If biochemists had access to a quantum computer, they could perfectly simulate the properties of new molecules to develop novel drugs in ways that would take the fastest existing computers decades.
Quantum Physics
May 11, 2016
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When you think about the coldest places on Earth, the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility located at the DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory, ...
General Physics
May 3, 2016
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Australian researchers from The University of Queensland have, for the first time, used laser light to cool a special form of quantum liquid, called a superfluid.
Quantum Physics
Apr 5, 2016
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Now that Japan's Hitomi spacecraft is safely in orbit, a team of NASA scientists is now ready to begin gathering data about the high-energy universe with an advanced instrument that carries never-before-flown technologies.
Space Exploration
Feb 24, 2016
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One of the most remarkable and unexpected discoveries of the 20th century is that some materials can become "superconductors" when cooled down to very low temperatures. This means that they can conduct electricity with no ...
Superconductivity
Feb 10, 2016
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The end of Moore's Law, the prediction that transistor density would double every two years, was one of the hottest topics in electronics-related discussions in 2015. Silicon-based technologies have nearly reached the physical ...
General Physics
Feb 2, 2016
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Helium usually reminds people of colorful gas balloons. However, helium is much more than the filling for these children's treats. It also helps quantum physicists to study the most exotic and hidden properties of matter. ...
General Physics
Nov 2, 2015
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The matter that makes up distant planets and even-more-distant stars exists under extreme pressure and temperature conditions. This matter includes members of a family of seven elements called the noble gases, some of which—such ...
General Physics
Jun 15, 2015
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A collaboration of researchers in Japan report on four years of extensive research into superconductivity, including the materials that were found not to have superconducting properties, as well as those that were, and their ...
Superconductivity
May 15, 2015
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For several years, it has been known that superfluid helium housed in reservoirs located next to each other acts collectively, even when the channels connecting the reservoirs are too narrow and too long to allow for substantial ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 26, 2014
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