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Electron’s Behavior like Photons Holds Potential for Quantum Computing Applications

In the relatively new scientific frontier of topological insulators, theoretical and experimental physicists have been studying the surfaces of these unique materials for insights into the behavior of electrons that display some very un-electron-like properties.

26 Oct 2012

Merging Black Holes Linked to Monster Galaxy’s Puffy Core

Hubble Space Telescope have obtained a remarkable new view of a whopper of an elliptical galaxy, with a core bigger than any seen before. There are two intriguing explanations for the puffed up core, both related to the action of one or more black holes, and the researchers have not yet been able to determine which is correct.

26 Oct 2012

Hybrid Quantum System with the Precision of Ultracold Gases

Three Cornell research teams have received National Science Foundation (NSF) support from a new program that rewards high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary projects.

25 Oct 2012

Lowest Mass Supermassive Black Hole Found in the Middle of Spiral Galaxy

One of the lowest mass supermassive black holes ever observed in the middle of a galaxy has been identified, thanks to NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and several other observatories. The host galaxy is of a type not expected to harbor supermassive black holes, suggesting that this black hole, while related to its supermassive cousins, may have a different origin.

25 Oct 2012

Hard X-Ray Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy Helps Design Spintronics Materials

University of California, Davis, researchers for the first time have looked inside gallium manganese arsenide, a type of material known as a "dilute magnetic semiconductor" that could open up an entirely new class of faster, smaller devices based on an emerging field known as "spintronics."

25 Oct 2012

Quantum Mechanics and 3D Imaging Recreate Nano-Quantum World

Visitors to Europe's largest multi-arts and conference venue will be invited to enter a virtual world and become an electrostatic force, where their energy controls the sounds and images in the room.

24 Oct 2012

Single Nuclear Spin Memory Arrays Could Store Quantum Information within Atom Cores

Matthew Tirrell probably has some idea of what pioneering physicist Albert A. Michelson experienced when University of Chicago founding President William Rainey Harper hired him in 1892 to build a physics department from scratch.

24 Oct 2012

A Nearly Ideal Realization of Isotropic Quantum Harmonic Oscillations

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found that nitrogen atoms in the compound uranium nitride exhibit unexpected, distinct vibrations that form a nearly ideal realization of a physics textbook model known as the isotropic quantum harmonic oscillator.

24 Oct 2012

School Students Build Particle Detectors to Study Cosmic Rays

Bristol is spearheading a nationwide schools project to shed light on the origin of millions of cosmic rays that crash into the Earth’s atmosphere from outer space.

24 Oct 2012

Control of Twisted Light at Photon Level Holds Potential for Quantum Computation Applications

An international research group led by scientists from the University of Bristol and the Universities of Glasgow (UK) and Sun Yat-sen and Fudan in China, have demonstrated integrated arrays of emitters of so call 'optical vortex beams' onto a silicon chip. The work is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Science magazine, published tomorrow [19 October 2012].

20 Oct 2012