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New Research Provides Key Insights into the Structure of Dark Matter Halos

Research from the University of Pennsylvania could shed light on the distribution of one of the most mysterious substances in the universe.

18 Apr 2017

Astronomers Find Two Ultra-Compact Dwarf Galaxies with Supermassive Black Holes

Three years ago, a University of Utah-led team discovered that an ultra-compact dwarf galaxy contained a supermassive black hole, then the smallest known galaxy to harbor such a giant black hole.

18 Apr 2017

Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 Captures NGC 4536

The formation and evolution of galaxies are yet to be completely understood, however, the conditions observed within specific galaxies, such as starburst galaxies, can explain a lot about how the galaxies evolved over time.

17 Apr 2017

Scientists Find Strongly Nonlinear Systems can Reach Full Equilibrium

In physics, the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam-Tsingou (FPUT) problem — which found that certain nonlinear systems do not disperse their energy, but rather return to their initial excited states — has been a challenge that scientists have tackled repeatedly since 1955.

17 Apr 2017

Researchers Show Atomically Thin Materials can be True Superconductors

A new atomically thin material similar to graphene has been proven to be a promising new superconductive material.

13 Apr 2017

Future Precision Sensing Technology Would Exploit Unusual Effects of Quantum Mechanics

Next-generation sensors to be used in fields as diverse as mineral exploration and climate change will be turbo boosted thanks to University of Queensland and University of Sussex research.

13 Apr 2017

Goethe University Frankfurt Contributes to the International Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration

As part of the collaboration "BlackHoleCam" the research group of Prof. Luciano Rezzolla of Goethe University Frankfurt contributes to the international Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration, which is imagining for the first time the black-hole candidate at the Center of our Milky Way.

13 Apr 2017

Spectacular Measurement of Decay of Beauty Meson into Muon-Anti-Muon Pair

All physical theories are to a greater or lesser extent, but always only simplified representations of reality and, as a consequence, have a specified range of applicability.

13 Apr 2017

Physicists Explore an Interacting Fermion System with Spin Population Imbalance

Fermions are ubiquitous elementary particles. They span from electrons in metals, to protons and neutrons in nuclei and to quarks at the sub-nuclear level.

13 Apr 2017

First Composite Image of a Dark Matter Bridge Connecting Galaxies Together

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have been able to capture the first composite image of a dark matter bridge that connects galaxies together.

13 Apr 2017

Study on the Improvements in Quantum Image Processing

A comprehensive review on quantum image processing entitled, "Quantum image processing: A review of advances in its security technologies", has been published in World-Scientific-International Journal of Quantum Information by Dr. Fei Yan, a young researcher in Changchun University of Science and Technology.

12 Apr 2017

Study Results Explore Similarities and Differences with Typical Quantum Dots for Decoherence Mechanisms

To really take off, advanced quantum information processing will require getting a better (experimental) grasp of an essential phenomenon called "indistinguishable photons."

12 Apr 2017

Quantum Dots That Emit Infrared Light Enable Highly Detailed Biological Imaging of Internal Body Structures

A majority of biological tissues are virtually as transparent as glass when exposed to certain frequencies of short-wave infrared light. Recently, researchers have created minute particles that can be injected into the body, where they release those penetrating frequencies.

11 Apr 2017

UbiQD Announces Cadmium-Free Quantum Dot Efficiency Milestone

UbiQD, LLC, a quantum dot manufacturer based at New Mexico, recently announced its achievement of more than 80% quantum yield, or optical efficiency, for its quantum dots over a broad spectrum from the visible to the near infra-red (550 nm to 1000 nm peak emission).

11 Apr 2017

TU Wien Researchers Succeed in Coupling Atomic Defects in Diamonds Using Quantum Physics

Diamonds with very little flaws are capable of playing a vital role in the future of quantum technology. The quantum properties of such diamonds were studied by researchers at TU Wien for some time.

11 Apr 2017

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New Research Provides Key Insights into the Structure of Dark Matter Halos

Astronomers Find Two Ultra-Compact Dwarf Galaxies with Supermassive Black Holes

Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 Captures NGC 4536

Scientists Find Strongly Nonlinear Systems can Reach Full Equilibrium

Researchers Show Atomically Thin Materials can be True Superconductors

Future Precision Sensing Technology Would Exploit Unusual Effects of Quantum Mechanics

Goethe University Frankfurt Contributes to the International Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration

Spectacular Measurement of Decay of Beauty Meson into Muon-Anti-Muon Pair

Physicists Explore an Interacting Fermion System with Spin Population Imbalance

First Composite Image of a Dark Matter Bridge Connecting Galaxies Together

Study on the Improvements in Quantum Image Processing

Study Results Explore Similarities and Differences with Typical Quantum Dots for Decoherence Mechanisms

Quantum Dots That Emit Infrared Light Enable Highly Detailed Biological Imaging of Internal Body Structures

UbiQD Announces Cadmium-Free Quantum Dot Efficiency Milestone

TU Wien Researchers Succeed in Coupling Atomic Defects in Diamonds Using Quantum Physics

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