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Poland’s Quantum Leap: A Golden Opportunity We Can’t Afford to Miss
Poland is home to numerous world-class research teams specializing in quantum technologies, placing the country at a critical juncture in the global race to commercialize these groundbreaking innovations.
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Boson to boson: What if two divine particles collided?
As far as we know, there are four forces in physics that set the world in motion: the strong nuclear interaction, the electromagnetic interaction, the weak nuclear interaction, and the gravitational interaction. The Standard Model perfectly describes the interactions between the first three.
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When and how we see infrared: Researchers describe brightness of seeing 'invisible' photons
There are situations in which the human eye captures normally invisible infrared radiation. Scientists from Warsaw's ICTER have developed a method for assessing the brightness obtained in this so-called two-photon vision. In their opinion, this opens up new perspectives for ophthalmological diagnostics and virtual reality.
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Monogamy is not fundamental feature of quantum physics, Polish researchers find
Monogamy is not a fundamental feature of nature at all - at least not when it comes to quantum non-locality, shows Polish research published in the prestigious PNAS. Apart from being a huge surprise for physicists, these results have significant consequences for communication, security and testing of quantum networks.
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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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Childhood trauma linked to poor eating habits and obesity in adulthood, Polish study finds
New research from Poland suggests that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), such as emotional neglect, abuse, and family dysfunction, may significantly influence eating behaviors in adulthood, potentially leading to obesity and related health disorders. The study highlights the long-lasting effects of trauma, emphasizing the connection between early-life stress and poor dietary choices.
