Quantum dots generate entangled photon pairs on demand

by quasarn01 | Mar 13, 2026 | Latest in Physics

For the first time, researchers in China have demonstrated how quantum dots can be engineered to consistently generate pairs of entangled photons. By carefully tailoring the photonic environment surrounding a single quantum dot, the team showed that it is possible to...

BWC: Man holds ambulance crew at knifepoint, charges at N.Y. cops before fatal OIS

by quasarn01 | Mar 13, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

Video from the scene shows the man, who was holding a knife in each hand, advancing toward Buffalo Police officers, prompting the fatal shooting Go to Source

Physicists observe rare nuclear isomer in ytterbium-150 for first time

by quasarn01 | Mar 13, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Nuclear isomers are crucial probes for studying the structure of nuclei. Unlike chemical isomers—which have the same chemical formula but different arrangements of atoms—nuclear isomers are nuclei that exist in a long-lived and relatively stable excited state. Go to...

1 killed, 2 injured by shooter at Va. university before ROTC students subdued, killed him

by quasarn01 | Mar 13, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

The shooter, who shouted “Allahu Akbar” before opening fire at Old Dominion University had previously spent eight years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State Go to Source

Bioinspired event camera tracks full vibration trajectory using geometry

by quasarn01 | Mar 12, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a noncontact vibration measurement method using an event camera, a sensing technology inspired by biological vision. By applying geometric analysis to event-stream data, the team succeeded in reconstructing...