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$65 Million Investment in Quantum Computing Research

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced in September that it would provide $65 million to more than 20 institutions nationwide for research aimed at advancing quantum computing.

22 Oct 2024

Giant Galaxies Reveal Universe’s Secrets

Huge galaxy clusters are providing answers to contemporary cosmic questions a century after astronomers demonstrated that galaxies outside of the Milky Way exist.

22 Oct 2024

Experimental Realization of Exotic Excitations in Low-Dimensional Quantum Magnets

The research team led by Professor Jianda Wu at the Tsung-Dao Lee Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, in partnership with Professor Jie Ma from the School of Physics and Astronomy and Professor Bella Lake’s neutron scattering team in Germany, has made significant strides in studying exotic collective excitations within low-dimensional quantum magnetic materials

21 Oct 2024

New Method for Measuring Single Electron Defects

Researchers from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) lab of Prof. David Awschalom have developed a novel method to use the defect spin to gauge the behavior of additional single electron defects in the diamond, which was published in Physical Review Letters.

18 Oct 2024

Unveiling the Potential of Synthetic Photonic Lattices for Quantum Information Processing

Researchers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), in collaboration with scientists from Germany, Italy, and Japan, have developed innovative solutions that could lead to the creation of a more efficient quantum information processing system. Their findings were published in the journal Nature Photonics.

18 Oct 2024

Hubble Reveals Dynamic Eruptions of R Aquarii

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a striking close-up of one of the galaxy's most energetic stars, creating a vast spiral formation among surrounding stars.

17 Oct 2024

Breakthrough in Nuclear Physics with Quark and Gluon Model

Researchers from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences have developed a new model incorporating quark-gluon interactions while accounting for nucleon pairing.

17 Oct 2024

Webb Telescope Reveals Early Universe Galaxy's Unexpected Growth

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has observed a galaxy in the early universe that is growing “inside-out,” with star formation accelerating in the outskirts.

14 Oct 2024

AI and Quantum Mechanics Accelerate Drug Discovery

Researchers developed SmartCADD, a tool using AI, quantum mechanics, and Computer-Assisted Drug Design (CADD) to accelerate drug discovery. Its successful application in identifying HIV drug candidates showcases the platform’s potential to revolutionize drug research by efficiently screening large chemical libraries.

14 Oct 2024

Exploring the Subatomic World with Quantum Simulations

Physicists share a common interest in understanding how the physical world works. For example, when a particle physicist breaks apart a particle into smaller pieces, they ask themselves: are those the smallest pieces we can find in nature.

14 Oct 2024