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October 13, 2015

A quantum simulator of impossible physics
Basque Country, Spain (SPX) Oct 09, 2015
The researchers in the two groups have succeeded in getting a trapped atom to imitate behaviours that contradict its own fundamental laws, thus taking elements of science fiction to the microscopic world. "We have managed to get an atom to act as if it were infringing the nature of atomic systems, in other words, quantum physics and the theory of relativity. It is just like what happens in the theatre or in science fiction films in which the actors appear to display absurd behaviours that go again ... read more

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India's first space observatory in good shape, performing science ops India's Astrosat spacecraft, the country's first space observatory that was launched into orbit on Sept. 28, is in good shape and has already started performing science operations, according to a sc ... more		NASA Instruments Head to Germany for Alternative Fuels Research NASA's ongoing research into the environmental effects of burning alternative fuels in jet engines picked up some fresh international flavor as it continued this fall in Germany. Working in co ... more		A Sharp-Eyed Future for Historic Kitt Peak Telescope A team led by the California Institute of Technology has been selected to transform the venerable 2.1 meter telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory into the first dedicated adaptive optics (AO) ... more
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Superconductivity trained to promote magnetization Superconductivity, which is almost incompatible with magneticfield, under certain conditions is able to promote magnetization. Russian scientist Natalya Pugach from the Skobeltsyn Institute of Nucle ... more		New design rule brings nature-inspired nanostructures one step closer Scientists aspire to build nanostructures that mimic the complexity and function of nature's proteins, but are made of durable and synthetic materials. These microscopic widgets could be customized ... more		US Ukraine proposals 'not a real plan': Germany Russian says key city falls;. Missiles kill 10; Zelensky tries to revive peace efforts UK and MBDA announce major anti-drone laser contract		Molecular nanoribbons as electronic highways Physicists at Umea University have, together with researchers at UC Berkeley, USA, developed a method to synthesise a unique and novel type of material which resembles a graphene nanoribbon but in m ... more
				Mercury featuring prominently in October skies Mercury is set to join the planetary party being held in the predawn sky. For the last couple weeks, Mars, Jupiter and Venus have been congregating in the Northern Hemisphere's morning sky. ... more		Faster design - better catalysts While the cleaning of car exhausts is among the best known applications of catalytic processes, it is only the tip of the iceberg. Practically the entire chemical industry relies on catalytic reacti ... more

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Crucial hurdle overcome in quantum computing The significant advance, by a team at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney appears in the international journal Nature. "What we have is a game changer," said team leader Andrew Dzurak ... more		Psychic robot will know what you really meant to do What if software could steer a car back on track if the driver swerves on ice? Or guide a prosthesis to help a shaky stroke patient smoothly lift a cup? Bioengineers at the University of Illinois at ... more		Study reveals why mysterious structures within Earth's mantle hold clues to life here Advanced air filter could enable building vents to capture carbon and reduce energy use Boos, blowups and last-minute pause as a chaotic COP30 closes out		More-flexible machine learning Machine learning, which is the basis for most commercial artificial-intelligence systems, is intrinsically probabilistic. An object-recognition algorithm asked to classify a particular image, for in ... more
Bio-inspired robotic finger looks, feels and works like the real thing Most robotic parts used today are rigid, have a limited range of motion and don't really look lifelike. Inspired by both nature and biology, a scientist from Florida Atlantic University has designed ... more		Back to the future: Science fiction turns science fact Flying cars, hoverboards and video chat - a very futuristic vision for the year 2015 was presented in the movie "Back to the Future Part II", released in 1989. Now, shortly before "Back to the Futur ... more		Even if imprisoned inside a crystal, molecules can still move X-ray crystallography reveals the three-dimensional structure of a molecule, thus making it possible to understand how it works and potentially use this knowledge to subsequently modulate its activi ... more		Room temperature magnetic skyrmions, a new type of digital memory An exotic, swirling object with the sci-fi name of a "magnetic skyrmion" could be the future of nanoelectronics and memory storage. Physicists at UC Davis and the National Institute of Standards and ... more

	A necklace of fractional vortices Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have arrived at how what is known as time-reversal symmetry can break in one class of superconducting material. The results have been published in th ... more		Organic semiconductors get weird at the edge As the push for tinier and faster electronics continues, a new finding by University of British Columbia scientists could help inform the design of the next generation of cheaper, more efficient dev ... more

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