Photonic quantum computers: A brighter future than ever
(Phys.org) —Harnessing the unique features of the quantum world promises a dramatic speed-up in information processing as compared to the fastest ...
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Gravity's lingua franca: Unifying general relativity and quantum theory through spectra; geometry
(Phys.org) —Mathematics is, in essence, an artificial language for precisely articulating theories about the physical world.
Gearing up to search for gravity waves
A simulation of merging black holes. NASA/JPL-Caltech/ O. Krause (Steward Observatory) In the Newtonian view of the world, binary star systems should ...
Study of bizarre star system confirms Einstein's theory of relativity
TORONTO, April 25 (UPI) -- Canadian astronomers say study of a bizarre binary star system show Einstein's theory of relativity holds true even in the ...
Study finds semiclassical gravity counterintuitive, but on the horizon of testability
(Phys.org) —One of the more controversial theories of quantum gravity, which attempts to unify quantum mechanics and general relativity, is ...
New temporal filtering technique improves solid-state single photon sources
(Phys.org) —An international collaboration led by researchers from the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) has demonstrated a ...
Bizarre State of Matter Found at Core of a Neutron Star (Weekend Feature)
In 2011, evidence for a bizarre state of matter, known as a superfluid, was identified in the dense core of a neutron star, based on over a decade ...
Palm Springs Poolside Reading
The last 10 days around the Palm Springs condo pool have been extraordinarily peaceful, and the temperature has been in the warm, comfortable 80s ...
Hearing the unheard in Beethoven
Quirky, lyric, comic – critics have called Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E flat, Opus 31, No. 3, many things, but assistant professor of music Roger ...
Indian heads project to prove Einstein’s prediction
Albert Einstein’s 100-year-old theory of relativity may finally be proved in the next five years.