Dance of matter and antimatter. New Polish idea for tomography biomarker
Annihilation (mutual destruction of matter and antimatter) has long been used in PET scanners. Now an interdisciplinary team from Poland has developed a lightweight and cheap new-generation tomography scanner - J-PET, which measures the rate of this annihilation in various tissues. This new biomarker makes it possible to create brain maps with completely new information, e.g. about glioma.
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Physicists produce heaviest exotic antimatter nucleus to date - antihyperhydrogen-4
An antimatter hypernucleus consisting of four aniparticles has been detected at the American RHIC (Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider). Antihyperhydrogen-4 is the heaviest exotic nuclear structure in the world of antimatter discovered so far. Polish scientists also participated in the STAR experiment.
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High precision spectrometer from University of Warsaw uses information hidden in photons
Researchers working at the University of Warsaw have developed a quantum-inspired super-resolving spectrometer for short pulses of light.
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Bose-Einstein condensation of photons in laser
Scientists from Wrocław University of Science and Technology offer a new perspective of the principles of operation of semiconductor lasers. The results of their important laser physics discovery have just been published in the journal Nature Photonics.
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Tornado in a box: Twisted Polish idea for quantum memory
Physicists from Warsaw have built a trap for 'quantum tornadoes' - single quantum vortices that appear in superconductors. Thanks to the world's fastest thermometer of their own design, they have studied these vortices and determined how to control them. Now scientists propose to use this idea as memory in quantum computers.
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Maps can be deceiving and have serious consequences, says mathematician
Just as statistics or graphs can distort reality, so can the maps we use every day. However, if you learn the mathematics hidden behind maps, you will not be so easily led astray, says mathematician Dr. Paulina Rowińska.
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After 12 years of research, Higgs still does not reveal elements of new physics
After 12 years of detailed research into the properties of the Higgs boson, there is no indication that it will be possible to extend the Standard Model with elements of new physics - new analyses involving Polish scientists show.
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Time for visitors from the future? Why not! Physicists make room in theory for tachyons
Tachyons are hypothetical particles that travel at speeds faster than light. Until recently, they were generally regarded as entities that did not fit into the special theory of relativity. However, a team of physicists has just demonstrated how to make room for tachyons in theory.
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Work is underway on Polish far infrared detector array
Researchers at the Military University of Technology are working on the future Polish array of far infrared detectors, the components of which will be environmentally friendly and at the same time meet the requirements of the most advanced applications, including military ones.
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Scientists investigate ‘network loops’ in nature
In blood vessels, leaf veins and river systems, physicists see so-called transport networks. What conditions favour the formation of loops that make the entire system resistant to damage has now been investigated by a team of scientists from Poland and America.
