PHYSICS & MATH

First Simulation of Quantum Devices in Classical Computer Hardware a Success; New Algorithm Could Setup Defining Benchmarks

PHYSICS & MATH 08.08.2021 00:17 AM

To simulate imperfect quantum systems available in our generation, a new device for classical computing has been developed.

Quantum Physics: How Quantum Crystals from NIST Could Be Used as Dark Matter Sensor

08.06.2021 12:08 PM

National Institute of Standards and Technology physicists have developed a new small crystal that can detect the weak frequencies of dark matter as it interacts with normal matter, revolutionizing our understanding of the universe.

Subatomic Particles: Tracking Matter's Alluring Trails Behind Various Particle Detectors in History

08.06.2021 04:12 AM

WIth the advancements of studies in particle physics, it is just as free to celebrate several of the revolutionary particle detectors that allowed us to see the undetectable matters.

Time Crystals: Bizarre New State of Matter Suspends Laws of Thermodynamics Indefinitely

08.05.2021 09:45 AM

The new state of matter known as time crystals upends the laws of thermodynamics in a way that was not done before. So how do time crystals break the laws of physics, and how could it help future quantum computing studies?

Superconductivity Research: Researchers Develop New Material that Enables Quantum Information-Based Technology

08.05.2021 08:35 AM

Researchers from UC Santa Barbara and Quantum Foundry have developed a new material slated to revolutionize quantum information-based technologies such as quantum computing and sensing because of its innate unique superconducting properties.

Notable Discoveries in Science 50, 100, and 150 Years Ago That Are Not Widely Known

08.02.2021 06:44 AM

Humans have used science in understanding how things behave the way they are. In this article, learn notable discoveries from 50, 100, and 150 years ago that contributed to scientific knowledge.

Fractals: The Strange State of Matter that Guide Physicists to Solve Problems, Origins of the Universe

08.02.2021 03:40 AM

Fractals are created by never-ending complex patterns that are similar in all scales. Nature holds the best example of fractals, such as trees, rivers, clouds, seashells, etc. Scientists have been using them to solve fundamental questions in physics.

Miniature Particle Accelerator Powers Free-Electron Laser, Opening Possibilities for Smaller, Cheaper FEL Setups

08.01.2021 00:55 AM

The prototype for a scaled down miniature particle accelerator successfully powered a free-electron laser, opening up avenues for new methods to analyze atoms, molecules, and condensed matter.

Google's Quantum Computer Builds First-Ever Time Crystal: Are They Now Closer to Building a Time Machine?

07.31.2021 00:21 AM

Google's quantum computing laboratory might have created the first-ever time crystal inside a quantum computer. This could be the greatest achievement of this generation in quantum mechanics.

China Begins to Build Its Small Modular Nuclear Reactor that Will Generate a Billion kWh Every Year

07.28.2021 07:30 AM

China has started building the world's first commercial onshore small nuclear reactor project, dubbed the Linglong One or ACP100. It is estimated to take almost five years to build in Hainan.

How Does Piercing Work? Scientists Uncover Mechanics Behind Puncture on Soft Solids

07.27.2021 00:20 AM

The familiarity of the feeling of a needle piercing through the skin is expected at the onset of a pandemic, especially to those vaccinated against COVID-19. But what exactly is the mechanism behind puncturing the skin or other soft solids? Scientists finally explain how this stuff works.

Nobel Prize Winner Steven Weinberg Dies at 88; Here's How He Made Scientific Contributions

07.26.2021 10:04 AM

His discoveries contributed to a better understanding of the fundamental forces at work in the cosmos, and his book "The First Three Minutes" took ordinary readers back to the beginning.

Generating Antimatter by High-Intensity Lasers Possible by Producing Plasma-Level Energy Similar to Neutron Star

07.26.2021 08:05 AM

A new simulation performed by prestigeous institutes are able to create plasma-level energy, similar to a neutron star, that could produce laboratory-made antimatter.

Sound Waves Levitate Objects From Reflective Surfaces in New Method Developed by Japanese Engineers

07.26.2021 06:06 AM

Engineers in Japan have developed a new method of levitating objects using sound waves, which could hopefully unlock the potential of picking up physical things using nothing but sound.

Nuclear Explosion: Why Atomic Bombs Make Mushroom Cloud

07.26.2021 03:20 AM

Massive mushroom clouds are a staple of nuclear explosions, but the underlying physics actually applies to all fluids.

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