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Researchers Make Significant Progress on Neutrino-Less Double-Beta Decay of Xenon-136

In a paper published in Physical Review Letters, Krishna Kumar and Andrea Pocar, physicists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have described the findings of a test carried out at the Enriched Xenon Observatory (EXO) in a salt mine in Carlsbad, New Mexico, as part of a 10-year old claim to witness the ephemeral neutrino-less double-beta decay of Xenon-136.

20 Jul 2012

Centre for Quantum Technologies Launches Quantum Shorts 2012

The Centre for Quantum Technologies has launched Quantum Shorts 2012, a competition to create the best short film no longer than 3 minutes based on ideas associated with quantum physics. Top short films will be exhibited on newscientist.com, a well-known science news website.

17 Jul 2012

Study Suggests Quantum Theory is Near-Optimal in Terms of Predictive Power

Due to non-availability of complete information, majority of the predictions made often go wrong, such as in the case of predicting weather condition.

12 Jul 2012

Higgs Particle Discovery Paves Way to New World of Physics

Maxim Perelstein, a Physics Professor at the Laboratory for Elementary-Particle Physics at Cornell University, has commented on the latest announcement related to the detection of Higgs particle and its significance in elementary physics.

6 Jul 2012

CERN Experiments Identify Higgs Boson-Consistent Particle

The CMS and ATLAS experiments have presented their most recent initial results of their research on the Higgs boson particle at a seminar hosted by CERN as a curtain raiser to ICHEP2012, a key particle physics conference to be held in Melbourne, Australia.

5 Jul 2012

Scientists Identify New Family of Unconventional Superconductors

A research group from the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, University of Huddersfield, University of Bristol, and University of Kent has identified a new type of unconventional superconductors.

4 Jul 2012

Researchers Discover New Class of Quantum State

A team of physicists from the Kansas State University has found a new class of three-body bound states, which may provide new insights into matter and its composition.

4 Jul 2012

Advanced Experimental System Generates Attosecond Bursts of EUV Light

A research team has developed an advanced experimental system that is capable of producing attosecond bursts of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light.

2 Jul 2012

CERN to Host Seminar to Discuss Latest Results on Higgs Boson Research

A scientific seminar will be hosted by CERN on July 4, 2012 to discuss the latest results on the Higgs boson. The CMS and ATLAS experiments will present the initial results of the 2012 data analysis at this event, which comes as a curtain raiser for ICHEP, a key particle physics conference to be conducted in Melbourne, Australia.

25 Jun 2012

Researchers Observe Quantum Race of Two Electrons

Researchers from Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), University of Kiel and University of Hamburg have for the first time watched the quantum race of two electrons that are released from atoms during photoionization, that is, under the control of laser radiation.

22 Jun 2012