The experiment takes place at about one 10,000th of a degree above absolute zero in a special refrigerator; Dr Autti (right). Credit: Lancaster University One of science’s greatest mysteries may be one step closer to being solved. About 80% of the matter in the universe is dark, meaning it can’t be seen. In fact, dark … Read more
Researchers have linked the periodic pulses of neutron stars to internal disturbances influenced by superfluid vortices. A new model suggests that these disturbances follow a power-law pattern observed in several natural phenomena. Credit: SciTechDaily.com A recent study has revealed the origin of the mysterious “heartbeats” observed in neutron stars, linking them to disturbances caused by … Read more
Theoretical computer scientists John Kallaugher, left, and Ojas Parekh find tasks where quantum computers outperform regular computers, a concept called quantum advantage, at Sandia National Laboratories. Credit: Craig Fritz As the hare learned from the tortoise, speed isn’t everything. Theoretical computer scientists from Sandia National Laboratories and Boston University have discovered that quantum computers are … Read more
The path to quantum supremacy is complicated by a fairy tale challenge: how do you carry a cloud without changing its shape? The possible solution sounds almost as fantastic as the problem. You could make the cloud dance as it travels, to the beat of a unique material known as a time crystal. Krzysztof Giergiel … Read more
Scientists have produced a rare form of quantum matter known as a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC), which uses molecules instead of atoms. These BECs consist of cooled sodium-cesium molecules and are as cold as five nanoKelvin (approximately -459.66 °F). They remain stable for as long as two seconds. “These molecular BECs open up new areas of … Read more
By means of Elizabeth A. Thomson, MIT Materials Research Laboratory June 28, 2024 Artist’s rendering of a recently discovered electron superhighway that may exist in rhombohedral graphene. “We have found a gold mine and every scoop reveals something new,” says MIT Assistant Professor Long Ju. Credit: Sampson Wilcox/Research Laboratory of Electronics MIT Physicists have developed … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! For the past seventy years, astrophysicists have theorized the existence of ‘kugelblitze’, black holes caused by extremely high concentrations of light. They speculated that these special black holes may be related to astronomical phenomena such as dark matter, and that … Read more
When irradiated with infrared light, certain molecules, such as metal phthalocyanines, vibrate and generate small, local magnetic fields. Researchers have calculated these effects and want to experimentally prove and manipulate these fields for possible applications in quantum computing. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Physicists at TU Graz have determined that certain molecules can be stimulated by pulses of … Read more
The experiment was depicted by drawing an interferometric scheme of Sagnac fibers in a magnifying inset, starting from a local position (Vienna, Austria) of the rotating Earth. Two indistinguishable photons impinge on a beam splitter cube, entanglement occurs between them and then they are coupled in the fiber interferometer. Credit: Marco Di Vita A quantum … Read more
A group of physicists were able to make a measurement of the Earth’s rotation using photons – the particles of light – and experienced a strange quantum phenomenon called entanglement. This allows them to increase the accuracy of the measurement a thousandfold, and it can be used to investigate questions in fundamental physics. You may … Read more