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Research Reveals Non-Homogeneous Composition of the Milky Way Galaxy

Astronomers are analyzing the gases and metals that constitute an important region of the Milky Way galaxy to learn more about its history and evolution.

9 Sep 2021

Physicists Point Out Window of Opportunity for Manned Mars Mission

Skoltech alumnus Dr. Mikhail Dobynde and his colleagues from the U.S. and Germany have identified a window of opportunity for a manned spaceflight to Mars and back in the mid-2030s.

9 Sep 2021

Study Seeks to Resolve How the Universe Formed from Stardust

A grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) has been awarded to Assistant Professor of Physics Eve Armstrong, PhD, to resolve one of the greatest mysteries of science, that is, to find how the universe evolved from stardust.

8 Sep 2021

Researchers Discover Slow Aging Process in Hydrogen-Burning White Dwarfs

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has contradicted the prevalent view of white dwarfs as inert, slow cooling stars. An international group of astronomers has revealed the first evidence that white dwarfs are capable of slowing down their rate of aging by burning hydrogen on their surface.

7 Sep 2021

New Metallic Specimen Could Support Electron-Phonon Liquid Phase

In a new metallic specimen developed by a research group from Boston College, the motion of electrons tends to flow in the same way water flows in a pipe. Basically, this varies from particle-like to fluid-like dynamics.

7 Sep 2021

Researchers Develop Ultrathin Quantum Sensors with 2D Materials

As recently as 2019, spin defects known as qubits were discovered in 2D materials (hexagonal boron nitride), which could amplify the field of ultrathin quantum sensing.

6 Sep 2021

Researchers Develop Novel Quantum Algorithm that Calculates Energy Difference in their Relevant States

As newly reported by the journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, researchers from the Graduate School of Science at Osaka City University have developed a quantum algorithm that can understand the electronic states of atomic or molecular systems by directly calculating the energy difference in their relevant states.

3 Sep 2021

Researchers to Explore Magnons Partnership with Microwave Photons

In a newly funded project, Argonne and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will explore coupling magnetism and microwaves.

3 Sep 2021

Quantum Algorithms Institute Opens up to Companies that Harness Quantum Technologies

The Quantum Algorithms Institute, an industry, academia and government collaboration to grow the applied quantum computing ecosystem in British Columbia and elsewhere in Canada, today announced it is searching for partners who are ready to begin or accelerate their exploration of quantum-enabled technologies.

3 Sep 2021