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Astronomers Measure Mass of Most Massive Black Hole Ever Found

Astronomers have used the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory to measure the mass of what may be the most massive black hole yet — 17 billion times our sun’s mass — in galaxy NGC 1277. The unusual black hole makes up 14 percent of its galaxy's mass, rather than the usual 0.1 percent. This galaxy and several more in the same study could change theories about how black holes and galaxies form and evolve. The work will appear in the journal Nature on Nov. 29.

29 Nov 2012

Astronomers Discover Most Energetic Quasar Outflow Known to Date

Quasars are the intensely luminous centres of distant galaxies that are powered by huge black holes. This new study has looked at one of these energetic objects – known as SDSS J1106+1939 – in great detail, using the X-shooter instrument on ESO's VLT at the Paranal Observatory in Chile [1]. Although black holes are noted for pulling material in, most quasars also accelerate some of the material around them and eject it at high speed.

29 Nov 2012

Study Explores Intrinsic Quantum Nature of Water Molecule

Researcher at EPFL proves that the strong electric charge observed at the interface between oil and water is not due to impurities

28 Nov 2012

MCSA Conducts Research on Quantum Semiconductor Nanostructures in Biology and Medicine

Properties of several of the most external atomic layers of materials can be studied at Mazovia Centre for Surface Analysis by a number of modern techniques. Just opened at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, the Centre provides a spectrum of surface analysis tools including a state-of-the-art scanning electron microscope and specialised spectroscopic equipment for surface studies in high and ultra high vacuum.

28 Nov 2012

Captured Ions Cooled with Cold Atoms and Stably Stored in Ion Traps

Among the most important techniques developed in atomic physics over the past few years are methods that enable the storage and cooling of atoms and ions at temperatures just above absolute zero. Scientists from Bangalore and Mainz have now demonstrated in an experiment that captured ions can also be cooled through contact with cold atoms and may thus be stored in so-called ion traps in a stable condition for longer periods of time. This finding runs counter to predictions that ions would actually be heated through collisions with atoms.

27 Nov 2012

Interactive Lectures on Neutron Scattering in Quantum Condensed Matter Physics

Neutron scattering is a specialized tool that allows scientists to do breakthrough research into the nature of advanced materials.

27 Nov 2012

Proton-Lead Ion Collision May Produce New Type of Matter

Collisions between protons and lead ions at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have produced surprising behavior in some of the particles created by the collisions. The new observation suggests the collisions may have produced a new type of matter known as color-glass condensate.

27 Nov 2012

Simple Physical Systems May Yield Powerful Quantum Computers

Quantum computers are devices — still largely theoretical — that could perform certain types of computations much faster than classical computers; one way they might do that is by exploiting “spin,” a property of tiny particles of matter. A “spin chain,” in turn, is a standard model that physicists use to describe systems of quantum particles, including some that could be the basis for quantum computers.

27 Nov 2012

Scientists Control Molecules to Measure Quantum Effects of Molecular Collisions

For the first time, scientists have succeeded in controlling molecules so precisely that the quantum effects of a collision between molecules can be measured. The results will be published in Science on November 23rd. The ar [bw] ticle also provides a theoretical model of the interaction between the OH (hydroxyl) and NO (nitrogen monoxide) molecules used. Molecule collisions were previously thought to be too complex to model.

26 Nov 2012

Twin-Peak Signal Accompanies Localisation in Wave's Velocity Distribution

Experiments could search for a 'twin peak' to gain insight into the peculiar phenomenon of wave localisation, CQT researchers and their collaborators have predicted.

23 Nov 2012

Multiphase Shock Tube Generates Planar Shock Wave to Predict Particle Dispersal in Explosions

Sandia’s one-of-a-kind multiphase shock tube began with a hallway conversation that led to what engineer Justin Wagner describes as the only shock tube in the world that can look at how shock waves interact with dense particle fields.

22 Nov 2012

Cosmic Ray Muons May Help Monitor Carbon Storage

Geoscientists, particle physicists and engineers will work together to examine the potential of using muons -sub-atomic particles from cosmic rays- which cascade from the upper atmosphere and go on to penetrate rock several kilometres underground. The detection of cosmic ray muons can be used to map the density profile of the material above the detectors and hence measure on-going levels of CO2 in any potential carbon store.

22 Nov 2012

Planck Discovers Bridge of Hot Gas Connecting Galaxy Clusters

ESA's Planck space telescope has made the first conclusive detection of a bridge of hot gas connecting a pair of galaxy clusters across 10 million light-years of intergalactic space.

21 Nov 2012

QMC Granted US Patent for Synthesis of Inorganic Tetrapod Quantum Dots

Quantum Materials Corporation, Inc. proudly announces the USPTO patent grant of a fundamental disruptive technology for synthesis of Group II-VI inorganic tetrapod quantum dots. The patent, "Synthesis of Uniform Nanoparticle Shapes with High Selectivity" and invented by Professor Michael S. Wong's group at William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX, for the first time gives precise control of both QD shape and dimension during synthesis and is adaptable to quantum dots production of industrial scale quantities.

21 Nov 2012

Quantum Researchers Open Possibility of Submolecular Control of Bond-Selective Chemistry in Single Functionalized Molecule

Recently, Dr. Ying Jiang, from International Center for Quantum Materials of Peking University, and his co-workers open up the possibility of submolecular control of the bond-selective chemistry in a single functionalized molecule. This work is published in Nature Chemistry [Nature Chem. DOI: 10.1038/NCHEM.1488 (2012)], and the referee thinks highly of the work as an “experimental tour de force”.

20 Nov 2012

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Astronomers Measure Mass of Most Massive Black Hole Ever Found

Astronomers Discover Most Energetic Quasar Outflow Known to Date

Study Explores Intrinsic Quantum Nature of Water Molecule

MCSA Conducts Research on Quantum Semiconductor Nanostructures in Biology and Medicine

Captured Ions Cooled with Cold Atoms and Stably Stored in Ion Traps

Interactive Lectures on Neutron Scattering in Quantum Condensed Matter Physics

Proton-Lead Ion Collision May Produce New Type of Matter

Simple Physical Systems May Yield Powerful Quantum Computers

Scientists Control Molecules to Measure Quantum Effects of Molecular Collisions

Twin-Peak Signal Accompanies Localisation in Wave's Velocity Distribution

Multiphase Shock Tube Generates Planar Shock Wave to Predict Particle Dispersal in Explosions

Cosmic Ray Muons May Help Monitor Carbon Storage

Planck Discovers Bridge of Hot Gas Connecting Galaxy Clusters

QMC Granted US Patent for Synthesis of Inorganic Tetrapod Quantum Dots

Quantum Researchers Open Possibility of Submolecular Control of Bond-Selective Chemistry in Single Functionalized Molecule

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