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Advancing Spin Qubit Technology With Cryogenic Probing

A recent study published in Nature introduced a groundbreaking approach to scale up spin qubit technology, addressing challenges in fabrication and testing. By implementing a 300-mm cryogenic probing process and optimizing an industry-compatible fabrication method, researchers achieved high-volume data acquisition and improved device reliability.

13 May 2024

Tidal Disruptions Offer Hope for Pinpointing Elusive Pop III Stars

A recent study, led by Professor Jane Lixin Dai's research group at the Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), has unveiled a pioneering technique for detecting Population III (Pop III) stars, the earliest generation of stars that have eluded direct observation until now.

10 May 2024

Exploring Quantum Spin Nematic State Using Advanced X-Ray Techniques

Ever since superconductivity was discovered in the early 1900s, it has both captivated and mystified scientists. Superconductors conduct electricity with virtually zero resistance, allowing for highly efficient transmission of electrical currents.

9 May 2024

XRISM Unveils Elemental Composition Near Supermassive Black Hole

A group of scientists from NASA and JAXA examined the massive black hole in the center of galaxy NGC 4151 using XRISM (X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission).

9 May 2024

Deep Underground Detectors Push Limits of Dark Matter Particle Mass

A recent publication in the journal Physical Review Letters unveiled that researchers at the Sanford Underground Research Facility, a Department of Energy Office of Science user facility, conducted a search for dark matter particles using a highly sensitive detector deployed deep underground. Despite their efforts, no signal indicating the presence of dark matter was detected.

7 May 2024

Unveiling Quantum Wonders: The Exotic Behavior of Electrons in ZrSiSe

Quantum physics is challenging basic concepts about how materials behave. One of these concepts is that, unlike transparent glass or plastic, metals cannot conduct light in their interiors.

7 May 2024

New Quantum Sensing Scheme Could Lead to Enhanced High-Precision Nanoscopic Techniques

Researchers from the University of Portsmouth have unveiled a quantum sensing scheme that achieves the pinnacle of quantum sensitivity in measuring the transverse displacement between two interfering photons.

From University of Portsmouth 6 May 2024

New Discovery Links ORC Formation to Merging Galaxy Clusters

Astronomers from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center uncovered massive, circular radio structures known as ORCs encircling galaxies. X-Ray observations indicate that the Cloverleaf ORC originated from the collision of two galaxy groups, with shockwaves generated by the collision giving rise to radio emissions.

3 May 2024

Groundbreaking Research on Photon Antibunching Using the Anti-Jaynes-Cummings Model

This study delves into the phenomenon of dissipation-induced photon blockade within the anti-Jaynes–Cummings (anti-JC) model, offering insights into its potential for generating single-photon sources with high purity and average photon number.

2 May 2024

ALPACA Paves the Way for More Efficient Fusion Reactions

The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) of the US Department of Energy (DOE) has built a new instrument called ALPACA to study the density of neutral atoms surrounding hot plasma in a fusion reactor.

2 May 2024