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In-Depth Insights into Electronic Structure of Iron Oxide Electrode in Operation

Hydrogen production by solar water splitting in photoelectrochemical cells (PEC) has long been considered the holy grail of sustainable energy research. Iron oxide is a promising electrode material. An international team of researchers led by Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have now gained in-depth insights into the electronic structure of an iron oxide electrode – while it was in operation. This opens up new possibilities for an affordable hydrogen production from solar energy.

30 Oct 2012

Mike + Ophelia Lazaridis QNC Brings Together Quantum Computing and Nanotechnology

Recently, businessman Mike Lazaridis encouraged those present at the opening ceremony of the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC) to boldly go where no one has gone before.

30 Oct 2012

Gas Cloud G2 on Track to Become Super-Massive Black Hole’s Next Victim

The super-massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy has a healthy appetite, frequently snacking on asteroids and comets. Now, a cloud of gas and dust called G2 is on a dangerous course to become its next meal.

29 Oct 2012

New Solar Cell with External Quantum Efficiency of More than 100%

Research shows newly developed solar powered cells may soon outperform conventional photovoltaic technology.

29 Oct 2012

Quantum Predictions Challenge Understanding about Nature of Space and Time

Physicists have proposed an experiment that could force us to make a choice between extremes to describe the behaviour of the Universe.

29 Oct 2012

Electron’s Behavior like Photons Holds Potential for Quantum Computing Applications

In the relatively new scientific frontier of topological insulators, theoretical and experimental physicists have been studying the surfaces of these unique materials for insights into the behavior of electrons that display some very un-electron-like properties.

26 Oct 2012

Merging Black Holes Linked to Monster Galaxy’s Puffy Core

Hubble Space Telescope have obtained a remarkable new view of a whopper of an elliptical galaxy, with a core bigger than any seen before. There are two intriguing explanations for the puffed up core, both related to the action of one or more black holes, and the researchers have not yet been able to determine which is correct.

26 Oct 2012

Hybrid Quantum System with the Precision of Ultracold Gases

Three Cornell research teams have received National Science Foundation (NSF) support from a new program that rewards high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary projects.

25 Oct 2012

Lowest Mass Supermassive Black Hole Found in the Middle of Spiral Galaxy

One of the lowest mass supermassive black holes ever observed in the middle of a galaxy has been identified, thanks to NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other observatories. The host galaxy is of a type not expected to harbor supermassive black holes, suggesting that this black hole, while related to its supermassive cousins, may have a different origin.

25 Oct 2012

Hard X-Ray Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy Helps Design Spintronics Materials

University of California, Davis, researchers for the first time have looked inside gallium manganese arsenide, a type of material known as a "dilute magnetic semiconductor" that could open up an entirely new class of faster, smaller devices based on an emerging field known as "spintronics."

25 Oct 2012

Quantum Mechanics and 3D Imaging Recreate Nano-Quantum World

Visitors to Europe's largest multi-arts and conference venue will be invited to enter a virtual world and become an electrostatic force, where their energy controls the sounds and images in the room.

24 Oct 2012

Single Nuclear Spin Memory Arrays Could Store Quantum Information within Atom Cores

Matthew Tirrell probably has some idea of what pioneering physicist Albert A. Michelson experienced when University of Chicago founding President William Rainey Harper hired him in 1892 to build a physics department from scratch.

24 Oct 2012

A Nearly Ideal Realization of Isotropic Quantum Harmonic Oscillations

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found that nitrogen atoms in the compound uranium nitride exhibit unexpected, distinct vibrations that form a nearly ideal realization of a physics textbook model known as the isotropic quantum harmonic oscillator.

24 Oct 2012

Researchers Demonstrate Recycling of Qubits Inside Quantum Computer

A research team from the University of Bristol's Centre for Quantum Photonics (CQP) have brought the reality of a quantum computer one step closer by experimentally demonstrating a technique for significantly reducing the physical resources required for quantum factoring.

24 Oct 2012

School Students Build Particle Detectors to Study Cosmic Rays

Bristol is spearheading a nationwide schools project to shed light on the origin of millions of cosmic rays that crash into the Earth’s atmosphere from outer space.

24 Oct 2012

Quantum Science News

In-Depth Insights into Electronic Structure of Iron Oxide Electrode in Operation

Mike + Ophelia Lazaridis QNC Brings Together Quantum Computing and Nanotechnology

Gas Cloud G2 on Track to Become Super-Massive Black Hole’s Next Victim

New Solar Cell with External Quantum Efficiency of More than 100%

Quantum Predictions Challenge Understanding about Nature of Space and Time

Electron’s Behavior like Photons Holds Potential for Quantum Computing Applications

Merging Black Holes Linked to Monster Galaxy’s Puffy Core

Hybrid Quantum System with the Precision of Ultracold Gases

Lowest Mass Supermassive Black Hole Found in the Middle of Spiral Galaxy

Hard X-Ray Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy Helps Design Spintronics Materials

Quantum Mechanics and 3D Imaging Recreate Nano-Quantum World

Single Nuclear Spin Memory Arrays Could Store Quantum Information within Atom Cores

A Nearly Ideal Realization of Isotropic Quantum Harmonic Oscillations

Researchers Demonstrate Recycling of Qubits Inside Quantum Computer

School Students Build Particle Detectors to Study Cosmic Rays

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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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4Advancing Spin Qubit Technology With Cryogenic Probing

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