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Researchers Observe Process of Spin Collapse in Atoms by Measuring Scattered Photons

One of the most basic laws of quantum mechanics is that a system can be in more than one state – it can exist in multiple realities – at once. This phenomenon, known as the superposition principle, exists only so long as the system is not observed or measured in any way.

21 Mar 2013

Scientists Track SN 1999em Supernova in NGC 1637 Lopsided Spiral Galaxy

Supernovae are amongst the most violent events in nature. They mark the dazzling deaths of stars and can outshine the combined light of the billions of stars in their host galaxies.

21 Mar 2013

Increase in Cosmic Ray Intensity Indicates Voyager 1’s Exit Outside Normal Heliosphere

Thirty-five years after its launch, Voyager 1 appears to have travelled beyond the influence of the Sun and exited the heliosphere, according to a new study appearing online today.

21 Mar 2013

BU Physicists Partner in Study on New Findings about Higgs Boson

The new particle discovered at experiments at the CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) last summer is looking more like a Higgs boson than ever before. The CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) scientists, including a number of BU physicists, released new findings about the Higgs boson last week at CERN’s Moriond Conference in La Thuile, Italy.

21 Mar 2013

Herschel Reveals Youngest Protostars in Constellation Orion

Astronomers have found some of the youngest stars ever seen thanks to the Herschel space observatory, a European Space Agency mission with important NASA contributions.

20 Mar 2013

BlackBerry Founders Partner to Establish Quantum Valley Investments

Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin , who together founded BlackBerry, announced today that they have partnered again to establish Quantum Valley Investments, a $100 million private fund that will provide financial and intellectual capital for the further development and commercialization of breakthroughs in Quantum Information Science. Quantum Valley Investments is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

20 Mar 2013

DFG Sets Up New Research Units to Explore Quantum Systems, Cell Processes and More

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is establishing eight new Research Units. This was decided by the DFG Senate during its 2013 March meeting in Bonn. The research collaborations will offer researchers the possibility to pursue current and pressing issues in their research areas and to establish innovative work directions.

20 Mar 2013

Researchers Use Quantum Dots to Understand Cell's Unique Behavior

Better diagnosis and treatment of cancer could hinge on the ability to better understand a single cell at its molecular level. New research offers a more comprehensive way of analyzing one cell's unique behavior, using an array of colors to show patterns that could indicate why a cell will or won't become cancerous.

20 Mar 2013

New Research on Photons May Help Develop Distributed Quantum Network

The realisation of quantum networks is one of the major challenges of modern physics. Now, new research shows how high-quality photons can be generated from 'solid-state' chips, bringing us closer to the quantum 'internet'.

20 Mar 2013

New Study Points to Origin of Famous Kepler’s Supernova

A new study using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory points to the origin of a famous supernova. This supernova, discovered in 1604 by Johannes Kepler, belongs to an important class of objects that are used to measure the rate of expansion of the Universe.

19 Mar 2013

GSU Researcher Wins NSF Grant to Measure Black Holes

Black holes, the high-gravity phenomena of galaxies from which no light can escape, will be better measured thanks to a $862,769 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to a Georgia State University astronomer.

19 Mar 2013

Interactions Between Magnetic Spin and Mechanical Vibration Open Up Interesting Applications in Quantum World

In their experiment the researchers used a carbon nanotube that was mounted between two metal electrodes, spanned a distance of about 1 µm, and could vibrate mechanically. Then, they applied an organic molecule with a magnetic spin due to an incorporated metal atom. This spin was oriented in an external magnetic field.

16 Mar 2013

Scientists Use Supercomputers to Generate Massive Simulation Sets Vital to Planck’s Cosmology Results

To make the most precise measurement yet of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) – the remnant radiation from the big bang – the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Planck satellite mission has been collecting trillions of observations of the sky since the summer of 2009.

16 Mar 2013

Distant Galaxies are Bursting with Newborn Stars Much Earlier than Previously Thought

Distant, dust-filled galaxies were bursting with newborn stars much earlier in cosmic history than previously thought, according to newly published research.

16 Mar 2013

NASA's Swift Satellite Reveals Unknown Remains of Shattered Star

While performing an extensive X-ray survey of our galaxy's central regions, NASA's Swift satellite has uncovered the previously unknown remains of a shattered star. Designated G306.3.9 after the coordinates of its sky position, the new object ranks among the youngest-known supernova remnants in our Milky Way galaxy.

16 Mar 2013

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Researchers Observe Process of Spin Collapse in Atoms by Measuring Scattered Photons

Scientists Track SN 1999em Supernova in NGC 1637 Lopsided Spiral Galaxy

Increase in Cosmic Ray Intensity Indicates Voyager 1’s Exit Outside Normal Heliosphere

BU Physicists Partner in Study on New Findings about Higgs Boson

Herschel Reveals Youngest Protostars in Constellation Orion

BlackBerry Founders Partner to Establish Quantum Valley Investments

DFG Sets Up New Research Units to Explore Quantum Systems, Cell Processes and More

Researchers Use Quantum Dots to Understand Cell's Unique Behavior

New Research on Photons May Help Develop Distributed Quantum Network

New Study Points to Origin of Famous Kepler’s Supernova

GSU Researcher Wins NSF Grant to Measure Black Holes

Interactions Between Magnetic Spin and Mechanical Vibration Open Up Interesting Applications in Quantum World

Scientists Use Supercomputers to Generate Massive Simulation Sets Vital to Planck’s Cosmology Results

Distant Galaxies are Bursting with Newborn Stars Much Earlier than Previously Thought

NASA's Swift Satellite Reveals Unknown Remains of Shattered Star

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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

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3Circular Rydberg Atoms Extend Qubit Lifetime

4Deep Underground Detectors Push Limits of Dark Matter Particle Mass

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