New technology lets quantum bits hold information for 10,000 times longer than previous record
Quantum bits, or qubits, can hold quantum information much longer now thanks to efforts by an international research team. The researchers have increased the...
Quantum leap for speed limit bounds
Nature's speed limits aren't posted on road signs, but Rice University physicists have discovered a new way to deduce them that is better—infinitely better,...
A step toward a better understanding of molecular dynamics
EPFL researchers, working at the boundary between classical and quantum physics, have developed a method for quickly spotting molecules with particularly interesting electron properties.
Laser...
Ocean carbon uptake widely underestimated
The world's oceans soak up more carbon than most scientific models suggest, according to new research.
Previous estimates of the movement of carbon (known as...
Looking skin deep at the growth of neutron stars
In atomic nuclei, protons and neutrons share energy and momentum in tight quarters. But exactly how they share the energy that keeps them bound...
Origin of a complex life form revealed
Researchers from McGill University have revealed the steps by which two very distinct organisms—bacteria and carpenter ants—have come to depend on one another for...
Asphalt adds to air pollution, especially on hot, sunny days
Asphalt is a near-ubiquitous substance—it's found in roads, on roofs and in driveways—but its chemical emissions rarely figure into urban air quality management plans.
A...
Researcher proposes universal mechanism for ejection of matter by black holes
Black holes can expel a thousand times more matter than they capture. The mechanism that governs both ejection and capture is the accretion disk,...
Breakthrough narrows intelligent life search in Milky Way
An analytical breakthrough that could significantly improve our chances of finding extra-terrestrial life in our galaxy has been discovered by a team at The...
Massive release of methane gas from the seafloor discovered for the first time in...
Gas hydrate is an ice-like substance formed by water and methane at depths of several hundred meters at the bottom of our oceans at...
Why different measurements of material properties sometimes give different results
It is very hard to take a photo of a hummingbird flapping its wings 50 times per second. The exposure time has to be...
