Chance finds of prehistoric stone tools and fragments of pottery, picked up from a rabbit hole by the …
Troy Oakes
Troy Oakes
Troy was born and raised in Australia and has always wanted to know why and how things work, which led him to his love for science. He is a professional photographer and enjoys taking pictures of Australia's beautiful landscapes. He is also a professional storm chaser where he currently lives in Hervey Bay, Australia.
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FeaturedEnvironment
Exploring the Evolution of Earth’s Habitability Regulated by the Oxygen Cycle
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA recent review provides a systematic overview of the latest advances in the oxygen cycle at different spatial …
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FeaturedTechnology
Qubits Composed of Holes Could Be the Trick to Build Faster, Larger Quantum Computers
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA new study indicates that qubits composed of holes may be the solution to the operational speed/coherence trade-off, …
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FeaturedSpace
From Stardust to Pale Blue Dot: Interstellar Journey of Carbon to Earth
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWe are made of stardust, the saying goes, and a pair of studies from University of Michigan research …
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TechnologyFeatured
Canadian-Built Laser Chills Antimatter to Near Absolute Zero for the First Time
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesToday, the CERN-based ALPHA (Anti-hydrogen Laser Physics Apparatus) collaboration announced the world’s first laser-based manipulation of antimatter, leveraging a made-in-Canada laser system …
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Technology
A New State of Light: Physicists Observe New Phase in Bose-Einstein Condensate of Light Particles
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA single “super photon” made up of many thousands of individual light particles — about 10 years ago, …
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FeaturedSpace
Hubble Shows Torrential Outflows from Infant Stars May Not Stop Them from Growing
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThough our galaxy is an immense city of at least 200 billion stars, the details of how infant …
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In 1958, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake triggered a rockslide into Southeast Alaska’s Lituya Bay, creating a tsunami that …
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FeaturedTechnology
Magnetism Meets Topology on a Superconductor’s Surface
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesElectrons in a solid occupy distinct energy bands separated by gaps. Energy band gaps are an electronic “no …
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A study by NUST MISIS, the Russian Quantum Center, and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, published in npj Quantum Information, may …