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New High-Flux, Compact Cold-Atom Source can be a Key Component of Quantum Technologies

Although quantum technology has proven valuable for highly precise timekeeping, making these technologies practical for use in a variety of environments is still a key challenge

22 Jun 2021

Higgs Mode Obtained via Dimensional Crossover in Quantum Magnets

In 2013, François ENGLERT and Peter HIGGS won the Nobel Prize in Physics for the theoretical discovery of a mechanism that contributes to our understanding of the origin of mass of subatomic particles, which was confirmed through the discovery of the predicted fundamental particle by the A Toroidal LHC Apparatus and the Compact Muon Solenoid experiments at The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)'s Large Hadron Collider in 2012.

22 Jun 2021

Study Shows How Cosmic Rays Affect the Formation of Stars in Galaxies

Young massive stars located in galaxies control the triggering of star formation as well as its quenching. These massive stars inject momentum and energy into the interstellar medium.

21 Jun 2021

U of A Physicist Wins DOE Early Career Research Award to Study Quantum Materials

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded Jin Hu, a physicist at the U of A, with a prestigious Early Career Research Program award to support his research on topological quantum materials, which have promising applications in information storage and quantum computing.

18 Jun 2021

New Research Confirms the Lack of Dark Matter in Galaxies

The most precise distance measurement yet of NGC1052-DF2 — the ultra-diffuse galaxy (UDG) — has clearly confirmed that it lacks dark matter.

18 Jun 2021

Unique Superconducting Metal Found to be More Resilient When Used as a Very Thin Layer

An international team of physicists led by the University of Minnesota has discovered that a unique superconducting metal is more resilient when used as a very thin layer.

17 Jun 2021

Quantum Nonlocality is a Universal Property Regardless of Particle Speed

The phenomenon of quantum nonlocality defies our everyday intuition. It shows the strong correlations between several quantum particles some of which change their state instantaneously when the others are measured, regardless of the distance between them.

17 Jun 2021

Researchers Create Giant Vortices to Address Complex Physical Phenomena

Scientists from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) and their collaborators from the United Kingdom, were able to produce a stable, giant vortex in interacting polariton condensates, successfully tackling a familiar challenge in quantized fluid dynamics.

17 Jun 2021

Giant Quantum Tornados in a Hybrid Light-Matter System Give Insight Into the Complex Physical Phenomena

Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from the UK have managed to create a stable giant vortex in interacting polariton condensates, addressing a known challenge in quantized fluid dynamics.

16 Jun 2021

Spin of the Milky Way’s Galactic Bar is Slowing Down

According to a new study performed by researchers from the University College London (UCL) and the University of Oxford, the spin of the galactic bar in the Milky Way galaxy has slowed down by around a quarter since it first formed.

15 Jun 2021