Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

New Discovery Boosts Miniaturization of Computer Chips

Nowadays, ever smaller and more powerful computer chips are in demand. RUB physicists have discovered a new physical attraction that accelerates this progress….

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New Quantum Movie Captures Single Molecules in Action

An international team of scientists now succeeded in shooting a movie which shows the build-up of a matter-wave interference pattern from single dye molecules…

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New Attraction in Quantum Plasmas Boosts Chip Innovation

Nowadays, ever smaller and more powerful computer chips are in demand. RUB physicists have discovered a new physical attraction that accelerates this progress….

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Quantum Copies: New Tricks in Photon Duplication Explained

For example, it is impossible to take a single photon and make a number of photons that are in the exact same quantum state. This may seem minor, but it's not….

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NASA's Swift Narrows Down Origin of Important Supernova Class

These explosions, which can outshine their galaxy for weeks, release large and consistent amounts of energy at visible wavelengths. These qualities make them…

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Nuclear Fusion Simulation Achieves High-Gain Energy Output

High-gain nuclear fusion could be achieved in a preheated cylindrical container immersed in strong magnetic fields, according to a series of computer…

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Sandia Z-Machine Results Challenge Astrophysical Models of the Universe

In a challenge to current astrophysical models of the universe, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories Z machine and the University of Rostock in Germany…

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Explosive Stars: How a White Dwarf Gains Mass and Detonates

All evidence points to a white dwarf that feeds off its companions star, gaining mass, growing unstable, and ultimately detonating. But does that white dwarf…

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Super-Earth’s Potential to Transfer Life Explored

“One of the big scientific questions is how did life get started and how did it spread through the universe,” said Jay Melosh, distinguished professor of earth…

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Detection of cosmic effect may bring universe's formation into sharper focus

A large research team from two major astronomy surveys reports in a paper submitted to the journal Physical Review Letters that scientists detected the…

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New technique lights up the creation of holograms

A red apple with green leaves—it seems real enough to pick up in one’s hand, but there is nothing there to actually touch. This is because the apple is a…

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Ultracold Experiments Heat Up Quantum Research

This ultracold state, called “quantum criticality,” hints at similarities between such diverse phenomena as the gravitational dynamics of black holes or the…

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New Findings Challenge Astrophysical Models of the Universe

In a challenge to current astrophysical models of the universe, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories Z machine and the University of Rostock in Germany…

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Nuclear Clock Blueprint Promises Billions of Years of Accuracy

To be published in the journal Physical Review Letters, the research provides the blueprint for a nuclear clock that would get its extreme accuracy from the…

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Exploring Quantum Gravity: New Insights from Mirror Experiments

At this scale, new phenomena could arise. However, the Planck-scale is so remote from current experimental capabilities that tests of quantum gravity are…

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UMass Physicists Discover Novel Simulation for Strongly Correlated Fermions

Combining known factors in a new way, theoretical physicists Boris Svistunov and Nikolai Prokof'ev at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with three…

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