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UChicago physicists first to see behavior of quantum materials in curved space
Jun 16, 2016 (SPX)
Light and matter are typically viewed as distinct entities that follow their own, unique rules. Matter has mass and typically exhibits interactions with other m...
Scientists observe supermassive black hole feeding on cold gas
Jun 14, 2016 (SPX)
At the center of a galaxy cluster, 1 billion light years from Earth, a voracious, supermassive black hole is preparing for a chilly feast. For the first time, a...
Black hole fed by cold intergalactic deluge
Jun 14, 2016 (SPX)
The new ALMA observation is the first direct evidence that cold dense clouds can coalesce out of hot intergalactic gas and plunge into the heart of a galaxy to ...
This black hole has an appetite for cold, cosmic rain
Jun 10, 2016 (SPX)
An intergalactic gas cloud is sometimes a dish best served cold. In a new study to be published in the journal Nature, a Yale-led team of astronomers found a su...
NIST's super quantum simulator 'entangles' hundreds of ions
Jun 10, 2016 (SPX)
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have "entangled" or linked together the properties of up to 219 beryllium ions (charged ...
Why the Deep Space Atomic Clock is key for future space exploration
Jun 10, 2016 (The Conversation)
We all intuitively understand the basics of time. Every day we count its passage and use it to schedule our lives. We also use time to navigate our way to the d...
Black hole deluged by cold intergalactic 'rain'
Jun 10, 2016 (SPX)
An international team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has witnessed a never-before-seen cosmic weather event - a cl...
At the LHC, charmed twins will soon be more common than singles
Jun 10, 2016 (SPX)
In the range of energies penetrated by the LHC accelerator, a new mechanism of the creation of particles is becoming more prominent, say scientists from the Ins...
Algorithm could construct first images of black holes
Jun 09, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and Harvard University have developed a new algorithm that could help astronomers...
Black Holes Might Not be Dead-ends After All
Jun 09, 2016 (SPX)
A physical body might be able to cross a wormhole, in spite of the extreme tidal forces, suggests a new study by Rubiera-Garcia, of Instituto de Astrofisica e C...
Revisiting trajectories at the quantum scale
Jun 08, 2016 (SPX)
There is a gap in the theory explaining what is happening at the macroscopic scale, in the realm of our everyday lives, and at the quantum level, at microscopic...
Spinning electrons yield positrons for research
Jun 06, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers use accelerators to coax the electron into performing a wide range of tricks to enable medical tests and treatments, improve product manufacturing, ...
Probing the geometry of energy bands
Jun 06, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich and the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics (MPQ) have devised a new interferometer to probe t...
NASA's Hubble finds universe is expanding faster than expected
Jun 06, 2016 (SPX)
Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have discovered that the universe is expanding 5 percent to 9 percent faster than expected. "This surprising fin...
Scientists experimentally confirm electron model in complex molecules
Jun 03, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers from the Institute of Molecular Science and Technologies (ISTM-CNR, Italy), Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), and the University of...
Could optical clocks redefine the length of a second
May 30, 2016 (SPX)
GPS-based navigation, communication systems, electrical power grids and financial networks all rely on the precise time kept by a network of around 500 atomic c...
Supermassive black hole wind can stop new stars from forming
May 30, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists have uncovered a new class of galaxies with supermassive black hole winds that are energetic enough to suppress future star formation. Devoid of fres...
Doubling down on Schrodinger's cat
May 30, 2016 (SPX)
Yale physicists have given Schrodinger's famous cat a second box to play in, and the result may help further the quest for reliable quantum computing. Schroding...
40-year math mystery and 4 generations of figuring
May 30, 2016 (SPX)
This may sound like a familiar kind of riddle: How many brilliant mathematicians does it take to come up with and prove the Kelmans-Seymour Conjecture? But the ...
A look beyond the horizon of events
May 27, 2016 (SPX)
In principle, nothing that enters a black hole can leave the black hole. This has considerably complicated the study of these mysterious bodies on which generat...
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