How Three Runaway Stars Solved A Galactic Mystery
All motion is relative. That simple fact makes tracking the motion of distant objects outside our galaxy particularly…
Cryogenic atomic clock could reset the limits of precision timekeeping
Scientists in Toronto have unveiled a chilling breakthrough, a laser-regulated atomic clock cooled to just five degrees above…
It’s like 36 billion Suns — Cosmic “monster” discovered inside a mysterious bubble
Over the past decade, the concept of scale has often been used to understand the universe, like comparing…
Physicists reveal a new quantum state where electrons run wild
Electricity keeps modern life running, from cars and phones to computers and nearly every device we rely on.…
Ten-ion system brings us a step closer to large-scale qubit registers – Physics World
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Scientists Finally Identify the Source of the Cosmic Ray ‘Knee’
Cosmic rays, high-energy particles that travel through space, have puzzled scientists for decades. One particular feature of their…
All-optical modulation with single photons using an electron avalanche
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Nanotube design could shrink particle accelerators to hair-thin size
New research suggests that particle accelerators capable of generating intense, coherent X-rays, which are typically produced only at…
We May Have Just Detected The Smallest Gravitational Wave Ever, A First Of Its Kind
In a single decade, we have gone from the first-ever gravitational wave detection to several hundred of them.…
Reading a Quantum Clock Costs More Energy Than Actually Running One
Quantum technologies—devices that operate according to quantum mechanical principles—promise to bring users some groundbreaking innovations in whichever context…
Telecom-wavelength quantum teleportation using frequency-converted photons from remote quantum dots
Experimental configuration Figure 1a shows a general schematic of the experiment. Two remote QDs are used: QD1 functions as…
Effective bands and band-like electron transport in amorphous solids
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