Researchers in the US and Canada have detected an effect known as quantum Barkhausen noise for the first time. The effect, which comes about...

IntroductionAt a conference in Japan a few years ago, David Dunsky attended a talk about gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of space-time created...

IntroductionIn October, a Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida, carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper mission. The $5 billion mission...

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry posted 15 Apr 2024 Quantum News Briefs: Press release summaries below:  Welinq receives a 2.5M€ EIC...

The magnetic field surrounding the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way has been observed for the first time. Astronomers using...

The first technique capable of measuring the pull of gravity on a particle just microns in diameter could aid the quest for a quantum...

Researchers in Japan and Korea claim to have found “conclusive evidence” for the existence of theoretically-proposed particles called Majorana fermions. The evidence for these...

An extensive study done in the US has confirmed that magnets made from rare earth barium copper oxide (REBCO) high-temperature superconductors are ideal for...

An international team of researchers has identified quasiparticles called merons in a synthetic antiferromagnet for the first time. The result could lead to new...

A new approach for fabricating multilayer neutron mirrors has been developed by researchers in Sweden. By adding boron carbide to the iron and silicon...

Chao Yin and Andrew LucasDepartment of Physics and Center for Theory of Quantum Matter, University of Colorado, Boulder CO 80309, USAFind this paper interesting...

Black holes are known for ferocious gravitational fields. Anything wandering too close, even light, will be swallowed up. But other forces may be at...