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New Theories May Help Exploit the Realm of Quantum Physics

Theories developed by a UT Dallas physicist have been put to the test in the laboratory, and the results offer a new way to study — and possibly exploit — the strange realm of quantum physics.

28 Jun 2014

Unprecedented Method for Tuning Polariton Collisions

EPFL scientists show for the first time a method for tuning polariton collisions, with great implications for quantum physics research and superfluidity.

28 Jun 2014

Novel Technique to Measure Quantum-Optical Effect in Light from the Sun

CQT graduate student Tan Peng Kian is celebrating his first paper. In an unusual first for research from the Centre for Quantum Technologies, his work with CQT Principal Investigator Christian Kurtsiefer and collaborators at the National University of Singapore appears in the Astrophysical Journal Letters.

28 Jun 2014

Smallest Force Ever Measured Detected Using Unique Optical Trapping System

What is believed to be the smallest force ever measured has been detected by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley.

27 Jun 2014

CERN and Nikhef Establish Business Incubation Centre at the Amsterdam Science Park

CERN along with Nikhef, the Dutch National Institute for Subatomic Physics, today announces the opening of a new Business Incubation Centre (BIC) hosted at the Amsterdam Science Park, where Nikhef is located.

27 Jun 2014

Skirting Science: CQP Outreach Team Presents on Quantum Key Distribution

On June 19th 2014 members of the CQP outreach team traveled to Broadoak Mathematics and Computing College in Weston Super Mare to present at Skirting Science - a science day for schools across the county designed specifically to attract pre GCSE girls to STEM subjects.

27 Jun 2014

Tight Trio of Supermassive Black Holes Discovered in Far Away Galaxy

Astronomers have discovered three closely orbiting supermassive black holes in a galaxy more than 4 billion light years away.

27 Jun 2014

Physicists at Vanderbilt Contribute to New Findings of the Higgs Particle

Remember the Higgs particle?
That is the mysterious particle physicists invoke to explain the phenomenon of mass, which researchers working at Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland finally discovered in 2012 after decades of searching.

27 Jun 2014

Discovery of Three Closely Orbiting Supermassive Black Holes Could Help in Search for Gravitational Waves

The discovery of three closely orbiting supermassive black holes in a galaxy more than four billion light years away could help astronomers in the search for gravitational waves: the 'ripples in spacetime' predicted by Einstein.

26 Jun 2014

Gravity Research Foundation Honors UC Blue Ash Professor for Essay on Gravitational Theory

A professor at the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College is being honored for his work in gravitation with an international award.

26 Jun 2014

Skyrmions Observed Using X-rays

Skyrmions, subatomic quasiparticles that could play a key role in future spintronic technologies, have been observed for the first time using x-rays. An international collaboration of researchers working at Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Source (ALS) observed skyrmions in copper selenite (Cu2SeO3) an insulator with multiferroic properties.

26 Jun 2014

Magnetic Nanohose May Help Solve Technological Problems in Quantum Computing

The magnetic hose designed by the researchers consists of a ferromagnetic cylinder covered by a superconductor material, a surprisingly simple design given the complicated theoretical calculations and numerous lab tests it had to undergo.

26 Jun 2014

New Tool to Calculate Fundamental Property of Atoms to Historic Accuracy

By combining advanced mathematics with high-performance computing, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Indiana University (IU) have developed a tool that allowed them to calculate a fundamental property of most atoms on the periodic table to historic accuracy—reducing error by a factor of a thousand in many cases.

26 Jun 2014

Computer Model Visualizes Interaction Between Solar Wind, Solar Radiation, and Asteroids

Space may appear empty -- a soundless vacuum, but it's not an absolute void. It flows with electric activity that is not visible to our eyes. NASA is developing plans to send humans to an asteroid, and wants to know more about the electrical environment explorers will encounter there.

26 Jun 2014

Supercomputer Simulations Show Evolution of Our Universe from the Big Bang

The hunt for dark matter has taken another step forward thanks to new supercomputer simulations showing the evolution of our "local Universe" from the Big Bang to the present day.

26 Jun 2014

Quantum Science News

New Theories May Help Exploit the Realm of Quantum Physics

Unprecedented Method for Tuning Polariton Collisions

Novel Technique to Measure Quantum-Optical Effect in Light from the Sun

Smallest Force Ever Measured Detected Using Unique Optical Trapping System

CERN and Nikhef Establish Business Incubation Centre at the Amsterdam Science Park

Skirting Science: CQP Outreach Team Presents on Quantum Key Distribution

Tight Trio of Supermassive Black Holes Discovered in Far Away Galaxy

Physicists at Vanderbilt Contribute to New Findings of the Higgs Particle

Discovery of Three Closely Orbiting Supermassive Black Holes Could Help in Search for Gravitational Waves

Gravity Research Foundation Honors UC Blue Ash Professor for Essay on Gravitational Theory

Skyrmions Observed Using X-rays

Magnetic Nanohose May Help Solve Technological Problems in Quantum Computing

New Tool to Calculate Fundamental Property of Atoms to Historic Accuracy

Computer Model Visualizes Interaction Between Solar Wind, Solar Radiation, and Asteroids

Supercomputer Simulations Show Evolution of Our Universe from the Big Bang

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