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Math error: A new study overturns 100-year-old understanding of color perception

“A paradigm shift away from the 3D mathematical description developed by Schrödinger and others to describe how we see color could yield more vibrant computer displays, TVs, printed materials, textiles and more A new study corrects an important error in …

Research in MAGLAB verifies new phase of matter in material

“Strange behavior of ytterbium dodecaboride better understood. The three most-common phases of matter are well known: liquid, solid, gas. But under certain extreme conditions, matter exhibits much more bizarre behavior. Working with ytterbium dodecaboride (YbB12) under extreme conditions, a research …

Anti-butterfly effect enables new benchmarking of quantum-computer performance

“Running a quantum system backward, then forward in time distinguishes information leaks from the desired information scrambling. Research drawing on the quantum “anti-butterfly effect” solves a longstanding experimental problem in physics and establishes a method for benchmarking the performance of …

Los Alamos National Laboratory and SK hynix to demonstrate first-of-a-kind ordered Key-value Store Computational Storage Device

“Los Alamos National Laboratory and SK hynix, a leading semiconductor innovator and memory/flash manufacturer, will demonstrate the world’s first ordered Key Value Store Computational Storage Device (KV-CSD), a result of a collaboration between Los Alamos’ High Performance …

Grid (un)locked: Carbon-neutral future depends on updating how we make, move and store electricity

“In the push to decarbonize the economy throughout the Intermountain West and beyond, the public conversation often centers on wind and solar energy, electric cars, hydrogen power and carbon capture and storage. The grid — the interconnected power plants, transmission lines …

Experiment results confirm anomaly suggesting new physics possibility

“Sterile neutrino, physics fundamentals among interpretations of anomalous results New scientific results confirm an anomaly seen in previous experiments, which may point to an as-yet-unconfirmed new elementary particle, the sterile neutrino, or indicate the need for a new interpretation of …

Finding coherence in quantum chaos

“Theoretical breakthrough creates path to manipulating quantum chaos for laboratory experiments, quantum computing and black-hole research A theoretical breakthrough in understanding quantum chaos could open new paths into researching quantum information and quantum computing, many-body physics, black holes, and the …

Magnetic impurities turn quantum dots into emitters of free electrons

“Manganese impurities added to quantum dots enable high-efficiency generation of free electrons for use in photochemistry and photocathodes. Incorporating magnetic ions into colloidal quantum dots enables them to convert light into a stream of free electrons. This effect could benefit …

Bioplastics point the way to an environmentally sustainable, green future

“AI accelerates research into Earth-friendly materials that soak up CO2 and break the dependence on fossil feedstocks for everyday products Getting a grip on climate change depends on shifting from CO2-emitting fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. When that …

Spooky action at a distance? Not a chance!

“Quantum mechanics has a way of taking your mind to places it just doesn’t want to go. Famously hard to understand and impossible to intuit, concepts such as quantum entanglement and superposition really make sense only when viewed through …