Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

New Method Enhances Sound Propagation in Ocean Waveguides

Professor LUO Wenyu and his group from the State Key Laboratory of Acoustics, Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, set out to tackle this…

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Breakthrough in Quantum Computing: Protecting Information Efficiently

Scientists have overcome a major hurdle facing quantum computing: how to protect quantum information from degradation by the environment while simultaneously…

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Quantum control protocols could lead to more accurate, larger scale quantum computations

“Although interactions between a quantum bit ('qubit') and its environment tend to corrupt the information it stores, it is possible to dynamically control…

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Quantum Computer Innovated Inside a Diamond Structure

Diamonds are forever – or, at least, the effects of this diamond on quantum computing may be.A team that includes scientists from USC has built a quantum…

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Centaurus A: The Unique Cannibalistic Galaxy Nearby

At a distance of around 12 million light years, Centaurus A is the closest large elliptical galaxy to our own Milky Way. It has been marked as unusual since…

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Another High Power Laser for the “Wave Hunters”

The third and last laser system for the American gravitational wave detector LIGO has been sent from Hannover to Hanford (Washington). This high power laser…

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New Method Offers Control of Strain on Graphene Membranes

Graphene could be the superhero of materials – it’s light, strong and conducts heat and electricity effectively, which makes it a great material for potential…

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Nanoscale Magnetic Media Diagnostics Using Spin Waves

They now have a new tool developed by a team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the University of Maryland Nanocenter and the…

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Fermi’s Dwarf Galaxy Insights Illuminate Dark Matter Mysteries

Yet, despite decades of effort, no one knows what this “dark matter” really is. Many scientists think it's likely that the mystery will be solved with the…

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South Pole Telescope Homes in on Dark Energy, Neutrinos

The results also are beginning to hone in on the masses of neutrinos, the most abundant particles in the universe, which until recently were thought to be…

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Growing up Supermassive: A Black Hole's Diet of Stars

Using new calculations and previous observations of our own Milky Way and other galaxies, “we found black holes grow enormously as a result of sucking in…

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Paternity Test Fingers Earth as Moon’s Sole Parent

A new chemical analysis of lunar material collected by Apollo astronauts in the 1970s conflicts with the widely held theory that a giant collision between…

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Organics Probably Formed Easily in Early Solar System

Fred Ciesla, assistant professor in geophysical sciences at UChicago, simulated the dynamics of the solar nebula, the cloud of gas and dust from which the sun…

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First Sounds of Mars and Venus Unveiled: A New Era in Space

Despite many years of space exploration, we have no evidence of the sound of other planets. While most planetary probes have focused on imaging with cameras…

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Black Holes Expand by Consuming Stars, New Research Reveals

New research by astronomers at the University of Utah and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) shows that supermassive black holes can grow…

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A Star Explodes and Turns Inside Out

Using very long observations of Cassiopeia A (or Cas A), a team of scientists has mapped the distribution elements in the supernova remnant in unprecedented…

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