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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

Scientists Release Dark Matter Maps of the Cosmos

Scientists on the Dark Energy Survey have released the first in a series of dark matter maps of the cosmos. These maps, created with one of the world's most powerful digital cameras, are the largest contiguous maps created at this level of detail and will improve our understanding of dark matter's role in the formation of galaxies.

15 Apr 2015

Violent Methane Storms in Titan's Atmosphere May Be the Cause of Mysterious Sand Dunes

With its thick, hazy atmosphere and surface rivers, mountains, lakes and dunes, Titan, Saturn's largest moon, is one of the most Earthlike places in the solar system.

15 Apr 2015

Spitzer and OGLE Discover Remote Gas Planet About 13,000 Light-Years Away

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has teamed up with a telescope on the ground to find a remote gas planet about 13,000 light-years away, making it one of the most distant planets known.

15 Apr 2015

Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider Shatters Own Record for Producing Polarized Proton Collisions

The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, a powerful particle accelerator for nuclear physics research at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, just shattered its own record for producing polarized proton collisions at 200-giga-electron-volt (GeV) collision energy.

15 Apr 2015

CQT's Quantum Cryptography Research Featured in National University of Singapore Exhibition

CQT's research in quantum cryptography is featured in a National University of Singapore exhibition, organised as part of the celebrations for the University's 110th anniversary and Singapore's 50th birthday.

13 Apr 2015

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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

Scientists Release Dark Matter Maps of the Cosmos

Violent Methane Storms in Titan's Atmosphere May Be the Cause of Mysterious Sand Dunes

Spitzer and OGLE Discover Remote Gas Planet About 13,000 Light-Years Away

Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider Shatters Own Record for Producing Polarized Proton Collisions

CQT's Quantum Cryptography Research Featured in National University of Singapore Exhibition

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