Physics researchers Max Hofheinz, John Martinis, and Andrew Cleland prepared highly unusual quantum states using microwave-frequency photons with the use of a superconducting electronic circuit known as a Josephson phase qubit. This would help with the way banking and other important communications are currently encrypted. This breakthrough would help destroy current encryption schemes. “The scientists [...]
Entries from June 2nd, 2009
Researchers make breakthrough in the quantum control of light
June 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Chemistry, Physics
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Strasburg’s Staying Power: The Science of a Super-Fast Pitch
June 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Physics
Pitching in baseball is all about mechanics. Strasburgs is baseball’s hottest pitcher, throwing over 100 mph. The mechanics of the pitcher make a pitcher good, not strength. It’s all about physics, how to optimize the use of force. Researchers have been studying the pitching motion on high speed cameras. They’ve discovered that if the motion [...]
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No Bayer for me
June 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Biology
Have you heard that Bayer and other aspirin is supposed to protect your heart from a heart attack? Well, a new study shows that if you have no heart problems, taking aspirin may be risky. Average people that take aspirin may have above average chance of bleeding, which makes your heart attack chances even higher. [...]
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Large Beetles at a Disadvantage
June 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Biology
According to a study in Okayama University in Japan, who have been monitoring the Librodor beetle, the size of the beetle doesn’t matter anymore when looking for a mate. The largest males usually sit and wait by feeding areas or by water. They wait for a female, and if their is competition then they just fight [...]
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Venom in the brain
June 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Biology
Scientists have made an incredible find in the area of brain cancer. Scorpion venom has been used to treat brain cancer and it slows the spread of it by 45%. But with a little change in the venom, that number has increase significantly. Nanoparticles have been added to the venom and the result is 98% [...]
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