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Attosecond Science May Help Control Quantum Nature of the Electron

In the blink of an eye, more attoseconds have expired than the age of Earth measured in – minutes. A lot more. To be precise, an attosecond is one billionth of a billionth of a second. The attosecond timescale is where you must go to study the electron action that is the starting point of all of chemistry. Not surprisingly, chemists are most eager to explore it with X-rays, the region of the electromagnetic spectrum that can probe the core electrons of atoms, the electrons that uniquely identify atomic species.

18 Feb 2013

IQC Quantum Researcher to Participate in AAAS Annual Meeting

Quantum information processing promises not only breakthroughs for computing, communications and cryptography, but it can also help us devise tools for navigating and controlling the nano-scale world. Sensors that operate according to quantum mechanics may achieve sensitivity, selectivity, precision and robustness far beyond their classical counterparts.

18 Feb 2013

Study on Dopant Cobalt Atoms May Lead to New Types of Superconductors

Over the last quarter century, scientists have discovered a handful of materials that can be converted from magnetic insulators or metals into “superconductors” able to carry electrical current with no energy loss—an enormously promising idea for new types of zero-resistance electronics and energy-storage and transmission systems.

18 Feb 2013

Multi-Particle Quantum Walk for Universal Computation

The IQC team of Andrew Childs (Associate Professor of Combinatorics and Optimization), David Gosset (Post-Doctoral Fellow) and Zak Webb (PhD student) have proposed a new universal computational model. This model has the potential to become an architecture for a scalable quantum computer without the need to actively manipulate qubits during the computation. The team’s findings will be published in the February 15, 2013 issue of Science.

16 Feb 2013

Researchers Reverse Quantum Measurement Using Quantum Error Correction Protocol

A team of physicists at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, performed an experiment that seems to contradict the foundations of quantum theory – at first glance. The team led by Rainer Blatt reversed a quantum measurement in a prototype quantum information processor. The experiment is enabled by a technique that has been developed for quantum error correction in a future quantum computer.

16 Feb 2013

Researchers Explore Significance of Quantum Sensors at AAAS Annual Meeting

Quantum sensors introduce unprecedented exploration and control of the nano-scale world. Operating according to uniquely quantum mechanics laws, quantum sensors have the potential to achieve the highest possible sensitivity, efficiency and selectivity allowed by nature.

16 Feb 2013

NASA's Fermi Reveals First Clear-Cut Evidence for Birth of Cosmic Rays

A new study using observations from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope reveals the first clear-cut evidence the expanding debris of exploded stars produces some of the fastest-moving matter in the universe. This discovery is a major step toward understanding the origin of cosmic rays, one of Fermi's primary mission goals.

15 Feb 2013

Successful Conclusion of Large Hadron Collider’s First Three-Year Running Period

Geneva 14 February 2013. At 7.24am, the shift crew in the CERN1 Control Centre extracted the beams from the Large Hadron Collider, bringing the machine’s first three-year running period to a successful conclusion. ...

15 Feb 2013

QuintessenceLabs Acknowledged as One of Top Three Companies at IBM SmartCamp Global Finals

QuintessenceLabs, the leader in quantum security technology, receives an honorable mention for impressive technology at the event held in New York City, Feb 5-7.

15 Feb 2013

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

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Attosecond Science May Help Control Quantum Nature of the Electron

IQC Quantum Researcher to Participate in AAAS Annual Meeting

Study on Dopant Cobalt Atoms May Lead to New Types of Superconductors

Multi-Particle Quantum Walk for Universal Computation

Researchers Reverse Quantum Measurement Using Quantum Error Correction Protocol

Researchers Explore Significance of Quantum Sensors at AAAS Annual Meeting

NASA's Fermi Reveals First Clear-Cut Evidence for Birth of Cosmic Rays

Successful Conclusion of Large Hadron Collider’s First Three-Year Running Period

QuintessenceLabs Acknowledged as One of Top Three Companies at IBM SmartCamp Global Finals

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

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