No escape from thermodynamic limits
HOW do you explain what Charles Dickens called “The best of times, and the worst of times?” We…
Radiation changes hardness and stiffness in nuclear fuel, study finds
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have measured the mechanical properties of irradiated…
Niobium-tin superconductors scale up for 20-tesla fusion magnets
Fusion’s push toward commercial power is creating a new challenge for the industry to produce enough specialized material…
Renowned Expert Elevates UConn Quantum Research
UConn has found its ideal expert to advance its rise as a leader in interdisciplinary quantum research. Internationally…
MIT Qubit Design Could Speed Quantum Operations While Preserving Data
Insider Brief MIT researchers designed a qubit architecture that simulations suggest could speed quantum operations while preserving stored…
Quantum chip opens new way to read complex quantum systems
A quantum computing method called QCS reconstructed spectra from static, open and periodically driven quantum systems using one…
Quantum Computing Challenges Holding Back Practical Quantum Computers
Insider Brief Quantum computing still faces major hardware, error correction, scaling, software and workforce challenges before it can…
Wild Experiment Reveals Quantum Objects Do Obey Gravity
Quantum mechanics and Einstein’s general relativity explain how the Universe works at the tiniest and largest scales, respectively.…
Nuclear reactor simulations advance with new quantum transport method
Physicists modeling nuclear systems have long faced a basic computing problem: particles do not move through neat, uniform…
Pulsar Timing Arrays Could Look for Evidence of Dark Matter Stars
Pulsars are incredibly precise cosmic clocks. So precise that we can use them to measure subtle changes in…
Relativistic position verification with coherent states
Secure score with coherent states In quantum communication practice, using weak coherent states is much more convenient than…
Scientists Find a New Way To Hear the Faint “Ringing” of Black Holes
When two black holes collide and merge, they release gravitational waves. These waves can be detected by sensitive…