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Novel Photonic Simulation Emulates Key Properties of Electronic Topological Insulators

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have designed a simulation that for the first time emulates key properties of electronic topological insulators.

24 Dec 2012

New System Successfully Classify Symmetry-Protected Phases of Matter

Condensed matter physics – the branch of physics responsible for discovering and describing most of these phases – has traditionally classified phases by the way their fundamental building blocks – usually atoms – are arranged. The key is something called symmetry.

24 Dec 2012

Higgs Boson Heralded as Most Important Scientific Discovery of 2012

The observation of an elusive sub-atomic particle, known as the Higgs boson, has been heralded by the journal Science as the most important scientific discovery of 2012. This particle, which was first hypothesized more than 40 years ago, holds the key to explaining how other elementary particles (those that aren't made up of smaller particles), such as electrons and quarks, get their mass.

21 Dec 2012

Photons Take Coordinated, Random Paths

Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have demonstrated that photons (light particles) emitted from light sources embedded in a complex and disordered structure are able to mutually coordinate their paths through the medium.

21 Dec 2012

Some Globular Clusters Still Young at Heart

Globular clusters are spherical collections of stars, tightly bound to each other by their mutual gravity. Relics of the early years of the Universe, with ages of typically 12-13 billion years (the Big Bang took place 13.7 billion years ago), there are roughly 150 globular clusters in the Milky Way and they contain many of our galaxy's oldest stars.

21 Dec 2012

Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Spin Liquid

Experiments demonstrate ‘quantum spin liquid,’ which could have applications in new computer memory storage.

21 Dec 2012

Research on Superconducting Wire in Wind Energy Project Receives Additional Funding

A University of Houston engineering researcher and his team have received additional funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a wind energy project that involves using superconducting wire to generate and transport electricity.

21 Dec 2012

Dual-Core Nanomechanical Optical Fibers with Precise Mechanical Motion Capability

Optical fibers –the backbone of the Internet–carry movies, messages, and music at the speed of light. But for all their efficiency, these ultrathin strands of pristine glass must connect to sluggish signal switches, routers, and buffers in order to transmit data. Hoping to do away with these information speed bumps, researchers have developed a new, dual-core optical fiber that can perform the same functions just by applying a miniscule amount of mechanical pressure.

20 Dec 2012

Evaporative Cooling Method May Help Advance Quantum Simulators

Achieving a goal considered nearly impossible, JILA physicists have chilled a gas of molecules to very low temperatures by adapting the familiar process by which a hot cup of coffee cools.

20 Dec 2012

Researchers Question 40 Year-Old Theory on Glitching of Pulsars

Researchers from the University of Southampton have called in to question a 40 year-old theory explaining the periodic speeding up or 'glitching' of pulsars.

20 Dec 2012

Quantum Physics News

Novel Photonic Simulation Emulates Key Properties of Electronic Topological Insulators

New System Successfully Classify Symmetry-Protected Phases of Matter

Higgs Boson Heralded as Most Important Scientific Discovery of 2012

Photons Take Coordinated, Random Paths

Some Globular Clusters Still Young at Heart

Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Spin Liquid

Research on Superconducting Wire in Wind Energy Project Receives Additional Funding

Dual-Core Nanomechanical Optical Fibers with Precise Mechanical Motion Capability

Evaporative Cooling Method May Help Advance Quantum Simulators

Researchers Question 40 Year-Old Theory on Glitching of Pulsars

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

SideKick QCL Controller: Low-Noise Laser Control Solution

LabOne Q: An Intuitive Software Framework for Scalable Quantum Computing

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

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