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Potentially Harder Tests Needed for Quantifying Quantum Speedup

Texas A&M University physicist Helmut G. Katzgraber's research takes him to the crossroads of physics, computer science, quantum information theory and statistical mechanics. For more than a decade, he has been pushing the frontiers of computational physics to study hard optimization problems and disordered materials, applying his expertise to problems in the fascinating and fast-evolving field of quantum computing.

29 Jan 2014

New Ultra-Miniaturized Quantum Cascade Laser Products from Block Engineering

Block Engineering, the leader in Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) instrumentation, announced today the release of two ultra-miniaturized QCL products, the Mini-QCL (TM) Module and the new LaserTune (TM) Infrared Source. The Mini-QCL is a widely-tunable QCL module for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), weighing only 75 grams (~2.5 oz). Block's next-generation LaserTune has been miniaturized to a compact (16.5 × 12.7 × 11 cm), wirelessly-controllable system, while offering the widest contiguous tuning range available on the market (greater than 1000 cm-1).

29 Jan 2014

Paul Scherrer Institute’s New Large-Scale Facility Due for Completion by End of 2014

The construction work in the woods is well underway: the building for SwissFEL, the Paul Scherrer Institute’s new large-scale facility, is due for completion by the end of 2014. The demands on the building are high: It needs to ensure that the sensitive equipment can run smoothly.

29 Jan 2014

Ferromagnetism Switching Inspires Future Applications in Low-Power Spintronics

Scientists from Paris, Newcastle and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin have been able to switch on and off robust ferromagnetism close to room temperature by using low electric fields. Their results are inspiring for future applications in low-power spintronics, for instance, in fast, efficient and nonvolatile data storage technologies.

28 Jan 2014

Possible Solution to Puzzle about Massive Star Formation

An international group of astrophysicists has found evidence strongly supporting a solution to a long-standing puzzle about the birth of some of the most massive stars in the universe.

28 Jan 2014

Researchers Study How Spin-Orbit Interaction Causes Anti-Parallel Spin States to Interact

In a recent publication B. Slomski and co-workers have been able to follow how spin-orbit interaction causes anti-prallel spin states to interact. The resulting spin flip yields an unexpected spin texture.

28 Jan 2014

Swift's Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope Captures SN 2014J Supernova

An exceptionally close stellar explosion discovered on Jan. 21 has become the focus of observatories around and above the globe, including several NASA spacecraft. The blast, designated SN 2014J, occurred in the galaxy M82 and lies only about 12 million light-years away. This makes it the nearest optical supernova in two decades and potentially the closest type Ia supernova to occur during the life of currently operating space missions.

28 Jan 2014

Researchers Create Quantum Dots Containing Single Cobalt Ions

New types of solotronic structures, including the world's first quantum dots containing single cobalt ions, have been created and studied at the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw. The materials and elements used to form these structures allow us forecast new trends in solotronics – a field of experimental electronics and spintronics of the future, based on operations occurring on a single-atom level.

28 Jan 2014

ORNL Research Could Lead to Better Superconductors

Nearly 30 years after the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity, many questions remain, but an Oak Ridge National Laboratory team is providing insight that could lead to better superconductors.

28 Jan 2014

Novel Nanoscale Sensitive Quantum Measurement Device Operates at Wider Range of Temperatures

Nanoscale Superconducting QUantum Interference Devices (nanoSQUIDs) are potentially the most sensitive measurement devices in the world. They detect changes in an electromagnetic property known as magnetic flux, which means they can be used to detect single photons or to characterise the tiny quantum oscillations in nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS).

28 Jan 2014

Quantum Biosystems Releases First Read Data Using Quantum Single Molecule Sequencing

Quantum Biosystems today announced the release of raw data access to its first reads. The company released reads showing an accuracy of more than 99% in non-homopolymer regions and homopolymer indels at a rate of ~10%. This release allows researchers to evaluate the platform and engage in its validation and development. It marks a major milestone in the single molecule electrical sequencing of DNA.

28 Jan 2014

Intermittent Emissions of Water Vapor Discovered on Ceres Asteroid

An international team, including researchers from CNRS and the Paris Observatory at LESIA (Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie/Université Paris-Diderot) and at IMCEE (Observatoire de Paris/CNRS/Université Pierre et Marie Curie/Université Lille 1), has discovered intermittent emissions of water vapor on Ceres, the largest of the asteroids, using the Herschel space telescope. These findings are published in the journal Nature dated 23 January 2014.

25 Jan 2014

NASA Science Instruments Prepare for Operations Aboard Rosetta Spacecraft

Three NASA science instruments are being prepared for check-out operations aboard the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft, which is set to become the first to orbit a comet and land a probe on its nucleus in November.

25 Jan 2014

NUFI Awards 6.7 Million DKK for Research at CERN

Research at CERN receives 6.685 million Danish kroner from NUFI, the National Committee for Research Infrastructure under the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation. The funds are granted for the operation and the development of the Danish experimental work at CERN in 2014.

25 Jan 2014

Reactivated NEOWISE Mission Detects 857 Minor Bodies in the Solar System

In its first 25 days of operations, the newly reactivated NEOWISE mission has detected 857 minor bodies in our solar system, including 22 near-Earth objects (NEOs) and four comets. Three of the NEOs are new discoveries; all three are hundreds of meters in diameter and dark as coal.

25 Jan 2014

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Potentially Harder Tests Needed for Quantifying Quantum Speedup

New Ultra-Miniaturized Quantum Cascade Laser Products from Block Engineering

Paul Scherrer Institute’s New Large-Scale Facility Due for Completion by End of 2014

Ferromagnetism Switching Inspires Future Applications in Low-Power Spintronics

Possible Solution to Puzzle about Massive Star Formation

Researchers Study How Spin-Orbit Interaction Causes Anti-Parallel Spin States to Interact

Swift's Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope Captures SN 2014J Supernova

Researchers Create Quantum Dots Containing Single Cobalt Ions

ORNL Research Could Lead to Better Superconductors

Novel Nanoscale Sensitive Quantum Measurement Device Operates at Wider Range of Temperatures

Quantum Biosystems Releases First Read Data Using Quantum Single Molecule Sequencing

Intermittent Emissions of Water Vapor Discovered on Ceres Asteroid

NASA Science Instruments Prepare for Operations Aboard Rosetta Spacecraft

NUFI Awards 6.7 Million DKK for Research at CERN

Reactivated NEOWISE Mission Detects 857 Minor Bodies in the Solar System

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