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Achieving Magnetic Modulation of Light Polarization for Quantum Data Transfer

In the field of nanophotonics, the polarization of light is used as an information carrier for optical communications, imaging, and sensing. Similarly, for the photonic transfer of quantum information, the light polarization state plays a crucial role.

3 Jun 2020

Study Spots Closest Young Brown Dwarf with Disk that Could Form Planets

Brown dwarfs are the middle child of astronomy, too big to be a planet yet not big enough to be a star.

3 Jun 2020

Gamma Rays from Crab Nebula Detected Using Next-Generation Telescope

Scientists have detected gamma rays from the Crab Nebula, the most famous of supernova remnants, using a next-generation telescope that opens the door for astrophysicists to study some of the most energetic and unusual objects in the universe.

3 Jun 2020

Zooming in on the Origins of Fast Radio Bursts

Astronomers have peered into the home galaxies of fast radio bursts, ruling out supermassive black holes as a cause and bringing us a step closer to understanding the origins of these mysterious signals from outer space.

2 Jun 2020

Study Endeavors to Unlock Mystery Behind Bright, Lensed, Obscured Quasar

Determined to find a needle in a cosmic haystack, a pair of astronomers time traveled through archives of old data from W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauankea in Hawaii and old X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to unlock a mystery surrounding a bright, lensed, heavily obscured quasar.

2 Jun 2020

New Study Offers Better Insights into Elusive Mysteries of Stellar Astronomy

Astronomers using European Southern Observatory (ESO) telescopes have discovered giant spots on the surface of extremely hot stars hidden in stellar clusters.

2 Jun 2020

DESI Measurements Will Help Map Universe in 3D, Know More About Dark Energy

Even as the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, or DESI, lies dormant within a telescope dome on a mountaintop in Arizona, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DESI project has moved forward in reaching the final formal approval milestone prior to startup.

2 Jun 2020

Study Reveals Milky Way's Halo is Much Hotter than Predicted

The halo that surrounds our own Milky Way galaxy is much hotter than scientists once believed - and it may not be unique among galaxies.

2 Jun 2020

Study Reveals Unexpected Links Between Spin Directions of Galaxies

An analysis of more than 200,000 spiral galaxies has revealed unexpected links between spin directions of galaxies, and the structure formed by these links might suggest that the early universe could have been spinning, according to a Kansas State University study.

2 Jun 2020

New Insights into Active Spinner Materials with Reconfigurable Structure and Tunable Functionalities

At the atomic level, a glass of water and a spoonful of crystalline salt couldn't look more different. Water atoms move around freely and randomly, while salt crystals are locked in place in a lattice.

1 Jun 2020