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Quantum information theory is the field behind quantum computing, but experts in this field are also applying their way of thinking to some big questions in quantum physics.

Quantum information theorists are shedding light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics

Quantum computing has the potential to provide insights into profound questions about the universe, such as how space-time emerges from fundamental quantum processes. This capability is particularly valuable because many of these processes are currently beyond our reach with classical computational methods. The concept of emergent space-time suggests that our...

Quantum Physicist John Preskill Explores Information as Fundamental Reality

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According to one team, creating the black hole is the easy bit.

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Another nail may seal the coffin of the muon as a venue for new physics. A team of physicists taking highly precise calculations of the muon’s properties in simulations found the particle’s properties more in line with the Standard Model than previously believed. The team is called the...

The Muon Fails to Upend Physics as We Know It

Fractals might solve energy waste in information processing. Topological insulators, capable of transmitting electricity without loss, may function in fractional dimensions such as 1.58. This breakthrough, combined with room-temperature operability, paves the way for advancements in quantum computing and energy efficiency through fractal structures. What if we could find a...

Quantum Breakthrough: 1.58 Dimensions Unlock Zero-Loss Energy Efficiency

Nico Dosenbach, an associate professor of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, got to find out firsthand what happens to the brain when it's on psychedelics. For science, of course. He got a high dose of psilocybin from his colleagues — what else are friends for?...

Scientist Takes High Dose of Psilocybin, Clambers Into MRI Machine to Scan His Own Brain

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Bryshere Gray's name has been added to a growing list. Some Virginians have been keeping up with the ever-increasing tales of celebrities and their alleged connections to the saga of Sean Diddy Combs. There are now rumors that Empire actor Bryshere Gray is suing Diddy and Will Smith.

Empire actor Bryshere Gray is allegedly suing Will Smith and Sean Combs

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The move has stumped the scientific community as there's no obvious reason for it.

Multiple governments around the world have secretly agreed to restrict the export of quantum computers

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Scientists from the Texas Advanced Computing Center are gaining a deeper — on the atomic level — understanding about why perovskites are such a good material for converting sunlight into electricity. The breakthrough was discovered using a supercomputer that found "vortex structures in quasiparticles of electrons and atoms,...

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An international team of astronomers employing NASA’s Webb Space Telescope captured an exoplanet 12 light years away, and in a location that may be familiar to fans of science fiction. The alien planet orbits the K-type star Epsilon Indi A, which is around the same age as Earth’s Sun, but is slightly cooler.

NASA's Image Of An Alien Planet 12 Light Years Away Gives Astronomers Chills

The United Nations has proclaimed 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. The goal is to recognize "the importance of quantum science and the need for wider awareness of its past and future impact." But why quantum? Why now?. Quantum science is both complex and weird. It's...

A huge race is on to develop quantum technologies; the time to discuss risks is now

JILA researchers have created the most precise atomic clock yet, using visible light for time measurement. This breakthrough could redefine timekeeping standards and unlock new insights in physics, aiding both space exploration and quantum computing. In humanity’s relentless quest for perfection, scientists have created an atomic clock that surpasses all...

Redefining Time and Space: Scientists Have Developed the World’s Most Accurate Atomic Clock

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(1) Ahmed Farag Ali, Essex County College and Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Benha University. We found that the GUP implied by Snyder's algebra vanishes at a specific energy scale. We define this energy scale as the scale of space-time quanta at which wavefunction collapses to form a mass. The mass of space-time quanta forms a mass gap of space-time. The covariance principle requires the space-time quanta to be a 4-dimensional object and to represent the elementary particles. Based on the geometric and symmetric analysis, we propose that the space-time quanta be represented by the 24-cell. First, it is highly-symmetric convex regular 4-polytope and self-dual. Second, The symmetry group of 24-cell is the Weyl/Coxeter group of Fs group that generates the gauge group of the standard model by the intersection of its two stabilizer groups. In addition, the 24-cell has a beautiful geometric property in which its vertices can be grouped into 3 different sets of eight vertices, each defining 16-cell with the rest defining the dual tesseract with 16 vertices. Therefore, we represent 8 vertices of 16-cell with the 8 gluons that may give a geometric interpretation of the color confinement. We represent 16 vertices of tesseract with the 12 fermions and 4 gauge bosons which may explain the flatness of the observable universe. The Higgs particle is represented as the tesseract which explains why Higgs only couple with 12 fermions and 4 gauge bosons and does not couple with 8 gluons. Vanishing uncertainty implies the creation of a mass of space-time quanta, so the length of 24-cell is identified by the electroweak length scale 10-18 m of mass creation and which is consistent with experimental measurements of the smallest measured value of charge radius of scattering for neutrinos, Higgs, Z-boson, and W boson. We think that a 24-cell symmetry group which is a solvable group of order "1152" could be useful in quantum computing. We hope to report on this application in the future.

The Role of the 24-Cell in Space-Time Quanta and Quantum Computing

A newly discovered cloud of magnetized plasma, called the Flying Fox, located in the Hydra galaxy cluster, challenges existing astronomical classifications due to its unique shape and lack of a central host galaxy. High sensitivity radio observations have discovered a cloud of magnetized plasma in the Hydra galaxy cluster. The...

Defying All Conventional Explanations: Astronomers Discover Inexplicable Flying Fox in Hydra Galaxy Cluster

Remember the game of “Memory” you played as a kid, where you had to match pairs of cards stacked face down? Well, humans aren’t the only ones who can play this game – bacteria can also remember, or so suggests a recent study led by Dr. Ilana Kolodkin-Gal from the Scojen Institute for Synthetic Biology at Reichman University.

Bacteria have a memory of interactions with their hosts

One of the things that the James Webb Space Telescope was designed to do was look at some of the earliest objects in the Universe. And it has already succeeded spectacularly, imaging galaxies as they existed just 250 million years after the Big Bang. But these galaxies were small, compact, and similar in scope to what we'd consider a dwarf galaxy today, which made it difficult to determine what was producing their light: stars or an actively feeding supermassive black hole at their core.

Webb confirms: Big, bright galaxies formed shortly after the Big Bang

NASA has been using X-rays to crack the invisible secrets of the universe for decades. The Einstein Observatory pioneered X-ray astronomy in the late '70s, but the crown jewel of this science field is the Chandra X-ray Observatory, which has been in space for the last 25 years. Here are...

NASA Reveals 25 Breathtaking Space Images We've Never Seen Before

A (mostly) clear look at an awfully murky field. The analyzing of atoms began in the early 1900s, but classical physics couldn’t explain some of the observed data. Stumped and consternated, theoretical physicists including Niels Bohr, Max Born, Werner Heisenberg, and Erwin Schrödinger rolled up their sleeves and, by the late 1920s, invented a new field: quantum mechanics. “Never…has there been a theory so successful [as] quantum mechanics in…predicting phenomena at the microscopic level,” reports Adam Forrest Kay in his amiable, engaging Escape from Shadow Physics: The Quest to End the Dark Ages of Quantum Theory.

Escape from Shadow Physics: The Quest to End the Dark Ages of Quantum Theory

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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Quantum dance of entangled photons captured in real-time

The captivating world of quantum mechanics is constantly evolving, revealing complexities that challenge our perception of reality. Recent advancements illuminate the puzzling wave functions of entangled...

Quantum dance of entangled photons captured in real-time

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