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Major Neutrino Events Translated into Visual 3-D

Located deep within the ice at the South Pole, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory watches for traces of the mysterious neutrino, a subatomic messenger from the cosmos that lends a greater understanding of far away events in the universe.

9 Apr 2014

Simulations Reveal How Large Galaxies Alter Chemistry of Dwarf Galaxies

A team of EPFL scientists have revealed how larger galaxies alter the chemistry and dynamical history of these small galaxies in an upcoming article in Astronomy & Astrophysics.

8 Apr 2014

Precise Measures of Baryon Acoustic Oscillations Made With 150,000 Quasars

The Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS), the largest component of the third Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-III), pioneered the use of quasars to map density variations in intergalactic gas at high redshifts, tracing the structure of the young universe. BOSS charts the history of the universe's expansion in order to illuminate the nature of dark energy, and new measures of large-scale structure have yielded the most precise measurement of expansion since galaxies first formed.

8 Apr 2014

Extraordinarily Versatile Atom Smasher Reproduces Primordial Soup

Ever wonder how the hot soup of subatomic particles that filled the early universe transformed into the ordinary matter of today’s world? Nuclear physicists exploring this question can’t exactly travel back 13.8 billion years to watch what really happened, but they can recreate matter at the extreme temperatures and densities that existed just after the Big Bang by smashing together ordinary atomic nuclei at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC).

7 Apr 2014

Researchers Observe Quantum Phase Transition

When ice is warmed, the water molecules forming its structure vibrate more and more vigorously until finally the forces between them are no longer strong enough to hold them together – the ice melts and turns into liquid water. Quantum physics predicts that similar phenomena can be observed if the quantum mechanical fluctuations of the particles in a material can be altered.

7 Apr 2014

Spitzer and Herschel Study of Protoplanetary Disk Receives Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award

Two graduate students in the Rochester Institute of Technology astrophysical sciences and technology program were recognized with Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards for their outstanding research posters at the 223rd American Astronomical Society meeting in Washington, D.C., in January.

7 Apr 2014

‘Conscious Observer’ Invoked to Account for Quantum State Reduction

The nature of consciousness, the reality it conveys and our place in the universe remain unknown. Since ancient times, two types of views have approached these questions. In Western science and philosophy, consciousness is strictly a by-product of brain activity, the reality it perceives not to be trusted (‘Plato’s cave’, Descartes’ ‘brain-in-a-vat’, Dennett’s ‘multiple drafts’). On the other hand, in Eastern philosophy, consciousness is primary, the fundamental basis for reality.

7 Apr 2014

Ontario Government Honors Perimeter Institute Researchers with Early Researcher Awards

Perimeter Institute hosted the Honourable John Milloy, MPP for Kitchener Centre, as he named 20 local recipients of Ontario’s Early Researcher Awards (ERAs), which support highly promising early-career faculty with $140,000 grants. The program’s goal is to improve Ontario’s ability to attract and retain the best and brightest research talent from around the world.

From Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics 7 Apr 2014

UT Dallas Scientist to Serve as Operations Manager for ATLAS Particle-Physics Experiment

Dr. Kendall Reeves, a research scientist in the UT Dallas Department of Physics, has taken a leadership role in one of the world’s largest science experiments.

4 Apr 2014

Doomed Gas Cloud Edges Closer to Supermassive Black Hole

Right now a doomed gas cloud is edging ever closer to the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. These black holes feed on gas and dust all the time, but astronomers rarely get to see mealtime in action.

4 Apr 2014

Quantum Physics News

Major Neutrino Events Translated into Visual 3-D

Simulations Reveal How Large Galaxies Alter Chemistry of Dwarf Galaxies

Precise Measures of Baryon Acoustic Oscillations Made With 150,000 Quasars

Extraordinarily Versatile Atom Smasher Reproduces Primordial Soup

Researchers Observe Quantum Phase Transition

Spitzer and Herschel Study of Protoplanetary Disk Receives Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award

‘Conscious Observer’ Invoked to Account for Quantum State Reduction

Ontario Government Honors Perimeter Institute Researchers with Early Researcher Awards

UT Dallas Scientist to Serve as Operations Manager for ATLAS Particle-Physics Experiment

Doomed Gas Cloud Edges Closer to Supermassive Black Hole

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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Repeat-Until-Success Algorithm for Quantum Gate Decomposition

Researchers Exploit the Color Centers in Diamond to Enhance Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Processes for NMR Applications

Application of Electro-Optic Phase Modulator in Pound-Drever Hall Technique for Laser Frequency Stabilization

Quantum Physics News

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

1New Phase of Matter Discovered

2New Imaging Displays Supermassive Black Hole in Galaxy’s Core

3Webb Uncovers Secrets of Star Formation

4Hubble and Chandra Captures Supermassive Black Hole Duo

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