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Unique Stellar System with Two White Dwarf Stars and a Superdense Neutron Star Discovered

Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope (GBT) have discovered a unique stellar system of two white dwarf stars and a superdense neutron star, all packed within a space smaller than Earth's orbit around the Sun. The closeness of the stars, combined with their nature, has allowed the scientists to make the best measurements yet of the complex gravitational interactions in such a system.

6 Jan 2014

Physicist Explores Quantum Effects That Take Place in Atoms at Very Low Temperature

The UPV/EHU physicist Eneko Malatsetxebarria has explored, on a theoretical level, some quantum effects that take place in atoms at a very low temperature. Firstly, he has discovered that boson-type atoms and fermion-type ones can be mixed in a specific way. So he has made the necessary conditions for carrying out these experiments available to experimental physicists. Secondly, he has deduced how fermions would influence bosons in this case.

6 Jan 2014

Quantum Dots Market Forecast to Grow at 71.13% CAGR to Reach $3,414.54 Million in 2020

According to a new market research report, "Quantum Dots Market by Product (QD Displays, Lasers, Medical Devices, Solar Cells, Chip, Sensor), Application (Healthcare, Optoelectronics, Sustainable Energy), Material (Cadmium Selenide, Sulfide, Telluride), and Geography - Forecast & Analysis (2013 - 2020)", published by MarketsandMarkets which focuses on advanced technology, current trends, & opportunities, the total market for Quantum dots is expected to reach $3,414.54 million in 2020, at a CAGR of 71.13% from 2014 to 2020.

6 Jan 2014

Four Fundamental Forces Together Considered as One Unified Conformation

The recently published "Unified Field Theory" (UFT) presents the main theory from the book The Alpha Torque. This theory is the conclusion of the epoch of theoretical physics and is a great advance in comprehending the four fundamental forces together as one unified conformation. As the theory of everything and Einstein's Last Symphony, UFT is well accepted.

3 Jan 2014

Novel Method to Cool Trapped Ions and Put Them into Entangled States

In Manas Mukherjee's laboratory at CQT, they have only recently trapped their first cloud of ions, but they've already got ambitious plans for what to do with them. Manas and his collaborators have proposed a novel way to cool trapped ions and put them into an entangled state. Such states can form the starting point for quantum computations or simulations. The work was published in Physical Review Letters in October.

2 Jan 2014

Scientists Discover Previously-Unseen Binary Companions to Very Young Protostars

Using the new capabilities of the upgraded Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), scientists have discovered previously-unseen binary companions to a pair of very young protostars. The discovery gives strong support for one of the competing explanations for how double-star systems form.

2 Jan 2014

Joint Quantum Institute Fellow Gretchen Campbell Honored with 2013 PECASE Award

The 2013 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers were announced on Monday, December 23rd. JQI Fellow and NIST scientist Gretchen Campbell was among the honorees. Campbell currently runs two experiments on ultracold atoms.

27 Dec 2013

Research Team to Provide Tips to Material Scientists for Developing High-Temperature Super Conductors

Even physics can give pointers for energy saving. An international team working together with the Centre for Quantum Materials, run by the Max Planck Society in conjunction with the University of British Columbia (Canada), is now in a position to provide materials scientists with tips for the development of high-temperature superconductors, in a bid to make them earn their name.

26 Dec 2013

Worldwide Fraud Challenge Launched for Quantum Physics-Based AtomID Anti-Counterfeiting Technology

Promotron Holdings Corporation, a Florida-based technology and licensing company, today announced the launch of its Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign to host a 30 day worldwide fraud challenge. Unlike magnetic stripe, RFID, hologram and so-called “nano” technologies, AtomIDTM is a first-of-its-kind particles-based solution with the ability to “apply/store” data, inexpensively, onto a large variety of surfaces and products; and with the unprecedented capability to “read” the data with a low-cost reader at the point-of-sale or at any time.

24 Dec 2013

Bizarre ‘Social’ Behavior Observed in Particles Containing ‘Charm’ Quarks

Protons and neutrons, the particles in an atomic nucleus, are made of smaller pieces called "quarks." Some types of quarks can form particles that exhibit surprising behaviors. Mark Mattson, Ph.D., assistant professor-research, and Paul Karchin, Ph.D., professor, from Wayne State University's Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, led a large collaborative effort of physicists at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Illinois reporting a bizarre "social" behavior of particles containing "charm" quarks: an observation of "charm mixing." The result was published this month in Physical Review Letters, the highly-regarded journal for particle physics.

24 Dec 2013

External Magnetic Field Controls Quantum State Linked to Superconductivity

Superconductivity and magnetic fields are normally seen as rivals – very strong magnetic fields normally destroy the superconducting state. Physicists at the Paul Scherrer Institute have now demonstrated that a novel superconducting state is only created in the material CeCoIn5 when there are strong external magnetic fields. This state can then be manipulated by modifying the field direction.

24 Dec 2013

Optical Dissipative Solitons Can Also Exist in Small Millimeter-Size Optical Resonators

Soliton water waves can travel several kilometers without any significant change in their shape or amplitude, as opposed to normal waves, which widen as they travel, and eventually disappear. Discovered over 150 years ago in water canals, solitons represent a surprising phenomenon of wave propagation and have been observed in natural phenomena including moving sand dunes and space plasmas.

24 Dec 2013

Researchers Derive GL-Type Theory of Spin Superconductivity

Superconductivity was discovered by Onnes about a century ago, and is still an important discipline in physics. It not only promotes the development of physics, but also has extensive applications and improves the living standards of people.

24 Dec 2013

GAIA Satellite on Earth’s Outermost Orbit to Survey More Than One Billion Stars

The GAIA satellite was launched yesterday. Placed on one of Earth’s outermost orbits, it will survey more than one billion stars in our galactic neighborhood and help us know more about the Universe. Federico Belloni and Christophe Paccolat, scientific assistants at the Swiss Space Center, explain why this mission is exceptional.

24 Dec 2013

Exploding Stars ‘Switch Off’ Radio Transmissions Before Collapsing Into a Black Hole

Astronomers led by a Curtin University researcher have discovered a new population of exploding stars that "switch off" their radio transmissions before collapsing into a Black Hole.

24 Dec 2013

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Unique Stellar System with Two White Dwarf Stars and a Superdense Neutron Star Discovered

Physicist Explores Quantum Effects That Take Place in Atoms at Very Low Temperature

Quantum Dots Market Forecast to Grow at 71.13% CAGR to Reach $3,414.54 Million in 2020

Four Fundamental Forces Together Considered as One Unified Conformation

Novel Method to Cool Trapped Ions and Put Them into Entangled States

Scientists Discover Previously-Unseen Binary Companions to Very Young Protostars

Joint Quantum Institute Fellow Gretchen Campbell Honored with 2013 PECASE Award

Research Team to Provide Tips to Material Scientists for Developing High-Temperature Super Conductors

Worldwide Fraud Challenge Launched for Quantum Physics-Based AtomID Anti-Counterfeiting Technology

Bizarre ‘Social’ Behavior Observed in Particles Containing ‘Charm’ Quarks

External Magnetic Field Controls Quantum State Linked to Superconductivity

Optical Dissipative Solitons Can Also Exist in Small Millimeter-Size Optical Resonators

Researchers Derive GL-Type Theory of Spin Superconductivity

GAIA Satellite on Earth’s Outermost Orbit to Survey More Than One Billion Stars

Exploding Stars ‘Switch Off’ Radio Transmissions Before Collapsing Into a Black Hole

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