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Researchers Spot Young Stars at the Center of Milky Way Galaxy

What was formerly believed to be a gas and dust cloud at the center of the galaxy essentially comprises three very young stars. That is the finding of a new study carried out by researchers from the University of Cologne’s Institute of Astrophysics.

13 Dec 2021

Research Demonstrates the Caustics in Atom Lasers

Cooled to almost absolute zero, atoms not only move in waves like light but also can be focused into shapes called caustics, similar to the reflecting or refracting patterns light makes on the bottom of a swimming pool or through a curved wine glass.

13 Dec 2021

Scientists Take Key Steps Towards Generating Quantum States of Sound

Researchers make key steps towards generating quantum states of sound inside a microscopic device using laser light and single-photon measurements.

10 Dec 2021

Researchers Redefine Energy to Explain Black Holes

Einstein was no stranger to mathematical challenges. He struggled to define energy in a way that acknowledged both the law of energy conservation and covariance, which is general relativity's fundamental feature where physical laws are the same for all observers.

10 Dec 2021

NTU Singapore Launches QSec to Develop Devices and Technologies Powered by Quantum Science

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore has launched the Quantum Science and Engineering Centre, which aims to develop devices and technologies powered by quantum science - the study of how particles behave at the atomic level.

9 Dec 2021

Physical Properties of Quantum Systems Allow for Faster Simulations

Recent theoretical breakthroughs have settled two long-standing questions about the viability of simulating quantum systems on future quantum computers, overcoming challenges from complexity analyses to enable more advanced algorithms.

9 Dec 2021

Double-Helix Structure Observed in Giant Galaxy’s Jet Using VLA

Using the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), astronomers have demonstrated that a jet of material driven from the core of a massive galaxy is directed by a corkscrew-shaped magnetic field out to approximately 3,300 light-years from the galaxy’s principal supermassive black hole.

8 Dec 2021

Exploring Exotic Interactions Using a Spin-Based Amplifier

At present, the standard model is known to be the most successful theory for learning particles and their interactions. But it still fails to consider few essential astronomy observations, like the presence of dark energy and dark matter.

6 Dec 2021

Researchers Propose Optimized Detection Method for High-Dimensional Entanglement

In a study published in Physical Review Letters, the team led by Academician GUO Guangcan from the University of Science and Technology of China, collaborating with Prof. WANG Zizhu from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, proposed an optimized detection method for high-dimensional entanglement for the first time.

6 Dec 2021

Superconductivity Coupled with Spintronics to Enhance Quantum Computing

Superconducting coupling between two regions divided by a wide ferromagnetic compound measuring one micron has been established by a team of international researchers.

3 Dec 2021