Posts Tagged ‘Quantum’
Today’s physics news: Thursday, 19 August 2010
A-level results: Students choose ‘tough’ subjects like physics to improve their chances in market Teenagers have tried to recession-proof themselves by shunning so-called soft subjects in favour of science, economics and maths, today’s A-level results reveal. Guardian Magnetic mega-star discovery challenges black hole theory A neutron star with a mighty magnetic field has thrown [...]
Today’s physics news: Friday, 31 July 2010
Michael Gove’s academy plan under fire as scale of demand emerges Only 153 schools apply to become academies – despite education secretary’s claims that more than 1,000 had done so Guardian Independent Mars site may hold ‘buried life’ Researchers identify rocks that they say could contain the fossilised remains of life on early Mars. BBC [...]
Quantum goes massive
An astrophysics experiment in America has demonstrated how fundamental research in one subject area can have a profound effect on work in another as the instruments used for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) pave the way for quantum experiments on a macroscopic scale. LIGO is a huge experiment, funded mainly by the U.S. National [...]
