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Fading Light from Monster Gamma-Ray Burst Still Detectable

One of the brightest gamma-ray explosions ever seen is the focus of five papers being published this week in the journals Science Express and Astrophysical Journal Letters by research teams that include Penn State professor of astronomy and astrophysics David Burrows.

28 Nov 2013

New Way to Measure Bose-Einstein Condensates

They are the coldest objects in the Universe and are so fragile that even a single photon can heat and destroy them.

28 Nov 2013

Lightweight Black Hole Demonstrates Voracious Appetite

Observations of a black hole powering an energetic X-ray source in a galaxy some 22 million light-years away could change our thinking about how some black holes consume matter.

28 Nov 2013

Quantum Matter Waves Made of Rubidium Atoms Controlled to Mimic Magnets

Magnets have fascinated mankind for millenia. From the Greek philosophers to scientists of the modern era, which saw the rise of quantum mechanics, magnets have been pondered and investigated.

28 Nov 2013

ESO’s Very Large Telescope Explores Dragon’s Head Nebula

Located only about 160 000 light-years from us in the constellation of Dorado (The Swordfish), the Large Magellanic Cloud is one of our closest galactic neighbours.

28 Nov 2013

Max Planck Scientists Discover Four Gamma-Ray Pulsars in Data from Fermi Space Telescope

The combination of globally distributed computing power and innovative analysis methods proves to be a recipe for success in the search for new pulsars.

27 Nov 2013

Innovative Competition, GREAT3 to Measure Dark Matter and Dark Energy

How do you measure something that is invisible? It's a challenging task, but astronomers have made progress on one front: the study of dark matter and dark energy, two of the most mysterious substances in our cosmos.

27 Nov 2013

NASA's NuSTAR Studying Black Holes in Proposed Medium-Sized Category

Black holes can be petite, with masses only about 10 times that of our sun -- or monstrous, boasting the equivalent in mass up to 10 billion suns.

27 Nov 2013

Festo Conducting Research on Superconductor Technology for Automation Technology

Superconductors work by hovering, are resistance-free and energy efficient. While they have been used in medical technology for two decades and are currently making their mark in large-scale systems with high power density, Festo is looking into how the technology can be applied to sustainable production of the future.

27 Nov 2013

Study to Demystify Selected Set of Objections Targeted Against Quantum Theory in Literature

A colloquium paper published in EPJ D looks into the alleged issues associated with quantum theory.

27 Nov 2013

Reality Lost Documentary Based on Quantum Theory and Reality

What does quantum theory tell us about reality? Who are the scientists trying to unravel its puzzles? What practical things can we do with it? Can we dance it?

27 Nov 2013

Undergraduate Receives NUS Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Prize (OURP) for CQT Project

Nguyen Truong Duy once watched a television documentary about quantum physics.

27 Nov 2013

New Startup Company QKD Corp Based on Quantum Cryptography

The company is called QKD Corp. and is based on the theory research of Dr Weedbrook and the experimental work of Dr Xing.

26 Nov 2013

Research Team Finds Evidence of Heavy Atoms in Black Hole Jets

High-speed 'jets' spat out by black holes pack a lot of power because they contain heavy atoms, astronomers have found.

26 Nov 2013

Florian Schreck Receives ERC Grant for Studying Quantum Many-Body Systems

This year the European Research Council (ERC) awards the very first ERC Consolidator Grants for promising researchers with seven to twelve years research experience. Florian Schreck has received this grant for his concepts to study quantum many-body systems.

26 Nov 2013

Quantum Science News

Fading Light from Monster Gamma-Ray Burst Still Detectable

New Way to Measure Bose-Einstein Condensates

Lightweight Black Hole Demonstrates Voracious Appetite

Quantum Matter Waves Made of Rubidium Atoms Controlled to Mimic Magnets

ESO’s Very Large Telescope Explores Dragon’s Head Nebula

Max Planck Scientists Discover Four Gamma-Ray Pulsars in Data from Fermi Space Telescope

Innovative Competition, GREAT3 to Measure Dark Matter and Dark Energy

NASA's NuSTAR Studying Black Holes in Proposed Medium-Sized Category

Festo Conducting Research on Superconductor Technology for Automation Technology

Study to Demystify Selected Set of Objections Targeted Against Quantum Theory in Literature

Reality Lost Documentary Based on Quantum Theory and Reality

Undergraduate Receives NUS Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Prize (OURP) for CQT Project

New Startup Company QKD Corp Based on Quantum Cryptography

Research Team Finds Evidence of Heavy Atoms in Black Hole Jets

Florian Schreck Receives ERC Grant for Studying Quantum Many-Body Systems

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Quantum Development in Ireland: A Conversation with John Durcan, Chief Technologist, IDA Ireland

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