because of its electrical charge.

7 Oct 2016

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Detects Giant Plasma Balls Shooting from Star

Great balls of fire! NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has detected superhot blobs of gas, each twice as massive as the planet Mars, being ejected near a dying star.

7 Oct 2016

Researchers Provide Evidence for Shift in Geometric Model of Supermassive Black Holes

Ongoing research led by Bucknell University physics & astronomy professor Jack Gallimore is advancing science's understanding of the supermassive black holes found at the center of galaxies.

7 Oct 2016

Particle Accelerators on the Verge of Transformational Breakthroughs with Advances in Computing Power

Particle accelerators are on the verge of transformational breakthroughs—and advances in computing power and techniques are a big part of the reason.

6 Oct 2016

Scientists to Develop Modeling, Simulation Applications for Nuclear and High-Energy Physics and Chemistry Research

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory will play major roles in two of the 15 fully funded application development proposals recently selected by the DOE's Exascale Computing Project (ECP) in its first-round funding of $39.8 million. Seven other proposals received seed funding.

6 Oct 2016

Three Researchers Awarded 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for Revealing Exotic Phases of Matter

A trio of researchers who laid the foundation for understanding numerous exotic phases of matter have split the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics.

5 Oct 2016

Magnetoelectric Multiferroic Material Could Lead to New Generation of Computing Devices

Researchers have engineered a material that could lead to a new generation of computing devices, packing in more computing power while consuming a fraction of the energy that today’s electronics require.

5 Oct 2016

Stability of Qubits Could be Maintained Effectively in Silicon than in Gallium Arsenide

The power of future quantum computers stems from the use of qubits, or quantum bits, which do not have to be either 0 or 1, but can also be 0 and 1 at the same time. It is not yet clear on which technology these qubits in quantum computers will be based, but qubits based on electron spins are looking more and more promising.

5 Oct 2016

New Mathematical Model Could Help Understand How Type Ia Supernovae Form

A new mathematical model created by astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History details a way that dead stars called white dwarfs could detonate, producing a type of explosion that is instrumental to measuring the extreme distances in our universe.

5 Oct 2016

Scientists Use New PIC Simulator to Explore Basic Mechanisms of Magnetic Reconnection in Space Plasma

Phenomena like solar flares and auroras are consequences of magnetic reconnection in the near-Earth space. These "magnetic reconnection" events are akin to magnetic explosions that accelerate particles as they rapidly change the topology of the magnetic field lines.

5 Oct 2016

Conduction Mechanism Could Lead to New Forms of Energy Conversion

Conduction mechanisms using recent innovations in 2D materials could eventually lead to new forms of energy conversion and high-resolution scanning machines, including those used in quality control for manufacturing and also in airports.

4 Oct 2016

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Researchers Discover Qualitatively New States of Superconducting Artificial Atom Dressed with Virtual Photons

MIT Physicists Propose New Experiment to Detect Dark Matter Particle

Scientists Discover Innovative Technique for Calculating Shapes of Electrons

New Method Enables Iron-Based Material to Conduct Electricity without Resistance at High Temperature

Ultracold Quantum Gases are Ideal Experimental Platform to Study Physical Phenomena of Neutron Stars

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Detects Giant Plasma Balls Shooting from Star

Researchers Provide Evidence for Shift in Geometric Model of Supermassive Black Holes

Particle Accelerators on the Verge of Transformational Breakthroughs with Advances in Computing Power

Scientists to Develop Modeling, Simulation Applications for Nuclear and High-Energy Physics and Chemistry Research

Three Researchers Awarded 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for Revealing Exotic Phases of Matter

Magnetoelectric Multiferroic Material Could Lead to New Generation of Computing Devices

Stability of Qubits Could be Maintained Effectively in Silicon than in Gallium Arsenide

New Mathematical Model Could Help Understand How Type Ia Supernovae Form

Scientists Use New PIC Simulator to Explore Basic Mechanisms of Magnetic Reconnection in Space Plasma

Conduction Mechanism Could Lead to New Forms of Energy Conversion

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Quantum Development in Ireland: A Conversation with John Durcan, Chief Technologist, IDA Ireland

Advancing Quantum Scalability with New Qubit Method

Modified Newtonian Dynamics and the Search for a Ninth Planet

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Quantum Development in Ireland: A Conversation with John Durcan, Chief Technologist, IDA Ireland

Advancing Quantum Scalability with New Qubit Method

Modified Newtonian Dynamics and the Search for a Ninth Planet

1New Device Enables Fine-Tuning of Information Flow in Qubits

2Deep Underground Detectors Push Limits of Dark Matter Particle Mass

3XRISM Unveils Elemental Composition Near Supermassive Black Hole

4Circular Rydberg Atoms Extend Qubit Lifetime

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