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New Method Removes Unpaired Electrons from Superconducting Quantum Circuits

An international team of scientists has succeeded in making further improvements to the lifetime of superconducting quantum circuits.

9 Dec 2016

Research Sheds Light on Four Key Problems in Magnetic Reconnection

Magnetic reconnection research sheds light on explosive phenomena in astrophysics and fusion experiments

9 Dec 2016

Newly Discovered SPT 0346-52 Galaxy Undergoes Extraordinary Boom of Stellar Construction

A recently discovered galaxy is undergoing an extraordinary boom of stellar construction, revealed by a group of astronomers led by University of Florida graduate student Jingzhe Ma using NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory.

9 Dec 2016

Newly Discovered SPT 0346-52 Galaxy Undergoes Extraordinary Boom of Stellar Construction

9 Dec 2016

Researchers Exploit Supercomputer Parallelism for Computational QCD

Scientists are only beginning to understand the laws that govern the atomic world.

9 Dec 2016

Researchers Develop New Roundabout Rule for Light Signals

Just like in normal road traffic, crossings are indispensable in optical signal processing. In order to avoid collisions, a clear traffic rule is required. A new method has now been developed at TU Wien to provide such a rule for light signals.

9 Dec 2016

Astronomers Gain New Insight on Nature of Dark Matter

Analysis of a giant new galaxy survey, made with ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope in Chile, suggests that dark matter may be less dense and more smoothly distributed throughout space than previously thought.

8 Dec 2016

Atomic Physicists Measure Bond Length of Quantum Mechanical Tunnel Effect

Helium atoms are loners. Only if they are cooled down to an extremely low temperature do they form a very weakly bound molecule. In so doing, they can keep a tremendous distance from each other thanks to the quantum-mechanical tunnel effect.

8 Dec 2016

Astronomers Identify Subclass of Carbon-Enhanced Metal-Poor Stars

University of Notre Dame astronomers have identified what they believe to be the second generation of stars, shedding light on the nature of the universe’s first stars.

7 Dec 2016

CMTC to Host Annual Research Symposium on Condensed Matter Theory

This week, the Condensed Matter Theory Center (link is external) (CMTC) hosts its annual symposium, which brings attendees up to speed on the Center’s latest research interests.

7 Dec 2016

Mysterious Activities in YbMgGaO4 Crystal Probably Relate to Quantum Spin Liquids

Physicist Martin Mourigal has discovered intense signs of “spooky” action, and a great deal of it, inside a new exotic crystal. If validated over time, the outcomes of his research would mean that this crystal type is a rare new material with the ability to produce a quantum spin liquid.

6 Dec 2016

Topological Insulators Exhibit Macroscopic Quantum Mechanical Effects

Experiments using laser light and pieces of gray material the size of fingernail clippings may offer clues to a fundamental scientific riddle: What is the relationship between the everyday world of classical physics and the hidden quantum realm that obeys entirely different rules?

5 Dec 2016