Oct 21, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Quantum computers are powerful computational devices that rely on quantum mechanics, or the science of how particles like electrons and atoms interact with the world around them. These devices could potentially be used to solve certain kinds of computational problems in a much shorter amount...
An all-in-one detector for thousands of colours
Oct 21, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Spectrometers are widely used throughout industry and research to detect and analyse light. Spectrometers measure the spectrum of light – its strength at different wavelengths, like the colours in a rainbow – and are an essential tool for identifying and analysing specimens and materials. Integrated...
Signatures of alien technology could be how humanity first finds extraterrestrial life
Oct 21, 2022 (Nanowerk News) If an alien were to look at Earth, many human technologies – from cell towers to fluorescent light bulbs – could be a beacon signifying the presence of life. We are two astronomers who work on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence – or SETI. In...
Discovery could dramatically narrow search for space creatures
Oct 21, 2022 (Nanowerk News) An Earth-like planet orbiting an M dwarf — the most common type of star in the universe — appears to have no atmosphere at all. This discovery could cause a major shift in the search for life on other planets. Because M-dwarfs are so ubiquitous,...
Webb reveals unprecedented glimpse of merging galaxies
Oct 21, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Using the James Webb Space Telescope to look back in time at the early universe, astronomers discovered a surprise: a cluster of galaxies merging together around a rare red quasar within a massive black hole. The findings by Johns Hopkins University and an international team...