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Jun 4, 2024
Physicists coax molecules into exotic quantum state — ending decades-long quest
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: materials, quantum physics
The results are “fantastic”, says Yan. They will “really inspire and stimulate the rest of the cold-molecules community”
Exotic phases
Molecular Bose–Einstein condensates could be used in myriad ways. One possibility, says Valtolina, is to create exotic supersolid phases, in which a rigid material flows without resistance. So far this has been achieved only in atomic gases with magnetic interactions — it could now be done in polar molecules, whose interactions are “way stronger”, he says.
Jun 4, 2024
How to create a future-ready city by making it accessible
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: futurism, sustainability
Cities across the world should invest holistically to meet today’s changing mobility needs and create urban landscapes more accessible and sustainable.
Jun 3, 2024
Scientists bring crystal clarity to diamond’s quantum signals
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: quantum physics
They say that one can miss the forest for the trees. But it’s often worth taking a closer look at the trees to make sense of the dense, brambly whole. That’s what a Stanford University group did to tackle a thorny quantum-information problem in diamond.
Jun 3, 2024
Reinterpreting the Higgs mechanism: Decay and fission of ‘magnetic quivers’ could clarify quantum structures
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: mathematics, quantum physics
A simple concept of decay and fission of “magnetic quivers” helps to clarify complex quantum physics and mathematical structures.
Jun 3, 2024
Sorting complex light beams: New metasurface design advances optical physics
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: physics
In the dynamic realm of optical physics, researchers are continually pushing the boundaries of how light can be manipulated and harnessed for practical applications.
Jun 3, 2024
Superconducting circuit for qubit control within large-scale quantum computer systems successfully demonstrated
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: computing, quantum physics
In support of the development of large-scale superconducting quantum computers, researchers with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), one of the largest public research organizations in Japan, in collaboration with Yokohama National University, Tohoku University, and NEC Corporation, proposed and successfully demonstrated a superconducting circuit that can control many qubits at low temperature.
Jun 3, 2024
China’s Chang’e-6 space probe makes historic landing on far side of the moon
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in category: space
China’s space exploration program is going from strength to strength — and Beijing plans to have astronauts on the moon by 2030.
Jun 3, 2024
Ray Kurzweil: AI Is Not Going to Kill You, But Ignoring It Might
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: Ray Kurzweil, robotics/AI, singularity
We talk to the famed futurist about his new book, ‘The Singularity is Nearer,’ and why he’s doubling down on his prediction that humans will merge with machines by 2045.
Jun 3, 2024
Black Holes Are Even Weirder Than You Imagined
Posted by Dan Breeden in categories: cosmology, physics
It’s now thought that they could illuminate fundamental questions in physics, settle questions about Einstein’s theories, and even help explain the universe.