(Phys.org) —Mathematics is, in essence, an artificial language for precisely articulating theories about the physical world. Unlike natural language, however, translating different classes of mathematics ...

Physics - Quantum Physics

Apr 29, 2013 4.8 / 5 (45) 37 |

(Phys.org) —Albert Einstein famously described quantum entanglement as "spooky action at distance"; however, up until now experiments that examine this peculiar aspect of physics have been limited to relatively ...

Physics - Quantum Physics

Apr 09, 2013 4.7 / 5 (27) 24 |

(Phys.org) —Talk about storing data in the cloud. Scientists at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have taken this ...

Physics - Quantum Physics

Apr 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org) —The sequence of images that constitute Hollywood movies can be stored handily on solid-state media such as magnetic tape or compact diskettes. At the Joint Quantum Institute images can be stored ...

Physics - Quantum Physics

Mar 28, 2013 4.8 / 5 (4) 4 |

(Phys.org) —Up until now, the invisibility cloaks put forward by scientists have been fairly bulky contraptions – an obvious flaw for those interested in Harry Potter-style applications.

Physics - General Physics

Mar 25, 2013 4.8 / 5 (6) 6 |

(Phys.org) —Scientists have a great deal of evidence to support the fact that the universe contains much more baryonic matter than baryonic anti-matter, a phenomenon known as baryon asymmetry. Baryons, ...

Physics - General Physics

Mar 21, 2013 4.8 / 5 (27) 153 |

(Phys.org) —The precise methodology of Richard Feynman's famous double-slit thought-experiment – a cornerstone of quantum mechanics that showed how electrons behave as both a particle and a wave – has ...

Physics - General Physics

Mar 13, 2013 4.5 / 5 (26) 34 |

(Phys.org)—A proof-of-concept device that could pave the way for on-chip optical quantum networks has been created by a group of researchers from the US.

Physics - Quantum Physics

Feb 07, 2013 4.6 / 5 (10) 4 |

(Phys.org)—A group of physicists from Japan have taken to the skies to grow crystals under zero gravity.

Physics - Condensed Matter

Dec 12, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1 |

The laws that govern how intricate surface patterns, such as those found in the cauliflower, develop over time have been described, for the first time, by a group of European researchers.

Physics - General Physics

Oct 23, 2012 5 / 5 (6) 1 |

(Phys.org)—In order to meet increasing energy demands, power companies have the option of adding new power lines to the existing grid. But in a new study, researchers have found that, contrary to common ...

Physics - General Physics

Oct 23, 2012 4.5 / 5 (14) 4 |

(Phys.org)—Nano-ribbons of silicon configured so the atoms resemble chicken wire could hold the key to ultrahigh density data storage and information processing systems of the future.

Nanotechnology - Nanophysics

Oct 17, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

(Phys.org)—A paper published last year by the Centre of Engineered Quantum Systems (EQuS) researchers has been selected for the New Journal of Physics (NJP): Highlights of 2011.

Physics - Quantum Physics

Oct 11, 2012 4 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org)—Finding the similarities between volleyball and snooker may seem quite tricky. However, a group of physicists have found that the spread of scores, otherwise known as distribution, across their ...

Physics - General Physics

Sep 20, 2012 3 / 5 (3) 2 |

(Phys.org)—Using a microscopic optical sensor that can be batch-fabricated on a silicon chip at low cost, researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology have measured the mechanical ...

Physics - Optics & Photonics

Sep 20, 2012 5 / 5 (9) 0 |