In the race for building a scalable quantum computer, devices using photons as carrier of quantum information are in the front run. The reason is the easiness… Read more “Geometry of Spacetime as a Quantum Information Processing Device”
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A Sad Day For The Scientific Community – Stephen Hawking Passes Away
Science’s brightest star has passed away aged 76. A physicist and best-selling author, Dr. Hawking did not allow his physical limitations to hinder his quest to answer “the… Read more “A Sad Day For The Scientific Community – Stephen Hawking Passes Away”
Killer Megalodon Shark Infographic
How big was the beast of old? Our infographic will help. Megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon), meaning “big tooth,” is an extinct species of shark that lived approximately 2.3 to… Read more “Killer Megalodon Shark Infographic”
Science in America – Neil deGrasse Tyson – March For Science – 22nd April
We offer this 4min video on “Science in America”, containing what may be the most important words Neil deGrasse Tyson has ever spoken. Get involved in March… Read more “Science in America – Neil deGrasse Tyson – March For Science – 22nd April”
Some Of The Most Bizarre Books Ever Written
If literary history teaches us one thing, it’s that people were just as confused and immature in the Middle Ages as they are now. From unsolvable codes… Read more “Some Of The Most Bizarre Books Ever Written”
Lunar lander images available for the first time
Chinese space agency has made its high-resolution images of the moon available to the public for the first time The Chang’e 3 lander and Yutu ‘Jade… Read more “Lunar lander images available for the first time”
Strange radio waves from distant alien planet?
The “fast radio bursts” included one “double signal” never heard before and have left astronomers buzzing with excitement over the possibility of it being a message… Read more “Strange radio waves from distant alien planet?”
Competition Showcases Beauty of the Cosmos
The winning images from the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition were announced last week, and the list is an awe-inspiring collection of… Read more “Competition Showcases Beauty of the Cosmos”
Feature: Black Hole Active Galaxies and Quasars
Active Galaxy Overview An active galaxy is a galaxy that has a very small core of extremely high powered emissions emanating from the center of the… Read more “Feature: Black Hole Active Galaxies and Quasars”
How New Genes Arise from Scratch
Genes, like people, have families — lineages that stretch back through time, all the way to a founding member. That ancestor multiplied and spread, morphing a bit… Read more “How New Genes Arise from Scratch”
A quantum world arising from many ordinary ones
The bizarre behaviour of the quantum world — with objects existing in two places simultaneously and light behaving as either waves or particles — could result from… Read more “A quantum world arising from many ordinary ones”
The wonderful world of wonder materials
In July, scientists at the University of Darmstadt in Germany succeeded in stopping light completely inside a crystal. Some rays of light (in this case from a… Read more “The wonderful world of wonder materials”
