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Quintessential Effects of Quantum Optics Demonstrated with Microwaves

Quantum mechanics, famously, is full of effects that defy our basic intuition. A fine example is the Hong-Ou-Mandel effect, which occurs when two light quanta (or, photons) arrive simultaneously at a so-called beam splitter.

9 May 2013

Astrophysical Multimessenger Observatory Network Enables New Ways of Seeing Violent Cosmic Events

Among the creation gods of ancient Egypt, Ra, the Sun God, was master of the physical, concrete world. Amon represented all of the subtle or unseen elements of creation. Together they formed a composite god called Amon-Ra meaning "hidden light." That, says Penn State physicist Miles Smith, is what the AMON project seeks to reveal—subtle aspects of the universe that have never been observed before.

7 May 2013

Highly Fragile and Volatile Body Observed Through New Quantum-Mechanical Measurement Technique

Improving our understanding of the human brain, gathering insights into the origin of our universe through the detection of gravitational waves, or optimizing the precision of GPS systems- all are difficult challenges to master because they require the ability to visualize highly fragile elements, which can be terminally damaged by any attempt to observe them.

6 May 2013

Distant Galaxy Condensing to Form Stars at an Astonishing Rate

Astronomers have spotted a galaxy that is igniting new stars faster than ever seen before. Measurements from several instruments show that gas in this galaxy is condensing to form stars close to the maximum rate thought possible.

4 May 2013

Shockingly Bright Gamma-Ray Burst from Dying Star

Just after 3:47 a.m. EDT on Saturday, April 27, Fermi's Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) triggered on an eruption of high-energy light in the constellation Leo. The burst occurred as NASA's Swift satellite was slewing between targets, which delayed its Burst Alert Telescope's detection by less than a minute.

4 May 2013

Cosmic Flash May Reveal Birth of New Black Hole

When a massive star exhausts its fuel, it collapses under its own gravity and produces a black hole, an object so dense that not even light can escape its gravitational grip. According to a new analysis by an astrophysicist at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), just before the black hole forms, the dying star may generate a distinct burst of light that will allow astronomers to witness the birth of a new black hole for the first time.

4 May 2013

Neutrinos Generated at Giant Fermilab Accelerator the Next Big Challenge for PSL

Sequestered in the farmland near Stoughton, an unusual UW-Madison facility — part machine shop, part design lab, part physics outpost — continues to make machines, equipment and detectors for the world's most advanced experiments.

4 May 2013

Researchers Frustrate Quantum Magnet Comprising Sixteen Atomic Ions

Frustration crops up throughout nature when conflicting constraints on a physical system compete with one another. The way nature resolves these conflicts often leads to exotic phases of matter that are poorly understood.

4 May 2013

Breakthrough towards Diamond-Based Quantum Network

Element Six, the world leader in synthetic diamond supermaterials and member of the De Beers Group of Companies, today announced in collaboration with Delft University of Technology the entanglement of electron spin qubits (quantum bits) in two synthetic diamonds separated in space.

4 May 2013

Novel Methods to Probe Mechanistic Importance of Quantum Physico-Chemical Effects

The Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) and Photon Science Institute (PSI) have secured a Marie Curie training network grant worth €3.4 million to train the future generation of investigators.

3 May 2013

U.S. Business Launched by Quantum Computing Company, D-Wave Systems

D-Wave Systems Inc., the world's first commercial quantum computing company, today announced the formal launch of its U.S. business. Industry expert and supercomputing veteran, Robert "Bo" Ewald will lead the U.S. business as President and will head up global customer operations as the company's Chief Revenue Officer. New offices and R&D facilities have opened in Palo Alto, California and others are expected in the near future.

3 May 2013

Anarchy Reigns When Stars Form Inside Interstellar Cloud

The Danish 1.54-metre telescope located at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile has captured a striking image of NGC 6559, an object that showcases the anarchy that reigns when stars form inside an interstellar cloud.

3 May 2013

Global Quantum Internet Closer to Reality

An Australian team led by researchers at the University of New South Wales has achieved a breakthrough in quantum science that brings the prospect of a network of ultra-powerful quantum computers - connected via a quantum internet –closer to reality.

2 May 2013

First Direct Analysis of How Antimatter is Affected by Gravity

The ALPHA collaboration at CERN1 has published a paper in Nature Communications describing the first direct analysis of how antimatter is affected by gravity.

2 May 2013

Large, Colliding Galaxies Enveloped by Enormous Cloud of Hot Gas

Scientists have used Chandra to make a detailed study of an enormous cloud of hot gas enveloping two large, colliding galaxies. This unusually large reservoir of gas contains as much mass as 10 billion Suns, spans about 300,000 light years, and radiates at a temperature of more than 7 million degrees.

2 May 2013

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Quintessential Effects of Quantum Optics Demonstrated with Microwaves

Astrophysical Multimessenger Observatory Network Enables New Ways of Seeing Violent Cosmic Events

Highly Fragile and Volatile Body Observed Through New Quantum-Mechanical Measurement Technique

Distant Galaxy Condensing to Form Stars at an Astonishing Rate

Shockingly Bright Gamma-Ray Burst from Dying Star

Cosmic Flash May Reveal Birth of New Black Hole

Neutrinos Generated at Giant Fermilab Accelerator the Next Big Challenge for PSL

Researchers Frustrate Quantum Magnet Comprising Sixteen Atomic Ions

Breakthrough towards Diamond-Based Quantum Network

Novel Methods to Probe Mechanistic Importance of Quantum Physico-Chemical Effects

U.S. Business Launched by Quantum Computing Company, D-Wave Systems

Anarchy Reigns When Stars Form Inside Interstellar Cloud

Global Quantum Internet Closer to Reality

First Direct Analysis of How Antimatter is Affected by Gravity

Large, Colliding Galaxies Enveloped by Enormous Cloud of Hot Gas

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Application of Electro-Optic Phase Modulator in Pound-Drever Hall Technique for Laser Frequency Stabilization

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

Advancing Quantum Scalability with New Qubit Method

Modified Newtonian Dynamics and the Search for a Ninth Planet

1First High-Res Map of Massive Explosion in NGC 4383

2Breakthrough for Next-Generation Quantum Computing

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4Quantum Linear Solvers for Redundant Baseline Calibration

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