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Short-Duration X-Ray Flashes Could Be Compressed to a Fraction of a Femtosecond

Ultra-short x-ray pulses could shed new light on the fastest events in physics
If you've ever been captivated by slow-motion footage on a wildlife documentary, or you've shuddered when similar technology is used to replay highlights from a boxing match, you'll know how impressive advancements in ultra-fast science can be.

17 Nov 2015

Quantum Computer Code Written Using Two Quantum Bits in a Silicon Microchip

A team of Australian engineers has proven -- with the highest score ever obtained -- that a quantum version of computer code can be written, and manipulated, using two quantum bits in a silicon microchip. The advance removes lingering doubts that such operations can be made reliably enough to allow powerful quantum computers to become a reality.

17 Nov 2015

Astronomers Detect Thousands of Stellar 'Pulses' in Messier 87 Galaxy

In many ways stars are like living beings. They're born; they live; they die. And they even have a heartbeat. Using a novel technique, astronomers have detected thousands of stellar "pulses" in the galaxy Messier 87 (M87). Their measurements offer a new way of determining a galaxy's age.

17 Nov 2015

University of Pittsburgh Professor Wins Michelson Postdoctoral Prize for Pioneering Work on Quantum Electrodynamic Systems

A new assistant professor of physics at the University of Pittsburgh has won the 2015 Michelson Postdoctoral Prize for his work exploring how to make and control quantum electrodynamic systems.

13 Nov 2015

Scientists Discover New Earth-Sized Exoplanet in Milky Way

Scientists have discovered a new exoplanet that, in the language of "Star Wars," would be the polar opposite of frigid Hoth, and even more inhospitable than the deserts of Tatooine. But instead of residing in a galaxy far, far away, this new world is, galactically speaking, practically next door.

13 Nov 2015

Machine-Learning Simulation System May Provide Insights into Galaxy Formation

A new machine-learning simulation system developed at the University of Illinois promises cosmologists an expanded suite of galaxy models - a necessary first step to developing more accurate and relevant insights into the formation of the universe.

13 Nov 2015

Researchers Discover New Plasma Confinement State

The National Institutes of Natural Sciences National Institute for Fusion Science applied the "Momentary Heating Propagation Method" to the DIII-D tokamak device operated for the United States Office of Science, Department of Energy, by the General Atomics and made the important discovery of a new plasma confinement state.

13 Nov 2015

Astronomers Discover Oldest Known Stars near Milky Way Centre

Astronomers have discovered the oldest known stars, dating from before the Milky Way Galaxy formed, when the Universe was just 300 million years old.

13 Nov 2015

High Plasma Pressure May Increase Power and Efficiency of Magnetic Fusion Energy

The way to increase the power and efficiency of magnetic fusion energy may be to risk running the plasma - hotter than 100-million-degrees C - closer than ever to the wall, according to new experimental results achieved by the first U.S.-China fusion research team.

13 Nov 2015

Physicists Create Additional Orbital Path for BESSY II Synchrotron Radiation Source

The particle accelerator team at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) has demonstrated that BESSY II, the 3rd generation synchrotron radiation source in Berlin, can be operated with not just one, but two simultaneous electron paths. By precisely tuning the magnetic components, physicists can create an additional orbital path.

12 Nov 2015

Astronomers Identify Some of the Oldest Stars in our Galaxy

An international team of astronomers, led researchers from the University of Cambridge and the Australian National University, have identified some of the oldest stars in our galaxy, which could contain vital clues about the early Universe, including an indication of how the first stars died.

12 Nov 2015

Classic Wallis Formula for Pi Derived from Quantum Mechanics

While most people associate the mathematical constant ð (pi) with arcs and circles, mathematicians are accustomed to seeing it in a variety of fields. But two University of Rochester scientists were still surprised to find it lurking in a quantum mechanics formula for the energy states of the hydrogen atom.

12 Nov 2015

Simple Test to Clearly Separate Planets from Other Celestial Bodies

Since the late 1980s, scientists have discovered nearly 5,000 planetary bodies orbiting stars other than the sun. But astronomers are still working on what exactly we should call them.

12 Nov 2015

Atomic Gas Part of Star Formation Process

Astronomers have identified for the first time one of the key components of many stars, a study suggests.

12 Nov 2015

Dust from Ancient Comet Regularly Pelts Planet Mercury

The planet Mercury is being pelted regularly by bits of dust from an ancient comet, a new study has concluded. This has a discernible effect in the planet's tenuous atmosphere and may lead to a new paradigm on how these airless bodies maintain their ethereal envelopes.

12 Nov 2015

Quantum Science News

Short-Duration X-Ray Flashes Could Be Compressed to a Fraction of a Femtosecond

Quantum Computer Code Written Using Two Quantum Bits in a Silicon Microchip

Astronomers Detect Thousands of Stellar 'Pulses' in Messier 87 Galaxy

University of Pittsburgh Professor Wins Michelson Postdoctoral Prize for Pioneering Work on Quantum Electrodynamic Systems

Scientists Discover New Earth-Sized Exoplanet in Milky Way

Machine-Learning Simulation System May Provide Insights into Galaxy Formation

Researchers Discover New Plasma Confinement State

Astronomers Discover Oldest Known Stars near Milky Way Centre

High Plasma Pressure May Increase Power and Efficiency of Magnetic Fusion Energy

Physicists Create Additional Orbital Path for BESSY II Synchrotron Radiation Source

Astronomers Identify Some of the Oldest Stars in our Galaxy

Classic Wallis Formula for Pi Derived from Quantum Mechanics

Simple Test to Clearly Separate Planets from Other Celestial Bodies

Atomic Gas Part of Star Formation Process

Dust from Ancient Comet Regularly Pelts Planet Mercury

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