Switching qubits with a terahertz source?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rotational transitions induced in molecules on a chip could have important applications in quantum computing.
General Physics
Mar 2, 2011
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Astronomers simulate real-time telescope as big as the world to study peculiar active galaxy
Using a perfectly orchestrated world-wide network of radio telescopes, astronomers have produced a high-resolution map of an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN) belonging to an unknown class of gamma-ray sources. The unusual source ...
Astronomy
Mar 2, 2011
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Office of Naval Research serves up revamped software for Navy chefs
The next time a Navy chef sautes shrimp scampi, he may be managing the meal using food-preparation software developed by the Office of Naval Research.
Software
Mar 2, 2011
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Cell phone photo class is not just for taking pics
(AP) -- A new cell phone photography class at a suburban Philadelphia university focuses on both the quality of the images and the ethical responsibilities that come with taking and publishing them.
Other
Mar 2, 2011
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SiGNa Chemistry Inc creates a water-rechargeable battery
When you think about charging a battery you probably picture an outlet, not a bottle of water. One company is out to change all of that. A company called SiGNa Chemistry Inc has created a hydrogen-producing cartridge that ...
Language barrier: To take advantage of multicore chips, programmers will need fundamentally new software
For decades, computer scientists tried to develop software that could automatically turn a conventional computer program -- a long sequence of instructions intended to be executed in order -- into a parallel program -- multiple ...
Computer Sciences
Mar 2, 2011
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The warped ways of cosmic light
Albert Einstein predicted them, modern giant telescopes detected them – and Klaus Dolag simulates them on a computer: gravitational lenses. The academic staff member at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Garching ...
Astronomy
Mar 2, 2011
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New experiment would use quantum effects to perform otherwise intractable calculations
(PhysOrg.com) -- Quantum computers are computers that exploit the weird properties of matter at extremely small scales. Many experts believe that a full-blown quantum computer could perform calculations that would be hopelessly ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 2, 2011
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Jaguar-like species of catfish discovered in the Amazon
A series of expeditions to explore the unknown biodiversity of the forests of the northern margin of the Amazon River in Brazil yielded a new species of catfish, researchers from Brazil announced today. Published in the journal ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2011
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Time to test pulse seed for Ascochyta
Researchers at Montana State University are seeing an increase in the number of samples of pulse crops containing actionable amounts of Ascochyta in 2011 as compared to 2010. This is probably due to delayed harvesting this ...
Other
Mar 2, 2011
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