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A Flight Simulator of Quantum Physics

Topical research experiments are often too expensive or too complex to be rebuilt and incorporated in teaching. How can one, nevertheless, make modern science accessible to the public? This challenge was tackled in the research group Quantum Nanophysics led by Markus Arndt at the University of Vienna. For the first time, two research laboratories were created as complete, photorealistic computer simulations allowing university and high-school students as well as the general public to virtually access unique instruments. "One could describe it as a flight simulator of quantum physics", says Mathias Tomandl who designed and implemented the essential elements of the simulation in the course of his PhD studies.

18 Sep 2015

Best View of Exoplanet Moving in Orbit around Distant Star

A team of astronomers has given us our best view yet of an exoplanet moving in its orbit around a distant star. A series of images captured between November 2013 to April 2015 shows the exoplanet â Pic b as it moves through 1 ½ years of its 22-year orbital period.

16 Sep 2015

CQT Announces Launch of 2015 Quantum Shorts Competition

The Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) at the National University of Singapore announces the launch of the 2015 Quantum Shorts competition. The contest encourages readers to create quantum-themed "flash fiction": a short story of no more than 1000 words that is inspired by quantum physics.

16 Sep 2015

Mott Insulators Could Enable Faster Computers

An international group of physicists, including Aleksandr Golubov, head of the MIPT Laboratory of Topological Quantum Phenomena in Superconductor Systems, recently presented results of experiments testing a new phenomenon in the journal Science. The results may assist scientists in the creation of an essentially new kind of electronics - Mott transition, or the transition of an insulator to a conductor.

16 Sep 2015

Young Red Dwarf Stars Could Give Rare Glimpse of Slow-Motion Planet Formation

An accidental find of a collection of young red dwarf stars close to our solar system could give us a rare glimpse of slow-motion planet formation.

16 Sep 2015

Researchers Link Concept of Spin Transport to Magnetization Dynamics

Physicists at the University of Groningen, together with colleagues from Utrecht and Brest, have discovered a new principle governing how information is sent between electronic circuits. This could also help generate electricity more efficiently from temperature differences. The results were published on 14 September in the journal Nature Physics.

16 Sep 2015

Rice Space Institute Wins NSF Award to Investigate Magnetic Interactions Between Stars and Their Planets

Members of the Rice Space Institute’s Laboratory for Space and Astrophysical Plasmas have won a $1 million National Science Foundation (NSF) award to investigate the magnetic interactions between stars and their planets.

15 Sep 2015

Innsbruck Theoretical Physics Professor Honored with QIPC Young Investigator Award 2015

Oriol Romero-Isart's research group studies topics in the fields of theoretical quantum physics, and, in particular, focuses on quantum information processing, quantum simulation, and the foundations of quantum mechanics. In close collaboration with experimental groups the researchers work on proposing cutting-edge experiments and developing the underlying theory.

15 Sep 2015

New Quantum Mechanical Model Helps Identify Onset of Intermolecular Bonds in Supercritical Water

One of the first things taught in school science classes is that there are three states of matter - solids, liquids and gases. Bizarrely, however, at high pressures and temperatures there is a critical point above which the distinction between a liquid and a gas is lost and a single 'supercritical fluid' is formed.

15 Sep 2015

Optical Chips Help Remove Technical Barriers of Quantum Photonics for Telecommunication

Telecommunication networks will soon reach the physical limits of current technology and in order to overcome the current bottleneck, they will have to exploit the quantum properties of light. Roberto Morandotti and his INRS team are paving the way to this technological revolution by removing the technical barriers of quantum photonics through the use of their optical chips.

15 Sep 2015

NSF Awards Grant to Develop New Way to Follow Path of Heavy Particles During Collisions

In science, a new discovery can change the way we view something as large as the universe, or as small as an atom. Such was the case a few years ago, when the Large Hadron Collider (known as CERN) shook up the way particle theorists think.

15 Sep 2015

Novel Quantum Optical Chip Could Process Photons in Infinite Number of Ways for Quantum Computing

The microprocessor inside a computer is a single multipurpose chip that has revolutionised people's life, allowing them to use one machine to surf the web, check emails and keep track of finances.

14 Sep 2015

ITIC and SK Telecom Enter MoU to Develop Quantum Cryptography Technologies

The International Transportation Innovation Center (ITIC) in Greenville, S.C. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SK Telecom to collaborate in the development of quantum cryptography technologies. With the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) in an increasingly connected world, cryptography technology is being touted as a possible solution to a whole new set of security challenges in the IoT era. Under the MoU, ITIC and SK Telecom will jointly develop and pursue standardization of hacking-prevention technologies to protect connected vehicles.

14 Sep 2015

International Daya Bay Collaboration Announces New Findings on Neutrino Measurements

In the Daya Bay region of China, about 55 kilometers northeast of Hong Kong, a research project is underway to study ghostlike, elusive particles called neutrinos. Today, the international Daya Bay Collaboration announces new findings on the measurements of neutrinos, paving the way forward for further neutrino research, and confirming that the Daya Bay neutrino experiment continues to be one to watch.

14 Sep 2015

Both Stars in Newly Discovered Massive Binary Star Have Magnetic Fields

PhD candidate Matt Shultz has discovered the first massive binary star, epsilon Lupi, in which both stars have magnetic fields. A binary star is a star system consisting of two or more stars, orbiting around their common centre of mass.

14 Sep 2015

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A Flight Simulator of Quantum Physics

Best View of Exoplanet Moving in Orbit around Distant Star

CQT Announces Launch of 2015 Quantum Shorts Competition

Mott Insulators Could Enable Faster Computers

Young Red Dwarf Stars Could Give Rare Glimpse of Slow-Motion Planet Formation

Researchers Link Concept of Spin Transport to Magnetization Dynamics

Rice Space Institute Wins NSF Award to Investigate Magnetic Interactions Between Stars and Their Planets

Innsbruck Theoretical Physics Professor Honored with QIPC Young Investigator Award 2015

New Quantum Mechanical Model Helps Identify Onset of Intermolecular Bonds in Supercritical Water

Optical Chips Help Remove Technical Barriers of Quantum Photonics for Telecommunication

NSF Awards Grant to Develop New Way to Follow Path of Heavy Particles During Collisions

Novel Quantum Optical Chip Could Process Photons in Infinite Number of Ways for Quantum Computing

ITIC and SK Telecom Enter MoU to Develop Quantum Cryptography Technologies

International Daya Bay Collaboration Announces New Findings on Neutrino Measurements

Both Stars in Newly Discovered Massive Binary Star Have Magnetic Fields

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