Based on the strontium optical lattice clock platform, a research team led by Prof. Chang Hong from the National Time Service Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with Zhang Xuefeng from Chongqing University ...
Quantum Physics
Sep 29, 2021
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The future of particle acceleration has begun. Awake is a promising concept for a completely new method with which particles can be accelerated even over short distances. The basis for this is a plasma wave that accelerates ...
General Physics
Apr 30, 2021
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Advances in astronomical observations have resulted in the discovery of an extraordinary number of extrasolar planets, some of which are believed to have a rocky composition similar to Earth. Learning more about their interior ...
Planetary Sciences
Feb 12, 2021
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Army researchers discovered a way to further enhance quantum systems to provide soldiers with more reliable and secure capabilities on the battlefield.
Quantum Physics
Aug 26, 2020
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Mars had a global magnetic field much earlier—and much later—in the planet's history than scientists have previously known.
Astronomy
May 1, 2020
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A team headed by Prof. Dr. Frank Stienkemeier and Dr. Lukas Bruder from the Institute of Physics at the University of Freiburg has succeeded in observing in real-time ultrafast quantum interferences—in other words the oscillation ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 14, 2020
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Extracting nectar from flowers that may be dancing in the wind requires precise, millisecond timing between the brain and muscles.
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 17, 2019
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This New Year's countdown will be one second longer as the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) introduces the 27th leap second into UTC(NPL), the UK's timescale. The additional second will keep the timescale based on atomic ...
General Physics
Dec 23, 2016
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The formation of the vertebrae in early embryonic development requires an intricate genetic dance requiring precise timing and interaction of many different cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 5, 2016
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Timing is key for brain cells controlling a complex motor activity like the singing of a bird, finds a new study published by PLOS Biology.
Plants & Animals
Dec 9, 2014
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