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NASA to Launch Program to Send Astronauts Back to the Moon

With nearly half a century passing between now and the last time humankind walked on the Moon, NASA has announced a new program that would see astronauts set foot on the lunar surface. Dubbed the Artemis program, the pla...

6 Jan 2020

NASA to Launch Next Series of Mars Rovers for 2020 Missions

This July, NASA plan to launch their Mars 2020 mission Rover from the Kennedy Space Center. The aim of the mission, which will cost around $2.5 billion, is to continue to search for life on Mars, using robots to explore ...

6 Jan 2020

Novel Approach to Investigate Quantum Materials by Multi-Modal Nanoscience

An innovative “multi-messenger” approach to quantum physics developed by scientists from Columbia University and the University of California, San Diego, denotes a technological advance in ways researchers can study quantum materials.

3 Jan 2020

Universal Benchmark for Assessing the Performance of Quantum Devices

Scientists from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have come up with a quantum chemistry simulation benchmark that helps assess the performance of quantum devices and steer applications development for next-generation quantum computers.

3 Jan 2020

New Methods Help Measure Buoyancy Waves Caused by Turbulence

The solar wind striking the dayside magnetosphere of the Earth leads to turbulence, just like how air does over a wing.

23 Dec 2019

New Methods for Measuring Efficiency of Single-Photon Detectors

In the 1990s, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) developed its first superconducting devices to count photons (the smallest units of light). Since then, these previously uncommon detectors have become well-known research tools across the globe.

23 Dec 2019