Tag Archives: gravitational wave

NSF will retire the Cornell-designed Arecibo telescope

[ad_1] The large telescopic “ear” designed by Cornell in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, which has listened to the illuminating crackle of the cosmos for nearly six decades, now hears silence. In the wake of two recent support cable failures, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will dismantle and dismantle the giant dish …

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The combination of electronic and photonic chips enables a new record in super fast quantum light detection

[ad_1] The integrated detector combines a silicon photonic chip with a silicon microelectronic chip, delivering an advanced speed in quantum light detection. Bristol researchers have developed a tiny device that paves the way for higher-performance quantum computers and quantum communications, making them significantly faster than the current state of the …

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Large crop of black holes in the new gravitational wave map

[ad_1] Just a few years ago, scientists around the world celebrated when the first gravitational waves were detected, confirming a long-standing scientific theory and opening a whole new field of research. Now, the international research team responsible for detecting gravitational waves has announced another 39 gravitational wave events, bringing the …

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Researchers reveal the origins of the merger of black holes

[ad_1] Over the past five years, astronomy has been revolutionized as scientists have used ripples in the fabric of spacetime, called gravitational waves, to reveal the secrets of the previously hidden world of black holes. Gravitational waves are created when two black holes merge in a cataclysmic release of energy, …

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