Tejasri Gururaj

1 week ago | phys.org | Tejasri Gururaj |Gaby Clark |Robert Egan

Scientists have developed an exact approach to a key quantum error correction problem once believed to be unsolvable, and have shown that what appeared to be hardware-related errors may in fact be due to suboptimal decoding.

1 week ago | phys.org | Tejasri Gururaj |Sadie Harley |Robert Egan

Researchers, in a recent Physical Review Letters paper, introduce a new mechanism that may finally allow ultralight dark photons to be considered serious candidates for dark matter, with promising implications for detection efforts.

3 weeks ago | interestingengineering.com | Tejasri Gururaj

Advanced particle accelerator facility at Chinese Academy of Sciences. Institute of Modern Physics/Chinese Academy of SciencesAlthough the Standard Model accounts for many aspects of matter, certain questions challenge scientists. Why does our universe contain more matter than antimatter? What is the mysterious substance known as dark matter that represents 85 percent of the matter in the universe? The study of eta mesons may hold the solution to these questions.

4 weeks ago | phys.org | Tejasri Gururaj |Gaby Clark |Robert Egan

A new study published in Nature reveals how olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) achieve extraordinary precision in selecting which genes to express. The mechanism is surprising in that it involves solid-like molecular condensates that last for days, helping to solve a long-standing puzzle in genome organization.

4 weeks ago | interestingengineering.com | Tejasri Gururaj

Laser sintering technique creates ultra-high temperature ceramics in minutes. iStockUltra-high temperature ceramics are materials capable of withstanding temperatures exceeding 2,000 degrees Celsius (3,632 degrees Fahrenheit). Because they can endure such high temperatures, these materials are essential for nuclear reactor parts, spacecraft heat shields, and hypersonic vehicles. However, their manufacturing process is time-consuming and energy-intensive.