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Study Offers New Insight into Problem of Multiple Stellar Populations in Star Clusters

Among the most striking objects in the universe are the dense, glittering swarms of stars known as globular clusters. Astronomers had long thought globular clusters formed their millions of stars in bulk at around the same time, with each cluster's stars having very similar ages, much like twin brothers and sisters. Yet the recent discoveries of young stars within old globular clusters have scrambled this tidy picture.

28 Jan 2016

TU Wien Scientists Succeed in Calculating Bose-Einstein-Condensates

Quantum objects cannot be understood simply as the sum of their parts, making quantum calculations complicated.

28 Jan 2016

Researchers Develop New Approach that Uses Quantum Computers to Handle Massive Digital Datasets

From gene mapping to space exploration, humanity continues to generate ever-larger sets of data — far more information than people can actually process, manage, or understand.

27 Jan 2016

Scientists Suggest Novel Method to Probe the Beginning of Space and Time

In a new study, scientists from The University of Texas at Dallas and their colleagues suggest a novel way for probing the beginning of space and time, potentially revealing secrets about the conditions that gave rise to the universe.

27 Jan 2016

Study Provides Better Understanding of Atomic-Scale Behavior of High-Temperature Superconductors

A collaboration of scientists from the RIKEN SPring-8 Center, Osaka University, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, and the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute have published research clarifying the role of magnetism in a new type of high-temperature superconductor.

27 Jan 2016

Detecting Black Holes in Space

Imagine, somewhere in the galaxy, the corpse of a star so dense that it punctures the fabric of space and time. So dense that it devours any surrounding matter that gets too close, pulling it into a riptide of gravity that nothing, not even light, can escape.

27 Jan 2016

Researchers Uncover Connection between Internal Structure of Galaxy Clusters and Surrounding Dark Matter

An international team of researchers has found for the first time that the connection between a galaxy cluster and surrounding dark matter is not characterized solely by the mass of clusters, but also by their formation history.

27 Jan 2016

KALEXUS and FOKUS experiments test Einstein’s general theory of relativity in space

According to Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, all bodies in a vacuum regardless of their properties are accelerated by the Earth's gravity at the same rate.

27 Jan 2016

FOKUS Experiment Tests Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity in Space

The FOKUS experiment (Faserlaserbasierter Optischer Kammgenerator unter Schwerelosigkeit) has again successfully traveled to space and back on board the German Space Agencies’ (DLR) TEXUS 53 sounding rocket.

27 Jan 2016

New Method Could Observationally Distinguish Different Theories Concerning Earlier Stages of the Universe

Scientists from HKUST and Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics discovered a method to observationally distinguish different theories of how the universe first began at its very early stage. The findings were accepted by the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics.

27 Jan 2016

Researchers Discover New Spin Hall Effect in Materials with Solid Spin-Orbit Coupling

Researchers of the Nanodevices group, in collaboration with groups from the CFM and DIPC, both institutions also located in Donostia-San Sebastián, have discovered a new magnetoresistance effect occurring in materials with strong spin-orbit coupling.

27 Jan 2016

New Discovery Provides Insight into Origins of First Stars in Early Universe

A team of researchers has observed the brightest ultra metal-poor star ever discovered.

25 Jan 2016

Researchers Report New Scheme to Create Train of Superflashes that Could Have Applications in Telecoms

After seeing an unexpected 'superflash' in a cold atoms experiment, a team including CQT researchers has worked out how to harness the phenomenon to make a sequence of optical pulses. The discovery could lead to new technology for telecoms and other applications.

25 Jan 2016

Berkeley Lab to Receive $2.4 Million from Moore Foundation to Develop Compact Free Electron Lasers

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) researchers will receive $2.4 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to develop compact free electron lasers that will serve as powerful, affordable x-ray sources for scientific discovery. This new technology could lead to portable and high-contrast x-ray imaging to observe chemical reactions, visualize the flow of electrons, or watch biological processes unfold.

25 Jan 2016

Astronomers Close to Understanding Intermediate-Mass Black Holes

The term "black holes" was first used in the mid-20th century by theoretical physicist John Wheeler. This term denotes relativistic supermassive objects that are invisible in all electromagnetic waves, but a great number of astrophysical effects confirms their existence.

25 Jan 2016

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Study Offers New Insight into Problem of Multiple Stellar Populations in Star Clusters

TU Wien Scientists Succeed in Calculating Bose-Einstein-Condensates

Researchers Develop New Approach that Uses Quantum Computers to Handle Massive Digital Datasets

Scientists Suggest Novel Method to Probe the Beginning of Space and Time

Study Provides Better Understanding of Atomic-Scale Behavior of High-Temperature Superconductors

Detecting Black Holes in Space

Researchers Uncover Connection between Internal Structure of Galaxy Clusters and Surrounding Dark Matter

KALEXUS and FOKUS experiments test Einstein’s general theory of relativity in space

FOKUS Experiment Tests Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity in Space

New Method Could Observationally Distinguish Different Theories Concerning Earlier Stages of the Universe

Researchers Discover New Spin Hall Effect in Materials with Solid Spin-Orbit Coupling

New Discovery Provides Insight into Origins of First Stars in Early Universe

Researchers Report New Scheme to Create Train of Superflashes that Could Have Applications in Telecoms

Berkeley Lab to Receive $2.4 Million from Moore Foundation to Develop Compact Free Electron Lasers

Astronomers Close to Understanding Intermediate-Mass Black Holes

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