Photosynthesis, key to life on Earth, starts with a single photon
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by Robert Sanders
10M ago
A cutting-edge experiment by Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley chemists has revealed the quantum dynamics of one of nature’s essential processes ..read more
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New technique in error-prone quantum computing makes classical computers sweat
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by Robert Sanders
10M ago
In a recent competition, a state-of-the-art quantum computer barely edged out a supercomputer, showing the growing utility of even noisy quantum computers ..read more
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Berkeley Talks: Pulitzer-winner Wolchover: ‘Knowledge of physics is a superpower’
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by Public Affairs
10M ago
"We tend to forget, when we're in a bubble of people who've studied physics, as we are in this auditorium, just how unusual it is to understand the laws of nature," Wolchover said to Berkeley Physics graduates on May 14 ..read more
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From EarEEG to quantum computing, Bakar Prize winners go for broke
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by Public Affairs
1y ago
The annual Bakar Prize provides additional resources to help innovators translate their discoveries into real-world solutions ..read more
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Combining chemistry and physics to build materials for next-gen tech
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by Robert Sanders
1y ago
Felix Fischer, a 2022 Heising-Simons Faculty Fellow, applies organic chemistry to build materials such as nanoribbons that could be in next-generation computers and sensors ..read more
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James Analytis is drawn to superconducting magnets
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by No Byline
1y ago
Analytis, a 2021 Heising-Simons Faculty Fellow, studies the fundamental underpinnings of exotic superconductors, which could lead to new kinds of MRI machines or supercomputers ..read more
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Geophysicist Harriet C.P. Lau wins Packard Foundation fellowship
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1y ago
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Physics Nobel recognizes Berkeley experiment on ‘spooky action at a distance’
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by Robert Sanders
1y ago
In 1972, the late Stuart Freedman and John Clauser showed that the predictions of quantum mechanics are real. Clauser shared the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics for this work ..read more
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Did rapid spin delay 2017 collapse of neutron stars into black hole?
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by Robert Sanders
2y ago
When two neutron stars merged in a 2017 cataclysm, the stars likely were spinning so fast it took about a second for them to collapse to a black hole ..read more
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New simulations refine axion mass, refocusing dark matter search
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by Robert Sanders
2y ago
Are axions the long-sought dark matter? Physicists are hopeful, and a new supercomputer simulation at Berkeley Lab narrows the range of masses through which they must search to find one ..read more
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