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Deep, Unexpected Connection Uncovered Between Game Theory and Quantum Physics

A deep link between two seemingly unconnected areas of modern science has been discovered by researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Geneva.

15 Jul 2013

Researchers Identify Factors Needed for Magnetically Mediated Superconductivity

In the search for understanding how some magnetic materials can be transformed to carry electric current with no energy loss, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, Cornell University, and collaborators have made an important advance: Using an experimental technique they developed to measure the energy required for electrons to pair up and how that energy varies with direction, they've identified the factors needed for magnetically mediated superconductivity—as well as those that aren't.

15 Jul 2013

LHC Accelerator Program Successfully Tests Superconducting Quadrupole Magnet

The U.S. LHC Accelerator Program (LARP) has successfully tested a powerful superconducting quadrupole magnet that will play a key role in developing a new beam focusing system for CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC). This advanced system, together with other major upgrades to be implemented over the next decade, will allow the LHC to produce 10 times more high-energy collisions than it was originally designed for.

12 Jul 2013

Multiplatform Media Proposals to Spark Scientific Curiosity of Tweens Receive CERN and EUROVISION Grants

CERN and EUROVISION are awarding grants to two production companies to develop multiplatform media proposals to spark the scientific curiosity of “tweens” – children aged eight to twelve.

12 Jul 2013

Hubble Confirms Blue Planet

Astronomers making visible-light observations with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have deduced the actual color of a planet orbiting another star 63 light-years away.

12 Jul 2013

Collisions Between Stellar Monsters May Occur Billions of Years From Now

One might expect that collisions between the remains of monstrous stars, with masses reaching 200-300 times that of our Sun, would be among the most spectacular phenomena in the Universe. Perhaps they are, but we will unfortunately probably never have the chance to find out. Astrophysicists from the Astronomical Observatory of the Faculty of Physics at University of Warsaw have discovered that the first such collisions will not occur until billions of years from now.

12 Jul 2013

Study on Quantum Simulations with Ultracold Atoms and Ions Receives ERC Grant

Rene Gerritsma of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) has been awarded funding from the European Research Council in support of his work on quantum simulations with ultracold atoms and ions. His project on "Hybrid Atom-Ion Quantum Systems" will be funded by a prestigious ERC Starting Grant worth EUR 1.5 million.

12 Jul 2013

Birth of Massive Star in Protostellar Core Observed in Unprecedented Detail

The team used the new ALMA (Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array) telescope in Chile – the most powerful radio telescope in the world – to view the stellar womb which, at 500 times the mass of the Sun and many times more luminous, is the largest ever seen in our galaxy.

12 Jul 2013

Systematic Synthesizing of Quantum Dots

Preparing semiconductor quantum dots is sometimes more of a black art than a science. That presents an obstacle to further progress in, for example, creating better solar cells or lighting devices, where quantum dots offer unique advantages that would be particularly useful if they could be used as basic building blocks for constructing larger nanoscale architectures.

11 Jul 2013

ALMA Reveals Formation of a Monster Star Within a Dark Cloud

New observations using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter array (ALMA) have given astronomers the best view yet of a monster star in the process of forming within a dark cloud. A stellar womb with over 500 times the mass of the Sun has been found — the largest ever seen in the Milky Way — and it is still growing.

11 Jul 2013

NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Maps Structure of Solar System's Tail

Like a comet, the solar system has a tail. NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) has for the first time mapped out the structure of this tail, which is shaped like a four-leaf clover.

11 Jul 2013

Better Instruments with Higher Resolution Needed to Study Optical Illusion of Coronal Loops

The Sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, has posed an enduring mystery. Why is it so hot? The Sun's visible surface is only 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, but as you move outward the temperature shoots up to millions of degrees. It's like a campfire that feels hotter the farther away you stand.

11 Jul 2013

Novel Theoretical Approach to Reliably Reset Quantum Dot Qubits

What will a quantum computer look like? It will probably not resemble your laptop. Yet, the semiconductor industry, residing at the heart of modern computing, has features that may carry over. Semiconductors are scalable: today’s processors (2.5 centimeters on a side) hold billions of transistors.

10 Jul 2013

New Report Analyzes Market Opportunities for Quantum Dots

Industry Analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced the addition of a new report to its publication schedule titled, "Market Opportunities for Quantum Dots" that will be released the week of July 29, 2013.

10 Jul 2013

NNSA to Fund the Center for Exascale Simulation of Plasma-Coupled Combustion

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will receive $16 million to fund a new center that will leverage extreme-scale computing to predict how plasmas could be used to control combustion. The research may pave the way for cleaner-burning combustors and more reliable and higher performance jet engines.

10 Jul 2013

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Deep, Unexpected Connection Uncovered Between Game Theory and Quantum Physics

Researchers Identify Factors Needed for Magnetically Mediated Superconductivity

LHC Accelerator Program Successfully Tests Superconducting Quadrupole Magnet

Multiplatform Media Proposals to Spark Scientific Curiosity of Tweens Receive CERN and EUROVISION Grants

Hubble Confirms Blue Planet

Collisions Between Stellar Monsters May Occur Billions of Years From Now

Study on Quantum Simulations with Ultracold Atoms and Ions Receives ERC Grant

Birth of Massive Star in Protostellar Core Observed in Unprecedented Detail

Systematic Synthesizing of Quantum Dots

ALMA Reveals Formation of a Monster Star Within a Dark Cloud

NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer Maps Structure of Solar System's Tail

Better Instruments with Higher Resolution Needed to Study Optical Illusion of Coronal Loops

Novel Theoretical Approach to Reliably Reset Quantum Dot Qubits

New Report Analyzes Market Opportunities for Quantum Dots

NNSA to Fund the Center for Exascale Simulation of Plasma-Coupled Combustion

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