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UC Physicists Discuss 'Particle Fever' Documentary Film

Faculty from UC's Department of Physics are eager to talk about “Particle Fever,” a critically acclaimed documentary film covering events leading to the discovery of the Higgs boson, the so-called “God Particle.” The film opens at the Esquire Theatre this weekend.

11 Apr 2014

Pioneering Research on Light Localization and Photonic Band Gap Materials Wins Killam Prize

One of Canada’s most prestigious scholarly awards, the Killam Prize recognizes outstanding career achievement by scholars actively engaged in research. It is administered by the Canada Council for the Arts and comes with a $100,000 prize.

11 Apr 2014

Astronomers Use ESO's Very Large Telescope to Capture Planetary Nebula Abell 33

Most stars with masses similar to that of our Sun will end their lives as white dwarfs — small, very dense, and hot bodies that slowly cool down over billions of years.

10 Apr 2014

UC Physicist Provides Definitive Mathematical Evidence for Supersymetry in Condensed Matter System

UC Santa Barbara physicist Tarun Grover has provided definitive mathematical evidence for supersymmetry in a condensed matter system. Sought after in the realm of subatomic particles by physicists for several decades, supersymmetry describes a unique relationship between particles.

10 Apr 2014

EPFL Student Realizes Model for Capturing and Condensing Light Under Realistic Conditions

The first model for capturing and condensing light under realistic conditions has been realized by a student at EPFL, and published in Physical Review A.

10 Apr 2014

Scientists Probe Quantum Mechanics in Macroscopic Systems

Scientists at the University of Geneva (UniGe) and at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) propose a scheme to probe non-classical states of macroscopic systems.

10 Apr 2014

Scientists Observe the Quantum Critical Point in TiSe2

An international team of scientists has reported the first experimental observation of the quantum critical point (QCP) in the extensively studied "unconventional superconductor" TiSe2, finding that it does not reside as predicted within the superconducting dome of the phase diagram, but rather at a full GPa higher in pressure.

10 Apr 2014

Singapore Scientists Design Electrical Circuits Operating at Hundreds of Terahertz Frequencies

Assistant Professor Christian A. Nijhuis of the Department of Chemistry at the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Faculty of Science, in collaboration with researchers from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), namely Dr Bai Ping of the Institute of High Performance Computing and Dr Michel Bosman of the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering has successfully designed and fabricated electrical circuits that can operate at hundreds of terahertz frequencies, which is tens of thousands times faster than today's state-of-the-art microprocessors.

10 Apr 2014

Max Planck Physicists Develop Novel Quantum Gate, Essential for Quantum Computers

Quantum information processing is almost a sure thing in the not-too-distant future. Physicists from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching have developed a novel quantum gate, an essential component of quantum computers.

10 Apr 2014

Researchers Develop Novel Switch to Help Scientists Build Quantum Information Transmitter Networks

Using a laser to place individual rubidium atoms near the surface of a lattice of light, scientists at MIT and Harvard University have developed a new method for connecting particles — one that could help in the development of powerful quantum computing systems.

10 Apr 2014

Cornell Scientists Develop Groundbreaking New Synchrotron X-Ray Technology- the Energy Recovery Linac

For more than a decade, Cornell scientists have been developing a groundbreaking new synchrotron X-ray technology called the Energy Recovery Linac (ERL). A new X-ray laser on the West Coast is taking advantage of their developments.

10 Apr 2014

Annual Conference Discusses Latest Progress in Quest to Identify Dark Matter

In late February, dark matter hunters from around the world gathered at the University of California, Los Angeles for “Dark Matter 2014.” The annual conference is one of the largest of its kind aimed at discussing the latest progress in the quest to identify dark matter, the unknown stuff that makes up more than a quarter of the universe yet remains a mystery.

9 Apr 2014

Lithwick Receives NSF CAREER Award for ‘Planet Formation in the Age of Kepler’ Research Proposal

Yoram Lithwick, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Northwestern University’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, has received a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

9 Apr 2014

Spin-Transfer Torque Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory May Help Create 'Normally Off' Computer

If a research team in Japan gets its wish, "normally off" computers may one day soon be replacing present computers in a move that would both eliminate volatile memory, which requires power to maintain stored data, and reduce the gigantic energy losses associated with it.

9 Apr 2014

Major Neutrino Events Translated into Visual 3-D

Located deep within the ice at the South Pole, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory watches for traces of the mysterious neutrino, a subatomic messenger from the cosmos that lends a greater understanding of far away events in the universe.

9 Apr 2014

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UC Physicists Discuss 'Particle Fever' Documentary Film

Pioneering Research on Light Localization and Photonic Band Gap Materials Wins Killam Prize

Astronomers Use ESO's Very Large Telescope to Capture Planetary Nebula Abell 33

UC Physicist Provides Definitive Mathematical Evidence for Supersymetry in Condensed Matter System

EPFL Student Realizes Model for Capturing and Condensing Light Under Realistic Conditions

Scientists Probe Quantum Mechanics in Macroscopic Systems

Scientists Observe the Quantum Critical Point in TiSe2

Singapore Scientists Design Electrical Circuits Operating at Hundreds of Terahertz Frequencies

Max Planck Physicists Develop Novel Quantum Gate, Essential for Quantum Computers

Researchers Develop Novel Switch to Help Scientists Build Quantum Information Transmitter Networks

Cornell Scientists Develop Groundbreaking New Synchrotron X-Ray Technology- the Energy Recovery Linac

Annual Conference Discusses Latest Progress in Quest to Identify Dark Matter

Lithwick Receives NSF CAREER Award for ‘Planet Formation in the Age of Kepler’ Research Proposal

Spin-Transfer Torque Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory May Help Create 'Normally Off' Computer

Major Neutrino Events Translated into Visual 3-D

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