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Behaviors of the Tiniest Water Droplets Revealed
August 15, 2012 — A new study has uncovered fundamental details about the hexamer structures that make up the tiniest droplets of water, the key component of life -- and one that scientists still don't fully ... > full story -
Structure of Superheavy Elements in 'Island of Stability': Nucleus 256Rf Can Now Be Studied in Depth
August 15, 2012 — One of the most sought-after goals in nuclear physics is an understanding of the structure of superheavy elements in the so-called "island of stability". These nuclei contain a large number of ... > full story -
Speedy Ions Could Add Zip to Quantum Computers
August 13, 2012 — Take that, sports cars! Physicists can accelerate their beryllium ions from zero to 100 miles per hour and stop them in just a few microseconds. The researchers think their zippy ions may be useful ... > full story -
Quantum Cryptography Theory Has a Demonstrated Security Defect
August 10, 2012 — Researchers have just demonstrated the incompleteness and limit of the security theory in quantum key distribution. The present theory cannot guarantee unconditional ... > full story -
Higgs Transition of North and South Poles of Electrons in a Magnet
August 7, 2012 — Minimal evidence of a Higgs transition;1 of north and south poles of electron spins was observed in a magnet Yb2Ti2O7 at the absolute temperature;2 0.21 K. A fractionalization of these monopoles from ... > full story -
Quantum Physics: New Insights Into the Remote Control of Quantum Systems
August 6, 2012 — Physicists shine new light on the question of the resources required for achieving quantum information processing. The scientists demonstrate that less demanding resources, which are easier to ... > full story -
Information Advantage Gained from Surprising Quantum Source
August 6, 2012 — New research lends hope that a phenomenon called quantum discord could be harnessed to bring quantum technologies within easier reach than ... > full story -
Major Step Taken Towards 'Unbreakable' Message Exchange
August 3, 2012 — Single particles of light, also known as photons, have been produced and implemented into a quantum key distribution (QKD) link, paving the way for unbreakable communication ... > full story -
Electromagnetic 'Swamps' Don't Always Bog Electrons Down
August 1, 2012 — Scientists have designed a simple system to study how electrons travel through energy barriers instead of over ... > full story -
Theoretical Physicists Probe the Majorana Mystery
August 1, 2012 — Physicists close in on a subatomic particle that could enable the next generation of supercomputers and illuminate the inscrutability of cosmic dark ... > full story
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