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New Study Solves Long Suspected Cosmic Ray Mystery

A new study confirms what scientists have long suspected: Cosmic rays – energetic particles that pelt Earth from all directions – are born in the violent aftermath of supernovas, exploding stars throughout the galaxy.

15 Feb 2013

First-Ever Demonstration of Securing Control Data for Electric Grids Using Quantum Cryptography

Recently a Los Alamos National Laboratory quantum cryptography (QC) team successfully completed the first-ever demonstration of securing control data for electric grids using quantum cryptography.

15 Feb 2013

First Step Towards Creating Exotic Mechanical Quantum States

This work represents the first step towards creating exotic mechanical quantum states. For example, the transfer makes it possible to create a state in which the resonator simultaneously vibrates and doesn’t vibrate, says Mika Sillanpää, professor at Aalto University, who runs the research group.

15 Feb 2013

New Findings Could Remove Significant Roadblocks to Superconductor Technology Development

A team of researchers from Russia, Spain, Belgium, the U.K. and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory announced findings last week that may represent a breakthrough in applications of superconductivity.

15 Feb 2013

Nanoscale Engine Utilizes Quantum Dots to Generate Electricity from Waste Heat

A new type of nanoscale engine has been proposed that would use quantum dots to generate electricity from waste heat, potentially making microcircuits more efficient.

14 Feb 2013

Huge Number of Stars in Sagittarius Constellation Dramatically Emphasizes Blackness of Dark Clouds

This part of the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer) is one of the richest star fields in the whole sky -- the Large Sagittarius Star Cloud. The huge number of stars that light up this region dramatically emphasise the blackness of dark clouds like Barnard 86, which appears at the centre of this new picture from the Wide Field Imager, an instrument mounted on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Chile.

14 Feb 2013

InVisage to Commence Manufacturing of Quantumfilm Image Sensors with Series D Venture Funding

InVisage Technologies, Inc. -- a Silicon Valley-based start-up that is revolutionizing the image sensor market -- today announced it has received its Series D round of venture funding, led by GGV Capital and including Nokia Growth Partners. The undisclosed amount will be used to begin manufacturing the company's QuantumFilm image sensors, which are currently being evaluated by phone manufacturers. Devices incorporating the technology are expected to ship in Q2 2014. GGV and Nokia Growth Partners join InVisage's existing investors RockPort Capital, InterWest Partners, Intel Capital and OnPoint Technologies.

14 Feb 2013

Study Demonstrates Existence of Topological Insulators Based on Organic Materials

University of Utah engineers demonstrated it is feasible to build the first organic materials that conduct electricity on their edges, but act as an insulator inside. These materials, called organic topological insulators, could shuttle information at the speed of light in quantum computers and other high-speed electronic devices.

14 Feb 2013

Study on Detection of Majorana Fermion Wins Newcomb Cleveland Prize

A paper in the prestigious journal Science coauthored by University of Pittsburgh physicist Sergey Frolov has garnered him and his colleagues the 2012 Newcomb Cleveland Prize, an annual honor awarded to the author or authors of the best research article or report appearing in Science, which is published weekly by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The prize carries with it a cash award of $25,000.

14 Feb 2013

Distorted Supernova Remnant May Contain Recent Black Hole

New data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory suggest a highly distorted supernova remnant may contain the most recent black hole formed in the Milky Way galaxy. The remnant appears to be the product of a rare explosion in which matter is ejected at high speeds along the poles of a rotating star.

14 Feb 2013

Scientists Resolve Controversy about Structure of Liquid Water

Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have confirmed the original model of the molecular structure of water and have thus made it possible to resolve a long-standing scientific controversy about the structure of liquid water.

14 Feb 2013

Three NASA-Nominated Science Teams to Study Dark Energy and Dark Matter

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected three NASA-nominated science teams to participate in their planned Euclid mission, including one led by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

13 Feb 2013

Astrophysicists from Johns Hopkins Join Euclid Project to Probe Mysteries of Dark Energy

Johns Hopkins astrophysicists Brice Ménard and Charles L. Bennett have been appointed to the Euclid Consortium, the international team of scientists overseeing an ambitious space telescope project designed to probe the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter. NASA, a partner in the mission, recently announced their selection to the research team for Euclid.

13 Feb 2013

Researchers Employ Quantum Capacitance Spectroscopy to Investigate Graphene

Writing in PNAS, University of Manchester graphene researchers found that sandwiching a layer of the wonder material between boron nitride could produce highly-accurate capacitors.

13 Feb 2013

Soraa Honored for Development of LEDs with High Peak Internal Quantum Efficiency

Soraa, the world’s leader in the development of GaN on GaN LED technology, announced today that it received an award from the U.S. Department of Energy for its outstanding work in the development of high-efficiency m-plane LEDs grown on low-defect density bulk GaN substrates.

13 Feb 2013

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New Study Solves Long Suspected Cosmic Ray Mystery

First-Ever Demonstration of Securing Control Data for Electric Grids Using Quantum Cryptography

First Step Towards Creating Exotic Mechanical Quantum States

New Findings Could Remove Significant Roadblocks to Superconductor Technology Development

Nanoscale Engine Utilizes Quantum Dots to Generate Electricity from Waste Heat

Huge Number of Stars in Sagittarius Constellation Dramatically Emphasizes Blackness of Dark Clouds

InVisage to Commence Manufacturing of Quantumfilm Image Sensors with Series D Venture Funding

Study Demonstrates Existence of Topological Insulators Based on Organic Materials

Study on Detection of Majorana Fermion Wins Newcomb Cleveland Prize

Distorted Supernova Remnant May Contain Recent Black Hole

Scientists Resolve Controversy about Structure of Liquid Water

Three NASA-Nominated Science Teams to Study Dark Energy and Dark Matter

Astrophysicists from Johns Hopkins Join Euclid Project to Probe Mysteries of Dark Energy

Researchers Employ Quantum Capacitance Spectroscopy to Investigate Graphene

Soraa Honored for Development of LEDs with High Peak Internal Quantum Efficiency

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