Ultra-Cold Mini Twisters: Quantum Vortices Are a Strong Indication of Superfluidity
In nature, vortices can be found everywhere: Whirling up water can produce swirls. When the atmosphere is stirred up, huge tornadoes can form. This is…
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Do Stars Remember Their Past? Study Sheds New Light on Old Theories of Stellar Evolution
A star’s “childhood” shapes their stellar evolution. From newborns to teenagers, stars in their “young years” pose a significant scientific challenge. It is extremely challenging…
Scientists Successfully Measure an Exotic Bond for the First Time
Atoms may be made to attract one another using light. Theoretically, this effect has been predicted for a very long time. However, the Vienna Center…
Recently Discovered Lipid Can Prevent Your Cells From Dying
A recently found lipid inhibits cell death. An organism uses programmed cell death as a critical tool to maintain its health. Various stress responses are…
Quantum Digits Unlock More Computational Power With Fewer Quantum Particles
Quantum Computer Works With More Than Zero and One As we all learn from early on, digital computers work with zeros and ones, also known…
Scientists Find the Genetic Origin of Our Senses
University of Innsbruck researchers have identified the genetic origin of our senses Researchers from the University of Innsbruck have determined the genetic origin of our…
Fundamental Breakthrough: Error-Free Quantum Computing Gets Real
Fundamental Building Blocks for Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing Demonstrated Due to high-quality fabrication, errors during processing and storage of information have become a rarity in modern…
Dynamics of Complex Quantum Systems and the Flight of the Bee
Quantum simulator provides insights into the dynamics of complex quantum systems. At first glance, a system consisting of 51 ions may appear to be easily…
Predator-Prey Dynamics: Evolution Happens Faster Than Expected
Using a mathematical model, two scientists of the University of Innsbruck and the University of Helsinki were able to determine that in predator-prey dynamics, both…
Helium Bath Splash: Physicists Discover Surprising Phenomenon
While working with helium nanodroplets, scientists at the Department of Ion Physics and Applied Physics led by Fabio Zappa and Paul Scheier have come across…
Astronomers Discover New Class of Galactic Nebulae
An international team of astronomers led by Stefan Kimeswenger from the Department of Astro and Particle Physics, together with scientific amateurs, has identified a new…
Collapse of Ancient Liangzhu Culture – “China’s Venice of the Stone Age” – Caused by Climate Change
Referred to as “China’s Venice of the Stone Age,” the Liangzhu excavation site in eastern China is considered one of the most significant testimonies of…
Quantum Nanoparticles: Pulled and Compressed
Very recently, researchers led by Markus Aspelmeyer at the University of Vienna and Lukas Novotny at ETH Zurich cooled a glass nanoparticle into the quantum…
Supersolid Quantum Gases in a New Dimension
Two-dimensional supersolid quantum gas produced in the laboratory for the first time. Quantum gases are very well suited for investigating the microscopic consequences of interactions…
Capturing Negative Ions in Interstellar Space
How are negatively charged molecules created in interstellar environments? Interstellar clouds are the birthplaces of new stars, but they also play an important role in…
Quantum Simulation: Measurement of Entanglement Made Much Easier
In a few years, a new generation of quantum simulators could provide insights that would not be possible using simulations on conventional supercomputers. Quantum simulators…
Quantum Magic Squares Cannot Be As Easily Characterized As Their “Classical” Cousins
The magic of mathematics is particularly reflected in magic squares. Recently, quantum physicist Gemma De las Cuevas and mathematicians Tim Netzer and Tom Drescher introduced…
Conspiracy Theories Influence Our Behavior – Even if We Do Not Believe in Them!
Not least because of the COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy theories are more topical than ever. They are reported and discussed in almost all media and communication…