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Gravitational Waves Could Indicate Transition to Strange Quark Matter

Gravitational waves could reveal whether the quark soup that existed in the early Universe is created in neutron-star mergers

Simple Algorithm Brings Complex Power to Quantum Computers

A novel protocol for quantum computers could reproduce the complex dynamics of quantum materials

Computational ‘Short Cuts’ Offer Fast Answers to Complex Supply Chain Problems

Supply chain networks can be incredibly complex, with multiple manufacturing and distribution points – and the location of each node in those networks has a significant effect on everything from profitability to product cost to environmental impact.

DMI Allows Magnon-Magnon Coupling in Hybrid Perovskites

An international group of researchers has created a mixed magnon state in an organic hybrid perovskite material by utilizing the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya-Interaction (DMI).

Levies on Renewable Energy Profits Could Serve as a Barrier to Achieving Net Zero Targets in The UK

Placing levies on the profits made in the renewable energy industry could hinder the UK’s ability to meet its 2050 net zero carbon reduction targets, an expert has said.

In Two Places at Once

Anyone with a high-school diploma knows about Newton's law of universal gravitation: it's that the gravitation force behaves like 1 over the distance squared as you separate from a gravitating mass.

Quantum Entanglement Could Make Accelerometers and Dark Matter Sensors More Accurate

And yes, they are looking to miniaturize it for smartphone dead reckoning

New Kind of Transistor Could Shrink Communications Devices on Smartphones

Integrating a new ferroelectric semiconductor, it paves the way for single amplifiers that can do the work of multiple conventional amplifiers, among other possibilities

Connecting Distant Silicon Qubits for Scaling Up Quantum Computers

The linking of two distant qubits will help to develop larger, more complex quantum computers based on silicon quantum dots

Stuffing Sodium Nuclei with Neutrons

Nuclear physicists have made the most neutron-rich form of sodium yet, which will help reveal more about the complex world of nuclei.

Extreme Experiments Cast New Light on Earth’s Core

Scientists have more accurately constrained the composition of the Earth’s core by performing sound-velocity measurements at double the pressure of previous ones

Space Telescope Probes Chemistry Around a Newborn Star

The origins of organic molecules that may create suitable ingredients for the birth of life are beginning to be revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope

Neutron-Rich Nuclei Reveal How Heavy Elements Form

Measurements on neutron-rich nuclei help to refine models of how heavy elements came into existence

Neural Networks Could Help Predict Destructive Earthquakes

Machine-learning method could offer a more reliable way to predict deformations in the Earth’s crust

MIT, Caltech scientists develop benchmark protocol for determining accuracy of quantum analog

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Caltech have developed a benchmarking protocol that can be used to determine the accuracy of quantum analog simulators by analyzing their random fluctuations, according to a news release.

Breakthrough Paves Way for Photonic Sensing at the Ultimate Quantum Limit

A Bristol-led team of physicists has found a way to operate mass manufacturable photonic sensors at the quantum limit.

Technique Allows Researchers to Align Gold Nanorods with Magnetic Fields

An international team of researchers has demonstrated a technique that allows them to align gold nanorods using magnetic fields, while preserving the underlying optical properties of the gold nanorods.

Emulating Impossible ‘Unipolar’ Laser Pulses Paves The Way For Processing Quantum Information

Quantum materials emit light as though it were only a positive pulse, rather than a positive-negative oscillation.

Hyperfast White Dwarf Stars Provide Clues For Understanding Supernovae

Scientists from the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research have used computer modeling to show how a hypothesized type of supernova would evolve on the scale of thousands of years, giving researchers a way to look for examples of supernovae of this model, known as “D6.”

MIT team discovers new property in 'magic-angle' graphene

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered, what they call, an exciting new property in "magic-angle" graphene, according to an MIT News article published Jan. 30.