Quantum dots form ordered material
A cluster of 1,000 or more atoms known as a quantum dot functions as a single big “super-atom.” These…
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Nuclear Fusion Energy Breakthrough: Ignition Confirmed in Record 1.3 Megajoule Shot
On August 8, 2021, for the first time in decades of inertial confinement fusion research, a yield of more than…
Physicists Finally Measure a Long Theorized Molecule Made From Light And Matter
Scientists have recently observed light working as a sort of weakly bound molecule, acting as the “glue” connecting atoms. According…
Magnetic quantum material broadens platform for probing next-gen information technologies
Neutron scattering was employed by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory to examine if the…
Quantum digits unlock more computational power with fewer quantum particles
Computers have been associated for a long time with binary information, or zeros and ones. A team at the…
Go with the flow: New findings about moving electricity could improve fusion devices
The improvement of tokamak designs, which are doughnut-shaped fusion facilities, may result from upgrading a mathematical model to take resistivity…
Researchers find the missing photonic link to enable an all-silicon quantum internet
At Simon Fraser University, scientists have achieved a significant advancement in the field of quantum technology. Over 150,000 silicon “T…
The Large Hadron Collider Is About to Ramp Up to Unprecedented Energy Levels
The Large Hadron Collider is poised to begin smashing protons together at unprecedented energies in its effort to uncover…
A New Quantum Technique Could Change How We Study The Universe
Astronomy is undergoing a revolution. In fact, you might argue there are a number of them. Exoplanet research has…
Physicists Have Found a Way to Simulate The Beginnings of Fast Radio Bursts
One of the greatest cosmological mysteries of our time is fast radio bursts. They’re massive but transient blasts of electromagnetic…