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CERN's BASE-STEP Successfully Transports Protons, Paving Way for Antimatter Transport
CERN scientists have successfully tested a new method for transporting particles like protons, using the BASE-STEP system. This breakthrough opens the door to transporting antimatter safely across long distances, facilitating more precise experiments at laboratories such as Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf. The system, which uses vacuum cha...
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Scientists Achieve Time-Reversal Symmetry With Kagome Superconductor
A team at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) has achieved a breakthrough with the Kagome superconductor RbV3Sb5, demonstrating time-reversal symmetry (TRS) breaking at 175 Kelvin. This discovery at higher temperatures than typically possible could pave the way for more energy-efficient and practical quantum systems, crucial for quantum computing and...
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China Builds World's Most Powerful Resistive Magnet at SHMFF
China’s Steady High Magnetic Field Facility (SHMFF) has achieved a new milestone by developing the world’s most powerful resistive magnet, generating a magnetic field of 42.02 tesla. This surpasses the previous record of 41.4 tesla held by the US National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. The magnet is crucial for research in advanced materials l...
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Superconductors at Room-Temperature Possible If Electron Pairing Can Be Decoded, Claims Study
Physicists have recently observed an unexpected phenomenon in a superconducting material, potentially pushing the boundaries of what's possible in this field. The discovery centres on a material typically known as an electrical insulator. In this insulator, researchers found that electrons could pair up at temperatures as high as minus 123 degrees ...
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'Sudden Death' Of Quantum Fluctuations Sparks Superconductor Mystery
Physicists from Princeton have identified a sudden shift in quantum behavior during experiments with a three-atom-thin insulator, demonstrating its ability to transition effortlessly into a superconductor.
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China's Geologists Unearth Valuable Niobium Ore In Inner Mongolia
Scientists say that the newly discovered ore containing the rare metal niobium could revolutionize battery innovation.
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Scientists Find A New Material That Could Change The Entire World: Study
The novel substance is detailed in a research paper, Evidence of near-ambient superconductivity in a N-doped lutetium hydride, which is published in the scientific journal Nature.
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China Successfully Tests 'Artificial Sun' to Harness Clean Energy by 2040, 5 Times More Powerful Than Real Sun
China is experimenting with an “artificial sun,” dubbed Experiential Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), to make way for clean energy in the future. The device setup is a fusion reactor which ran successfully for almost 20 minutes at a stunning 70 million degrees Celsius in a recent test. The machine strives to utilise the power of nuclear...
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MIT Researchers Build Powerful Superconducting Magnet That Can Lead to Clean Fusion Energy
A group of physicists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently achieved a feat that could pave the way for practical carbon-free power. The achievement was three years in the making . It is a result of intensive research and design work, project leaders say.
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Indian-Origin Scientist In Team That Discovered New Exotic State Of Matter
Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have found an exotic state of matter where the constituent particles pair up when limited to two dimensions.
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Potential New State Of Matter Discovered
Scientists have discovered a potential new state of matter that may help explain phenomena like superconductivity.
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'Man-Made' Sun Produces Longest Pulse At 50 Million Degrees
In a breakthrough, a 'man-made' sun experiment in China has successfully produced long pulse plasma discharge at a temperature of more than 50 million degrees - the longest discharge at such a high temperature.
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Google Says Its D-Wave 2X Quantum Computer Really Works
The computer is installed at Nasa's Ames Research Centre and operates on data using a superconducting chip called a quantum annealer.
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US Intelligence Agency Aims to Develop Superconducting Computer
The Cryogenic Computer Complexity (C3) program could lead to a new generation of superconducting supercomputers for exascale-level computing.
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Google Starts Quantum Computing Research Project
Google Inc said a research team led by physicist John Martinis from the University of California Santa Barbara will join the company to start a project to build new quantum information processors based on superconducting electronics.
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CERN's BASE-STEP Successfully Transports Protons, Paving Way for Antimatter Transport
CERN scientists have successfully tested a new method for transporting particles like protons, using the BASE-STEP system. This breakthrough opens the door to transporting antimatter safely across long distances, facilitating more precise experiments at laboratories such as Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf. The system, which uses vacuum cha...
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Scientists Achieve Time-Reversal Symmetry With Kagome Superconductor
A team at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) has achieved a breakthrough with the Kagome superconductor RbV3Sb5, demonstrating time-reversal symmetry (TRS) breaking at 175 Kelvin. This discovery at higher temperatures than typically possible could pave the way for more energy-efficient and practical quantum systems, crucial for quantum computing and...
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China Builds World's Most Powerful Resistive Magnet at SHMFF
China’s Steady High Magnetic Field Facility (SHMFF) has achieved a new milestone by developing the world’s most powerful resistive magnet, generating a magnetic field of 42.02 tesla. This surpasses the previous record of 41.4 tesla held by the US National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. The magnet is crucial for research in advanced materials l...
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Superconductors at Room-Temperature Possible If Electron Pairing Can Be Decoded, Claims Study
Physicists have recently observed an unexpected phenomenon in a superconducting material, potentially pushing the boundaries of what's possible in this field. The discovery centres on a material typically known as an electrical insulator. In this insulator, researchers found that electrons could pair up at temperatures as high as minus 123 degrees ...
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'Sudden Death' Of Quantum Fluctuations Sparks Superconductor Mystery
Physicists from Princeton have identified a sudden shift in quantum behavior during experiments with a three-atom-thin insulator, demonstrating its ability to transition effortlessly into a superconductor.
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China's Geologists Unearth Valuable Niobium Ore In Inner Mongolia
Scientists say that the newly discovered ore containing the rare metal niobium could revolutionize battery innovation.
-
Scientists Find A New Material That Could Change The Entire World: Study
The novel substance is detailed in a research paper, Evidence of near-ambient superconductivity in a N-doped lutetium hydride, which is published in the scientific journal Nature.
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China Successfully Tests 'Artificial Sun' to Harness Clean Energy by 2040, 5 Times More Powerful Than Real Sun
China is experimenting with an “artificial sun,” dubbed Experiential Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), to make way for clean energy in the future. The device setup is a fusion reactor which ran successfully for almost 20 minutes at a stunning 70 million degrees Celsius in a recent test. The machine strives to utilise the power of nuclear...
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MIT Researchers Build Powerful Superconducting Magnet That Can Lead to Clean Fusion Energy
A group of physicists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently achieved a feat that could pave the way for practical carbon-free power. The achievement was three years in the making . It is a result of intensive research and design work, project leaders say.
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Indian-Origin Scientist In Team That Discovered New Exotic State Of Matter
Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have found an exotic state of matter where the constituent particles pair up when limited to two dimensions.
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Potential New State Of Matter Discovered
Scientists have discovered a potential new state of matter that may help explain phenomena like superconductivity.
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'Man-Made' Sun Produces Longest Pulse At 50 Million Degrees
In a breakthrough, a 'man-made' sun experiment in China has successfully produced long pulse plasma discharge at a temperature of more than 50 million degrees - the longest discharge at such a high temperature.
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Google Says Its D-Wave 2X Quantum Computer Really Works
The computer is installed at Nasa's Ames Research Centre and operates on data using a superconducting chip called a quantum annealer.
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US Intelligence Agency Aims to Develop Superconducting Computer
The Cryogenic Computer Complexity (C3) program could lead to a new generation of superconducting supercomputers for exascale-level computing.
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Google Starts Quantum Computing Research Project
Google Inc said a research team led by physicist John Martinis from the University of California Santa Barbara will join the company to start a project to build new quantum information processors based on superconducting electronics.
