Majorana fermions – the answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything?
Posted by admin in Future, Science on 28. Apr, 2012 | 0 Comments
Physicists at the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands, have achieved a milestone that might soon revolutionize the world of quantum computing, quantum physics, and perhaps shed new light on the mystery of the dark matter in our universe. Experimenting with nanoelectronics, a group led by Prof. Leo Kouwenhoven has succeeded in detecting the elusive Majorana [...]
New study finds vast galactic network, no sign of dark matter
Posted by admin in Space on 26. Apr, 2012 | 0 Comments
Is dark matter in danger? A few days after scientists said there’s no dark matter near our sun, a team of researchers in Germany now says there’s no dark matter in our galactic neighborhood. The team found a vast structure of globular clusters and satellite galaxies surrounding the Milky Way in a smooth, evenly distributed [...]
In new quantum experiment, effect happens before cause
Posted by admin in Science on 25. Apr, 2012 | 0 Comments
A real-world demonstration of a thought experiment conducted at the University of Vienna, has produced a result that is somewhat befuddling to people with what the lead researcher calls a "naïve classical world view." Two pairs of particles are either quantum-entangled or not. One person makes the decision as to whether to entangle them or [...]
Where is the center of the universe?
Posted by admin in Science, Space on 23. Apr, 2012 | 0 Comments
First, it’s important to know that the big bang wasn’t an explosion of matter into empty space—it was the rapid expansion of space itself. This means that every single point in the universe appears to be at the center. Think of the universe as an empty balloon with dots on it. Those dots represent clusters [...]
New report urges extreme caution against infection when landing on alien worlds
Posted by admin in Science, Space on 23. Apr, 2012 | 0 Comments
As Earth humans begin to seriously consider sending missions to icy worlds like Europa and Enceladus, one of the necessary concerns has to be protection of the environment where such a mission would land. It would be a shame to arrive on a fascinating alien world only to immediately seed it with Earth microbes, carelessly [...]
