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Much has been made of the sadism of the James Bond character, particularly in his original incarnation in the fiction of Ian Fleming. But as played by Daniel Craig in “Casino Royale” and now “Quantum of Solace,” there’s a case to be made for 007 as masochist — unlike earlier renderings of the character, Craig’s Bond lets the audience feel the impact of every blow to the head, every bullet to the shoulder, every face-first landing into the side of a building.
In the fundamentally fuzzy world of quantum mechanics, it can be difficult to keep clear memories, and that could be a problem for future quantum computers.
It sounds like a science fiction joke, but it isn't. What do you get when you turn an invisibility cloak on its side? A mini flying carpet.
Superconducting mirrors made of copper covered by a thin layer of niobium. These mirrors are able to store microwave photons up to one-tenth of a second (Image: Michel Brune)
Despite its 300-year history, Newton's gravitational constant, G, is the least well measured of all the fundamental constants. Now quantum mechanics may help pin down the strength of gravity more precisely.
Gravity may be the force we're most familiar with, but it's also the one we understand with the least accuracy. Now, a quantum mechanical technique could help pin down the strength of gravity more precisely.
LEE SMOLIN is no magician. Yet he and his colleagues have pulled off one of the greatest tricks imaginable. Starting from nothing more than Einstein's general theory of relativity, they have conjured up the universe. Everything from the fabric of space to the matter that makes up wands and rabbits emerges as if out of an empty hat.
A Blueprint For A Quantum Propulsion MachinePush on the electromagnetic fields in the quantum vacuum and you should get an equal and opposite force. More Articles
Ripples in space divide classical and quantum worldsWHY can't we be in two places at the same time? The simple answer is that it's because large objects appear not to be subject to the same wacky laws of quantum mechanics that rule subatomic particles.
Splitting Time from Space—New Quantum Theory Topples Einstein's SpacetimeA new "theory of everything" appears every three weeks, so I usually don't get very excited. This one, though.... It "smells" better than most...
Scientists demonstrate 'universal' programmable quantum processorPhysicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated the first "universal" programmable quantum information processor able to run any program allowed by quantum mechanics -- the rules governing the submicroscopic world -- using two quantum bits (qubi …
Quantum gas microscope offers glimpse of quirky ultracold atomsPhysicists at Harvard University have created a quantum gas microscope that can be used to observe single atoms at temperatures so low the particles follow the rules of quantum mechanics, behaving in bizarre ways.
LHC - Working From the Future to Thwart the Present...the troubled collider is being sabotaged by its own future.
Building a better qubit: Combining 6 photons together results in highly robust qubitsA new method for combining six photons together results in a highly robust qubit capable of transporting quantum information over long distances.
I can see why P2P free sharing of music is enough to make the blood boil of both corporations and creative individuals. But It reminds me of the joke about why dogs lick their balls.....because they can.
How Photon Echoes Can Be Used To Create A Quantum Memory DeviceQuantum computers are right on the horizon, but they have lots of different problems to work out. One such problem is the storage of the light pulses. Quantum computing works with lasar pulses, instead of the traditional electronic pulse.
Quantum Entanglement, Photosynthesis and Better Solar CellsQuantum details of plants' food-making ability could improve photovoltaic technology
Quantum dots spot epigenetic markers for early cancer detectionQuantum dots are being used to detect the epigenetic marker of of methylation on DNA. Could practical applications come from this for cancer detection?
Experiments Push Quantum Mechanics To Higher LevelsScientists at UC Santa Barbara have devised a new type of superconducting circuit that behaves quantum mechanically – but has up to five levels of energy instead of the usual two. The findings are published in the August 7 issue of Science.
Does the Universe Exist if We're Not Looking?The world seems to be putting itself together piece by piece on this damp gray morning along the coast of Maine.
Late light reveals what space is made ofON THE night of 30 June 2005, the sky high above La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands crackled with streaks of blue light too faint for humans to see. Atop the Roque de los Muchachos, the highest point of the island, though, a powerful magic eye was waiting and watching.
Quantum Goes Massive :: LIGO Lends an EyeWhile the effort to detect gravitational waves is ongoing, the researchers have now used the LIGO apparatus to observe the oscillations of a 2.7 kg pendulum mode at a level close to its quantum ground state.
Quantum Jumping for Fun and Profit!"REVEALED: YOU have a hidden power that will transform you into a universe-hopping utopian being that can achieve any goal, master any skill, and command abundance, health & happiness."
Yale Researchers Create First Quantum ProcessorWith all the talk about Moore's Law, and doomsday predictions of the industry hitting the ceiling of what's possible with regular transistors, you'd almost forget that a lot of people are already thinking about the next revolution in computing: quantum computers.
Nanoscale Zipper Cavity Responds To Single Photons Of Light"Zipper structures break new ground on coupling photonics with micromechanics, and can impact the way we measure motion, even into the quantum realm," More Articles
'Colossal' Magnetic Effect Under Pressure...people today carry around pocket-sized music players capable of holding thousands of songs, thanks to the discovery 20 years ago of a phenomenon known as the "giant magnetoresistance effect," which made it possible to pack more data onto smaller and smaller hard drives.
The unique universe - The Case Against the Timeless MultiverseMany cosmological theories not only see our universe as one of many but also claim that time does not exist. Lee Smolin argues against the timeless multiverse......
Einstein's 'Spooky Physics' Gets More EntangledPrevious experiments have entangled the internal properties of particles, such as spin states, but this is the first time scientists have entangled the particles' pattern of motion. More Articles
Regular Light Bulbs Made Super-efficient With Ultra-fast LaserThe laser process creates a unique array of nano- and micro-scale structures on the surface of a regular tungsten filament—the tiny wire inside a light bulb—and theses structures make the tungsten become far more effective at radiating light. More Articles
World's Smallest Light Bulb CreatedThe lamp's filament is just 100 atoms wide. It is made from a single carbon nanotube. When lit, the itty bitty bulb can be seen with the unaided eye as a point of light, the scientists say. More Articles
This essay started off as a simple reply to another Newsvine post which simply asked, "What are the odds that you'll encounter a molecule of air that once passed through the lung of Jesus?" The atomic world is a funny place, and I figured I could use my science background to repl …
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