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Scientists Discover New Theory to Explain Moon’s Origin

Earth’s moon is an unusual object in our solar system, and now there’s a new theory to explain how it got where it is, which puts some twists on the current “giant impact” theory. The work is published Oct. 31 in the journal Nature.

1 Nov 2016

Researchers Demonstrate Relatively Simple Yet Complete Platform for Quantum Processing

Researchers explore the delicate balance between coherence and control with a simple but complete platform for quantum processing

1 Nov 2016

Accurate Microwave Measurement with Nanodrums Could be Utilized to Process Quantum Information

Extremely accurate measurements of microwave signals can potentially be used for data encryption based on quantum cryptography and other purposes.

1 Nov 2016

Researchers Report Novel Technique to Induce Superconductivity in Non-superconducting Materials

Researchers at the University of Houston have reported a new method for inducing superconductivity in non-superconducting materials, demonstrating a concept proposed decades ago but never proven.

1 Nov 2016

Pioneering Approach to Study Particle Interactions using Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays

An international team of physicists has developed a pioneering approach to using Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays (UHECRs)—the highest energy particles in nature since the Big Bang—to study particle interactions far beyond the reach of human-made accelerators.

1 Nov 2016

New Technology Enhances Development of Quantum Computers

Robert Wolkow, a pioneer in atomic-scale science with a Guinness World Record for a needle with a single atom at the point, is no stranger to the ultra-fast and ultra-small.

31 Oct 2016

Researchers Calculate Nuclear Structure of Doubly Magic Nickel-78

For many of us, the term "doubly magic" may evoke images of Penn & Teller. However, for nuclear physicists, it describes atomic nuclei that have greater stability than their neighbors thanks to having shells that are fully occupied by both protons and neutrons.

27 Oct 2016

Gregory Howes Named Winner of Inaugural 2016 Ronald C. Davidson Award for Plasma Physics

AIP Publishing has announced that Gregory Howes, an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa, is the winner of the inaugural 2016 Ronald C. Davidson Award for Plasma Physics.

27 Oct 2016

OU Researchers Discover Rare Triple-Star System Surrounded by Disk with Spiral Structure

A rare triple-star system surrounded by a disk with a spiral structure has been discovered by a University of Oklahoma-led research team.

27 Oct 2016

Astronomers Use Observations of Cosmic Horseshoe to Measure Properties of Early Universe

Although the universe started out with a bang it quickly evolved to a relatively cool, dark place. After a few hundred thousand years the lights came back on and scientists are still trying to figure out why.

27 Oct 2016

Physicists Produce Near-Perfect Quantum Clones to Secure Long-Distance Communication

Physicists at The Australian National University (ANU) and University of Queensland (UQ) have produced near-perfect clones of quantum information using a new method to surpass previous cloning limits.

27 Oct 2016

Dusty Disk Breaks Up into Multiple-Star System

For the first time, astronomers have seen a dusty disk of material around a young star fragmenting into a multiple-star system. Scientists had suspected such a process, caused by gravitational instability, was at work, but new observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) revealed the process in action.

27 Oct 2016

Astronomers Use ESO’s VLT to Study Gas Around Distant Active Galaxies

An international collaboration of astronomers, led by a group at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland, has used the unrivalled observing power of MUSE on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at ESO's Paranal Observatory to study gas around distant active galaxies, less than two billion years after the Big Bang.

27 Oct 2016

Washington University Physicist Honored for Developing Theory of PT Symmetry in Quantum Systems

The American Physical Society and the American Institute of Physics this month awarded the 2017 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics to Carl M. Bender of Washington University in St. Louis.

26 Oct 2016

Researchers Successfully Establish Plasma Simulation Capabilities to Advance EUV Light Sources

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and ASML Holding NV (link is external) (ASML) have successfully established plasma simulation capabilities to advance extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light sources toward the manufacturing of next-generation semiconductors.

26 Oct 2016

Quantum Science News

Scientists Discover New Theory to Explain Moon’s Origin

Researchers Demonstrate Relatively Simple Yet Complete Platform for Quantum Processing

Accurate Microwave Measurement with Nanodrums Could be Utilized to Process Quantum Information

Researchers Report Novel Technique to Induce Superconductivity in Non-superconducting Materials

Pioneering Approach to Study Particle Interactions using Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays

New Technology Enhances Development of Quantum Computers

Researchers Calculate Nuclear Structure of Doubly Magic Nickel-78

Gregory Howes Named Winner of Inaugural 2016 Ronald C. Davidson Award for Plasma Physics

OU Researchers Discover Rare Triple-Star System Surrounded by Disk with Spiral Structure

Astronomers Use Observations of Cosmic Horseshoe to Measure Properties of Early Universe

Physicists Produce Near-Perfect Quantum Clones to Secure Long-Distance Communication

Dusty Disk Breaks Up into Multiple-Star System

Astronomers Use ESO’s VLT to Study Gas Around Distant Active Galaxies

Washington University Physicist Honored for Developing Theory of PT Symmetry in Quantum Systems

Researchers Successfully Establish Plasma Simulation Capabilities to Advance EUV Light Sources

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