A new study indicates that qubits composed of holes may be the solution to the operational speed/coherence trade-off, …
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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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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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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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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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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 …
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For 50 years, the research world has been searching for the so-called Odderon particle — completely without results. But …
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New Study Proves That Lake Mien Was Created by a Meteorite Impact
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesVolcano or meteorite? During the last 100 years, two different theories have been put forward to explain the origin …