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Muon g-2 Doubles Down With Latest Measurement, Explores Uncharted Territory in Search of New Physics

Physicists now have a brand-new measurement of a property of the muon called the anomalous magnetic moment that improves the precision of their previous result by a factor of 2.

12 Sep 2023

LHCb Observes Hypertriton Production in Proton-Proton Collisions at the LHC

With its detection of hypertriton in proton-proton collisions, the LHCb experiment strengthens CERN’s role as one of the few places worldwide to study hypernuclei such as the hypertriton and its antipartner in detail.

12 Sep 2023

Swedish Company Delivers First Quantum Chips to Clients

The Gothenburg based company ConScience AB has delivered its first quantum technology components to a US based quantum computing company. Quantum computers are a type of computing technology that leverage the principles...

From ConScience AB 11 Sep 2023

New Ultrafast Electron Probe Apparatus

Quantum materials possess a wide range of exotic electronic, magnetic, and optical characteristics, making them ideal candidates for application in future computer and energy systems.

11 Sep 2023

Unprecedented Detail Revealed in Dark Matter Distribution

New research has unveiled previously unseen levels of detail in the distribution of dark matter, reaching down to a scale as small as 30,000 light-years. These observed fluctuations in distribution offer enhanced constraints on the characteristics of dark matter.

8 Sep 2023

NASA Discovers New 'Hungry' Black Hole Phenomena

Utilizing NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery: a black hole in a distant galaxy that is repeatedly consuming a Sun-like star.

8 Sep 2023

How to Prevent Biofilms in Space

After exposure in space aboard the International Space Station, a new kind of surface treatment significantly reduced the growth of biofilms, scientists report. Biofilms are mats of microbial or fungal growth that can clog hoses or filters in water processing systems, or potentially cause illness in people.

8 Sep 2023

Wearable Quantum Sensors to Measure Brain Activity While We Sleep, Move and Age, Says IDTechEx

New quantum sensors measuring brain activity have the potential to revolutionize our understanding of how humans respond to sleep, movement, diet, and aging.

8 Sep 2023

Detection of the Magnetic Field of a Far Away Galaxy

Making use of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers detect the magnetic field of a galaxy that is so distant that its light has taken over 11 billion years to reach the Earth: one gets to see it when the Universe was only 2.5 billion years old.

7 Sep 2023

Understanding Generic Features of Quantum Algorithms

A strange mix of properties has been displayed by the window glass. Similar to a liquid, its atoms have been disordered, but like a solid, its atoms are firm, so a force employed on one atom makes all of them move.

7 Sep 2023

Scientists Derive the Fundamental Limit of Heat Current Flowing Into a Quantum System

Over the past few years, research has been conducted on quantum technologies that exploit the quantum mechanical properties of microscopic entities. Quantum thermodynamics is a notable field in this domain.

7 Sep 2023

Researchers Cancel Out Losses in Optical Resonators, Boosting Performance

Optical resonators are used in everything from familiar laser pointers to cutting-edge photonic quantum computers. But they all suffer from losses that degrade their performance. Researchers at Aalto University have now developed a way to prevent those losses, boosting the resonators' performance.

7 Sep 2023