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New Type of Flexibly Designed Microscopic Trap for Atoms

A solution to one of the key challenges in the development of quantum technologies has been proposed by University of Sussex physicists.

29 Oct 2014

Profound Strangeness of Quantum Mechanics Put Inside a Helium Bubble

New research by physicists from Brown University puts the profound strangeness of quantum mechanics in a nutshell — or, more accurately, in a helium bubble.

29 Oct 2014

Turbulence in Galaxy Clusters May Prevent Hot Gas from Cooling

The same phenomenon that causes a bumpy airplane ride, turbulence, may be the solution to a long-standing mystery about stars’ birth, or the absence of it, according to a new study using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory.

28 Oct 2014

Additional Ultra-Bright Pulsars Could Now Be Found

Recently, a team of astronomers reported discovering a pulsating star that appears to shine with the energy of 10 million suns. The find, which was announced in Nature, is the brightest pulsar – a type of rotating neutron star that emits a bright beam of energy that regularly sweeps past Earth like a lighthouse beam – ever seen.

28 Oct 2014

Syracuse Physicists Present Findings on Bs Meson Particles at CERN Workshop

Physicists in Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences have made important discoveries regarding Bs meson particles—something that may explain why the Universe contains more matter than antimatter.

28 Oct 2014

American Physical Society Honors Physicists at University of Florida

Each year, the American Physical Society prizes honor the world's leading physicists. This year, two of those coveted awards are going to researchers at the University of Florida.

28 Oct 2014

New Paper on Weak Measurement in Quantum Information Science

Over the past 20 years, a strange idea called a “weak value” has taken root in quantum information science.

27 Oct 2014

Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics Awarded to University of Florida Superstring Theorist

The American Physical Society (APS) and the American Institute of Physics (AIP) announced today, on behalf of the Heineman Foundation for Research, Educational, Charitable, and Scientific Purposes, that theoretical physicist Pierre Ramond, director of the Institute for Fundamental Theory at the University of Florida, has won the 2015 Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics -- one of the highest honors for scientific investigators in that field.

27 Oct 2014

Astronomers Observe Expanding Thermonuclear Fireball from Nova in Constellation Delphinus

Astronomers at Georgia State University’s Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) have observed the expanding thermonuclear fireball from a nova that erupted last year in the constellation Delphinus with unprecedented clarity.

27 Oct 2014

EPFL Professor Honored for Contributions in Solid State Physics

Professor Robert Schaller has been awarded the 2014 Zener Medal, an honor in the field of solid state physics.

27 Oct 2014

Microscopic Evidence for Exotic Superconducting State

Superconductors and magnetic fields do not usually get along. But a research team led by a Brown University physicist has produced new evidence for an exotic superconducting state, first predicted a half-century ago, that can indeed arise when a superconductor is exposed to a strong magnetic field.

27 Oct 2014

National Synchrotron Light Source II Delivers First X-ray Beams

The brightest synchrotron light source in the world has delivered its first x-ray beams. The National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory achieved "first light" on October 23, 2014, when operators opened the shutter to begin commissioning the first experimental station (called a beamline), allowing powerful x-rays to travel to a phosphor detector and capture the facility's first photons. While considerable work remains to realize the full potential of the new facility, first light counts as an important step on the road to facility commissioning.

27 Oct 2014

Rosetta Orbiter Sensor Sniffs the Fumes of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko

How does a comet smell? Since early August the Rosetta Orbiter Sensor for Ion and Neutral Analysis (ROSINA) is sniffing the fumes of the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko with its two mass spectrometers. The detected chemistry in the coma of the comet is surprisingly rich already at more than 400 million kilometres from the Sun.

25 Oct 2014

Simulations and Analytical Studies of Travel by Single Quantum Particles

Simulating the behavior of a single particle can be quite a challenging task in physics; after all, it is microscopic and we usually cannot watch in real time. It becomes even more complicated when you realize that the particle has to follow the laws of quantum physics, which allow it be in two or more places at the same time through a phenomenon called superposition.

25 Oct 2014

Researchers Identify Key Phenomenon in Triggering of Solar Flares

Researchers from the Centre de Physique Théorique (CNRS/École polytechnique) and the Laboratoire Astrophysique, Interprétation - Modélisation (CNRS/CEA/Université Paris Diderot) have identified a key phenomenon in the triggering of solar flares.

25 Oct 2014

Quantum Science News

New Type of Flexibly Designed Microscopic Trap for Atoms

Profound Strangeness of Quantum Mechanics Put Inside a Helium Bubble

Turbulence in Galaxy Clusters May Prevent Hot Gas from Cooling

Additional Ultra-Bright Pulsars Could Now Be Found

Syracuse Physicists Present Findings on Bs Meson Particles at CERN Workshop

American Physical Society Honors Physicists at University of Florida

New Paper on Weak Measurement in Quantum Information Science

Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics Awarded to University of Florida Superstring Theorist

Astronomers Observe Expanding Thermonuclear Fireball from Nova in Constellation Delphinus

EPFL Professor Honored for Contributions in Solid State Physics

Microscopic Evidence for Exotic Superconducting State

National Synchrotron Light Source II Delivers First X-ray Beams

Rosetta Orbiter Sensor Sniffs the Fumes of Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko

Simulations and Analytical Studies of Travel by Single Quantum Particles

Researchers Identify Key Phenomenon in Triggering of Solar Flares

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