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April 24, 2020

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ESO Telescope Sees Star Dance Around Supermassive Black Hole, Proves Einstein Right

Apr. 16, 2020 Observations have revealed for the first time that a star orbiting the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky ... read more

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Strongest Evidence Yet That Neutrinos Explain How the Universe Exists

Apr. 15, 2020 New data throws more support behind the theory that neutrinos are the reason the universe is dominated ... read more

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Boson Particles Discovery Provides Insights for Quantum Computing

Apr. 14, 2020 Researchers have discovered a key insight for the development of quantum devices and quantum computers. Scientists found that a class of particles known as bosons can behave ... read more

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Why Is There Any Matter in the Universe at All? New Study Sheds Light

Feb. 28, 2020 Scientists have measured a property of the neutron -- a fundamental particle in the universe -- more precisely than ... read more

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Advanced Memory from Advanced Materials

Apr. 20, 2020 Researchers successfully demonstrated a method to switch a novel material between two different nonvolatile states at very high speeds and with great accuracy. The physical constituents of the device ... read more

Quantum Entanglement Offers Unprecedented Precision for GPS, Imaging and Beyond

Apr. 20, 2020 Engineers have demonstrated for the first time that it's possible to connect a network of sensors through quantum entanglement. The experiment opens ... read more

New Discovery Settles Long-Standing Debate About Photovoltaic Materials

Apr. 17, 2020 Scientists have theorized that organometallic halide perovskites -- a class of light harvesting 'wonder' materials for applications in solar cells and quantum electronics -- are so promising due to ... read more

Light from Stretchable Sheets of Atoms for Quantum Technologies

Apr. 16, 2020 A team of scientists may have developed a way to address a decades-long challenge in the field of quantum materials - the spectral tuning of proposed quantum light ... read more

Hot Qubits Break One of the Biggest Constraints to Practical Quantum Computers

Apr. 15, 2020 A proof-of-concept study promises warmer, cheaper and more robust quantum computing. And it can be manufactured using conventional silicon chip ... read more

Questionable Stability of Dissipative Topological Models for Classical and Quantum Systems

Apr. 15, 2020 Scientists analyze the spectral instability of energy-dissipative systems caused by their boundaries: A situation that is naturally given in ... read more

Speeding-Up Quantum Computing Using Giant Atomic Ions

Apr. 15, 2020 Researchers have found a new way to speed up quantum computing that could pave the way for huge leaps forward in computer processing ... read more

Puzzle of Compton Scattering Solved: New Approach for Testing Theories in Quantum Mechanics

Apr. 14, 2020 Light can be used to knock electrons out of atoms, with light particles and electrons bouncing off each other like two billiard balls - Compton ... read more

Seeking Sounds of Superfluids

Apr. 14, 2020 Sound waves reveal the unique properties of an ultracold quantum gas, a model system for describing certain superconductors and forms of nuclear matter. A new study examines the propagation of energy ... read more

World's Most Complex Microparticle: A Synthetic That Outdoes Nature's Intricacy

Apr. 9, 2020 Synthetic microparticles more intricate than some of the most complicated ones found in nature have now been produced. Researchers also investigated ... read more

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New Protocol Identifies Fascinating Quantum States

Apr. 10, 2020 Topological materials attract great interest and may provide the basis for a new era in materials development. Physicists now present a new measuring method that allows to identify and characterize ... read more

Development of New Photovoltaic Commercialization Technology

Apr. 10, 2020 A technology to further accelerate the commercialization of Colloidal Quantum Dot(CQD) Photovoltaic(PV) devices, which are expected to be next-generation photovoltaic devices, has been ... read more

Testing Einstein's Theory of General Relativity

Apr. 9, 2020 In another verification of the validity of Einstein's theory of general relativity scientists have used two finely tuned optical lattice clocks to make new ultra-precise measurements of the time ... read more

Looking for Dark Matter

Apr. 9, 2020 Dark matter is thought to exist as 'clumps' of tiny particles that pass through the earth, temporarily perturbing some fundamental constants. A new article sets out two novel methods for ... read more

Belle II Yields First Results in Search of the Z' Boson

Apr. 8, 2020 The Belle II experiment started about one year ago. The work deals with a new particle in the context of dark matter, which accounts for about 25 percent of the ... read more

New 'Refrigerator' Super-Cools Molecules to Nanokelvin Temperatures

Apr. 8, 2020 Physicists have found a way to cool molecules of sodium lithium down to 200 billionths of a Kelvin, just a hair above absolute zero. They did so by applying a technique called collisional cooling, in ... read more

Search for New State of Matter Expanded

Apr. 6, 2020 Scientists have been striving to establish the existence of quantum spin liquids, a new state of matter, since the 1970s. A recent discovery physicists could help researchers solve the mystery and ... read more

Condensed Matter: Bethe Strings Experimentally Observed

Apr. 6, 2020 90 years ago, the physicist Hans Bethe postulated that unusual patterns, so-called Bethe strings, appear in certain magnetic solids. Now an international team has succeeded in experimentally ... read more

New Understanding of Energy Fluctuations in Fluids

Apr. 6, 2020 The Casimir Force is a well-known effect originating from the quantum fluctuation of electromagnetic fields in a vacuum. Now an international group of researchers have reported a counterpoint to that ... read more

New Measurements Reveal Evidence of Elusive Particles in a Newly-Discovered Superconductor

Apr. 3, 2020 Researchers have used high-resolution microscopy tools to peer at the inner-workings of an unusual type of superconductor, uranium ditelluride (UTe2). Their measurements reveal strong evidence that ... read more

To Tune Up Your Quantum Computer, Better Call an AI Mechanic

Mar. 31, 2020 A new article outlines a way to teach an AI to make an interconnected set of adjustments to the quantum dots that could form the qubits in a quantum computer's processor. Precisely tweaking the ... read more

New Quantum Technology Could Help Diagnose and Treat Heart Condition

Mar. 31, 2020 The conductivity of living organs, such as the heart, could be imaged non-invasively using quantum technology, which has the potential to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of atrial ... read more

Quantum-Entangled Light from a Vibrating Membrane

Mar. 31, 2020 Researchers recently entangled two laser beams through bouncing them off the same mechanical resonator, a tensioned membrane. This provides a novel way of entangling disparate electromagnetic fields, ... read more

High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory Tests Speed of Light

Mar. 31, 2020 New measurements confirm, to the highest energies yet explored, that the laws of physics hold no matter where you are or how fast you're ... read more

Surfing the Waves: Electrons Break Law to Go With the Flow

Mar. 31, 2020 Researchers measure how fluid changes the movement of ... read more

Tiny Optical Cavity Could Make Quantum Networks Possible

Mar. 30, 2020 Engineers have shown that atoms in optical cavities could be foundational to the creation of a quantum ... read more

Physicist Develops New Photon Source for Tap-Proof Communication

Mar. 27, 2020 An international team has developed a new method for generating quantum-entangled photons in a spectral range of light that was previously inaccessible. The discovery can make the encryption of ... read more

Quantum Copycat: Researchers Find a New Way in Which Bosons Behave Like Fermions

Mar. 27, 2020 When a one-dimensional gas of strongly interacting bosons expands, the velocity distribution of the bosons transforms into one that is identical to non-interacting ... read more