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New Quantum Engineering Technology Labs at University of Bristol

The University of Bristol has today launched its new state-of-the-art Quantum Engineering Technology (QET) Labs. The QET Labs will provide unique world-leading facilities, bringing together industrial and academic collaborators to build devices that span numerous areas of quantum technology development from the nano-fabrication of quantum devices to a city-scale Quantum Key Distribution network.

20 Apr 2015

QD Vision Introduces 2mm Wide Quantum Dot Optical Component

QD Vision has introduced a 2mm wide quantum dot optic, expanding the market for the industry’s best color to ultra-slim displays such as LCD monitors, all-in-one computers and televisions. The new Color IQ™ optical component represents a 33% width reduction from the 3mm optic, making it the thinnest quantum dot, full-gamut color solution available today.

17 Apr 2015

Researchers Calculate Physical Properties of Neutrinos Measured at the South Pole

Neutrinos are a type of particle that pass through just about everything in their path from even the most distant regions of the universe. The Earth is constantly bombarded by billions of neutrinos, which zip right through the entire globe, houses, animals, people - everything. Only very rarely do they react with matter, but the giant IceCube experiment at the South Pole can detect when there is a collision between neutrinos and atoms in the ice using a network of detectors.

17 Apr 2015

Moon's Age Estimated to be Slightly Less Than 4.5 Billion Years

A NASA-funded research team led by Dr. Bill Bottke of Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) independently estimated the Moon's age as slightly less than 4.5 billion years by analyzing impact-heated shock signatures found in stony meteorites originating from the Main Asteroid Belt. Their work will appear in the April 2015 issue of the journal Science.

17 Apr 2015

Quenching of Star Formation Spreads from Galaxy Cores to the Outer Parts

Astronomers have shown for the first time how star formation in “dead” galaxies sputtered out billions of years ago. ESO’s Very Large Telescope and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have revealed that three billion years after the Big Bang, these galaxies still made stars on their outskirts, but no longer in their interiors. The quenching of star formation seems to have started in the cores of the galaxies and then spread to the outer parts. The results will be published in the 17 April 2015 issue of the journal Science.

17 Apr 2015

Formamide Biomolecule Detected in Five Protostellar Clouds

Complex organic molecules such as formamide, from which sugars, amino acids and even nucleic acids essential for life can be made, already appear in the regions where stars similar to our Sun are born. Astrophysicists from Spain and other countries have detected this biomolecule in five protostellar clouds and propose that it forms on tiny dust grains.

17 Apr 2015

Alma Reveals Extremely Powerful Magnetic Field Very Close to Supermassive Black Hole

Astronomers from Chalmers University of Technology have used the giant telescope Alma to reveal an extremely powerful magnetic field very close to a supermassive black hole in a distant galaxy. The results appear in the 17 April 2015 issue of the journal Science.

17 Apr 2015

Inventor of Time Projection Chamber Honored with Aldo Menzione Prize for 2015

David Nygren, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Physics at The University of Texas at Arlington and a member of the National Academy of Sciences, has been named a recipient of the Aldo Menzione Prize for 2015 by the executive board of the Frontier Detectors for Frontier Physics Association.

16 Apr 2015

Researchers Design All-Photonic Quantum Repeaters for Quantum Cryptography

Imagine having your MRI results sent directly to your phone, with no concern over the security of your private health data. Or knowing your financial information was safe on a server halfway around the world. Or sending highly sensitive business correspondence, without worrying that it would fall into the wrong hands.

16 Apr 2015

Unusual Integer Quantum Hall Effect Uncovered in 3D Topological Insulator

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science in Japan have uncovered the first evidence of an unusual quantum phenomenon—the integer quantum Hall effect—in a new type of film, called a 3D topological insulator.

16 Apr 2015

Cornell Professor Honored with 2015 John Bardeen Prize for Theoretical Research

Vinay Ambegaokar, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Physics Emeritus, has been awarded the 2015 John Bardeen Prize in recognition of his theoretical research, which has substantially advanced understanding of unique and fundamental features of superconductivity. The late Bardeen is the only person to be awarded two Nobel Prizes in physics.

16 Apr 2015

Dark Matter May Interact With a Force Other Than Gravity

Astronomers believe they might have observed the first potential signs of dark matter interacting with a force other than gravity.

16 Apr 2015

No Evidence of Advanced Civilizations in 100,000 Galaxies

After searching 100,000 galaxies for signs of highly advanced extraterrestrial life, a team of scientists using observations from NASA's WISE orbiting observatory has found no evidence of advanced civilizations in them.

16 Apr 2015

Quantum Processors Could Work More Slowly Than Believed

If you're designing a new computer, you want it to solve problems as fast as possible. Just how fast is possible is an open question when it comes to quantum computers, but physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have narrowed the theoretical limits for where that "speed limit" is. The research implies that quantum processors will work more slowly than some research has suggested.

15 Apr 2015

Unique Spin-Polarized Low Energy Electron Microscopy Enables Spin-Orbitronics Research

Few among us may know what magnetic domains are but we make use of them daily when we email files, post images, or download music or video to our personal devices.

15 Apr 2015

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New Quantum Engineering Technology Labs at University of Bristol

QD Vision Introduces 2mm Wide Quantum Dot Optical Component

Researchers Calculate Physical Properties of Neutrinos Measured at the South Pole

Moon's Age Estimated to be Slightly Less Than 4.5 Billion Years

Quenching of Star Formation Spreads from Galaxy Cores to the Outer Parts

Formamide Biomolecule Detected in Five Protostellar Clouds

Alma Reveals Extremely Powerful Magnetic Field Very Close to Supermassive Black Hole

Inventor of Time Projection Chamber Honored with Aldo Menzione Prize for 2015

Researchers Design All-Photonic Quantum Repeaters for Quantum Cryptography

Unusual Integer Quantum Hall Effect Uncovered in 3D Topological Insulator

Cornell Professor Honored with 2015 John Bardeen Prize for Theoretical Research

Dark Matter May Interact With a Force Other Than Gravity

No Evidence of Advanced Civilizations in 100,000 Galaxies

Quantum Processors Could Work More Slowly Than Believed

Unique Spin-Polarized Low Energy Electron Microscopy Enables Spin-Orbitronics Research

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