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Research Highlights Deeper Understanding of How Big Stars Live and Die

An international team of astronomers headed by Dr Benjamin Thomas of The University of Texas at Austin has utilized data from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) at the university’s McDonald Observatory to solve a puzzle regarding a star explosion that was detected some years ago and is still evolving.

28 Apr 2022

Physicists Embark on a Hunt for a Long-sought Quantum Glow

For “Star Wars” fans, the streaking stars seen from the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon as it jumps to hyperspace is a canonical image.

28 Apr 2022

Novel Approach to Predicting Phonon-Assisted Luminescence with a Many-Body Perturbation Theory Framework

Quantum computers process and store information digitally, just like conventional computers. They do not, however, use switchable circuits that are either on or off-;they rather use quantum physical systems that can adopt the two states simultaneously.

26 Apr 2022

Study Reveals Probable Location of Elusive Medium-Sized Black Holes

Medium-sized black holes are extremely tough to detect, but a new research specifies that some may be located at the center of dense star clusters situated all over the universe.

21 Apr 2022

Researchers Discover Light-Induced Ferromagnetism in 2D Quantum Materials

Researchers discovered that light can trigger a form of magnetism in a normally nonmagnetic material. This magnetism centers on the behavior of electron "spin." By controlling & aligning electron spin at this level of detail & accuracy, this platform could have applications in quantum computing & simulation.

21 Apr 2022