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How to Speed up a Quantum Network

Wed, 2024-04-10 12:00

Author(s): David Ehrenstein

Sending photons to a remote site in groups should allow quantum links to be more rapidly established across future quantum networks than if photons are sent one at a time.


[Physics 17, s44] Published Wed Apr 10, 2024

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High-Precision Map of the Universe Defies Conventional Cosmology

Tue, 2024-04-09 12:00

Author(s): David Ehrenstein

Analysis of the most precise three-dimensional map of the Universe delivers hints of a tension with the standard model of cosmology.


[Physics 17, 59] Published Tue Apr 09, 2024

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Evidence of a New Subatomic Particle

Tue, 2024-04-09 12:00

Author(s): Rachel Berkowitz

A signal from the decay products of a meson—a quark and an antiquark—comes from two subatomic particles and not one, as previously thought.


[Physics 17, s37] Published Tue Apr 09, 2024

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Exploring the Black Hole Population with an Open Mind

Mon, 2024-04-08 12:00

Author(s): Maya Fishbach

A new model describes the population of black hole binaries without assumptions on the shape of their distribution—a capability that could boost the discovery potential of gravitational-wave observations.


[Physics 17, 57] Published Mon Apr 08, 2024

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