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Coexistence of Plastic and Partially Diffusive Phases in a Helium-methane Compound

Helium and methane are major components of giant icy planets and are abundant in the universe. However, helium is the most inert element in the periodic table and methane is one of the most hydrophobic molecules, thus whether they can … Continue reading

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New Method to Cool Superconducting Circuits in Quantum Computers

Researchers from the VTT Technical Research Center in Finland have proposed a solution to cool the superconducting circuits of the quantum computer to an operating temperature, which would be close to zero. The new method proposed does not require the … Continue reading

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Scattering From Single Atoms Can Answer Quantum Questions

The first complete experimental study of photons scattering electrons from free atoms opens a new platform for testing quantum theories. When photons of light have sufficient energy, they can knock electrons away from their atoms like billiard balls. This process, … Continue reading

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Synopsis: Three Helium-Ammonia Compounds Found for Icy Planets

Stable compounds made from helium and ammonia are predicted to form at the extreme pressures found inside Neptune and Uranus. Helium—the most inert element on the periodic table—and ammonia—a compound made of nitrogen and hydrogen—are major components of icy giant … Continue reading

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Double Helium-core White Dwarf Binary Detected

Astronomers say it’s the first gravitational wave source of its kind US astronomers have announced the detection of J2322+0509, a detached binary white dwarf composed of two helium-core stars with a short orbital period. It is the first gravitational wave … Continue reading

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