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Quasar Helps Study Early Galaxy in Unprecedented Detail

The early galaxies of the universe were very different from today’s galaxies. Using new detailed studies carried out with the ESO Very Large Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers, including members from the Niels Bohr Institute, have studied an early galaxy in unprecedented detail and determined a number of important properties such as size, mass, content of elements and have determined how quickly the galaxy forms new stars. The results are published in the scientific journal, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

3 Jul 2013

Breakthrough into Understanding of Quantum Magnet Properties

Scientists at EPFL have made a breakthrough into the properties of quantum magnets that can impact our understanding of fundamental physics.

3 Jul 2013

Manchester Physicists to Recount Hunt for Higgs Boson at Royal Society Summer Exhibition

University of Manchester scientists are well represented at this year’s Royal Society Summer Exhibition with stands about ‘sweet’ science and an elusive sub-atomic particle on display this week.

3 Jul 2013

New Study Doubles Number of Potentially Habitable Planets Orbiting Red Dwarfs

A new study that calculates the influence of cloud behavior on climate doubles the number of potentially habitable planets orbiting red dwarfs, the most common type of stars in the universe. This finding means that in the Milky Way galaxy alone, 60 billion planets may be orbiting red dwarf stars in the habitable zone.

2 Jul 2013

Charge-Order Discovered in High-T Superconductor

A recent publication by Johan Chang et al., reports a direct x-ray diffraction observation of charge density wave order in the high-temperature cuprate superconductor YBa2Cu3O6.54.

2 Jul 2013

Common Nonmetallic Solvent Turned into Superconductor

A study led by Washington State University researchers has turned a fairly common nonmetallic solvent into a superconductor capable of transmitting electrical current with none of the resistance seen in conventional conductors.

2 Jul 2013

Researchers Discover Superconductivity in Solid Form of Carbon Disulfide

Superconductivity is a rare physical state in which matter is able to conduct electricity—maintain a flow of electrons—without any resistance. This phenomenon can only be found in certain materials under specific low-temperature and high-pressure conditions. Research to create superconductors at higher temperatures has been ongoing for two decades with the promise of significant impact on electrical transmission.

2 Jul 2013

Astronomers Determine True Size and Mass of HD 97658 Exoplanet

Hovering about 70 light-years from Earth –– that's "next door" by astronomical standards –– is a star astronomers call HD 97658, which is almost bright enough to see with the naked eye. But the real "star" is the planet HD 97658b, not much more than twice the Earth's diameter and a little less than eight times its mass. HD 97658b is a super-Earth, a class of planet for which there is no example in our home solar system.

2 Jul 2013

Outstanding Contributions to Understanding of Cuprate Superconductors Wins 2013 Lewy-Bertaut Prize

Johan Chang has received the 2013 Lewy-Bertaut prize in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the quest for understanding cuprate superconductors. The prize nomination was motivated by his ingenious use of the complementarity of neutron- and X-ray scattering on the so-called stripe phases (spin and charge density waves).

1 Jul 2013

Quantum Effects at Play in Commercial Quantum Optimization Processor

A team of scientists at USC has verified that quantum effects are indeed at play in the first commercial quantum optimization processor.

1 Jul 2013

Spiral Galaxies Much Larger and More Massive Than Previously Believed

Let’s all fist bump: Spiral galaxies like our own Milky Way appear to be much larger and more massive than previously believed, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study by researchers using the Hubble Space Telescope.

28 Jun 2013

University of Waterloo Awards Scholarships to IQC Quantum Researchers

Deny Hamel and Sadegh Raeisi, two PhD students at the Institute for Quantum Computing, were among five students awarded the 2013 Special Graduate Scholarship from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Waterloo. This scholarship, valued between $1,000 and $2,000, recognizes excellence in graduate research.

28 Jun 2013

New Laws in Quantum Thermodynamics

Our present understanding of thermodynamics is fundamentally incorrect if applied to small systems and needs to be modified, according to new research from University College London (UCL) and the University of Gdañsk. The work establishes new laws in the rapidly emerging field of quantum thermodynamics.

28 Jun 2013

Strong Suppression of Quantum Noise May Improve Performance of Interferometers

Researchers from Vienna University of Technology have built a new interferometer for trapped, ultracold atomic gases. By strongly suppressing the quantum noise, which ultimately limits the performance of interferometers, they were able to curb the effect of atomic interactions, and increase the interrogation time of their interferometer. This should yield more precise measurements.

28 Jun 2013

Vast Outlying Orbital Space Around Many Stars Largely Devoid of Gas-Giant Planets

Gemini Observatory’s Planet-Finding Campaign finds that, around many types of stars, distant gas-giant planets are rare and prefer to cling close to their parent stars. The impact on theories of planetary formation could be significant.

28 Jun 2013

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Quasar Helps Study Early Galaxy in Unprecedented Detail

Breakthrough into Understanding of Quantum Magnet Properties

Manchester Physicists to Recount Hunt for Higgs Boson at Royal Society Summer Exhibition

New Study Doubles Number of Potentially Habitable Planets Orbiting Red Dwarfs

Charge-Order Discovered in High-T Superconductor

Common Nonmetallic Solvent Turned into Superconductor

Researchers Discover Superconductivity in Solid Form of Carbon Disulfide

Astronomers Determine True Size and Mass of HD 97658 Exoplanet

Outstanding Contributions to Understanding of Cuprate Superconductors Wins 2013 Lewy-Bertaut Prize

Quantum Effects at Play in Commercial Quantum Optimization Processor

Spiral Galaxies Much Larger and More Massive Than Previously Believed

University of Waterloo Awards Scholarships to IQC Quantum Researchers

New Laws in Quantum Thermodynamics

Strong Suppression of Quantum Noise May Improve Performance of Interferometers

Vast Outlying Orbital Space Around Many Stars Largely Devoid of Gas-Giant Planets

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

Advancing Quantum Scalability with New Qubit Method

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