Quantum computing gets a boost from new form of light and other top stories.

• Quantum computing gets a boost from new form of light

  

  WASHINGTON DC: It is possible to create a new form of light by binding light to a single electron, combining the properties of both, according to a recent study. Scientists from Imperial College London showed that the coupled light and electron would have properties that could lead to circuits that work with packages of light - photons - instead of electrons. It would also allow researchers to study quantum physical phenomena, which govern particles smaller than atoms, on..

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• NASA Astronomers Witness Death Of Kreutz Comet As It Zoomed Toward The Sun At Incredible Speed

  

  Earlier this week, scientists working at NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) observed a comet as it zoomed toward the sun at a spectacular speed of 600 kilometers per second (373 miles per second). It turned out that the comet is bound for death and is plunging to the sun, its cosmic death chamber, at an incredible speed. Astronomer Karl Battams, who is part of SOHO's Sungrazer Comet Project, said that the comet was the fastest object they have seen in the solar system when it was ..

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• Beaches reopen after sharks seen feasting on whale carcass

  

  Beaches are back open following a great white shark feeding frenzy Friday. As many as six great white sharks were seen feasting on a whale carcass Friday off Cape Cod, leading to the closure of some beaches.Watch reportNoons Landing, Beach Point and Cold Storage beaches are all closed to swimming, according to the town of Truro, but have reopened according to the town's website. Swimmers at other beaches are advised to be vigilant and report any shark sightings to police."Given the sharks were ..

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• CERN Update: LHC's Bump Disappears, Dashing Hopes Of Discovering New Particle

  

  Eight months ago, two teams of physicists working at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) reported sighting what might have been traces of a new particle which was not part of the Standard Model of particle physics. The sighting sent physicists into a frenzy.Scientists cautioned at the time that the “bump” on the graph which indicated an excess pair of gamma rays may just be a statistical fluke but that didn’t prevent researchers from writing over 500 papers discussing this new fundamental constit..

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• The App That Aims To Gamify Biology Has Amateurs Discovering New Species

  

  Bug enthusiast Anna Lindqvist uploads photos like this — of the Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea) to the iNaturalist app. Like a social network for wildlife, her location paired with the photo help both amateur and expert naturalists identify the species. Annika Lindqvist hide caption toggle caption Annika Lindqvist Bug enthusiast Anna Lindqvist upl..

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• First map of thawing under Greenland ice

  

  NASA said on August 3, 2016 that its researchers have helped produce a first-of-its-kind map showing where the Greenland ice sheet is likely thawed at its base. The thawing comes in part from Earth’s heat and affects how fast the ice flows to the sea. The Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface published the new study last month. How can we know what’s happening under Greenland’s ice? The sparse direct observations available come from through fewer than two dozen boreholes that have r..

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