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Opinion The scientific community celebrated April 14 as World Quantum Day to raise awareness of quantum science’s impact across diverse fields The world of science is on the cusp of a transformative era driven by the burgeoning field of quantum technology. Quantum science is founded on several key principles that underpin the behaviour of particles and systems at the quantum scale. The term “quantum scale” refers to the realm of physics that deals with phenomena occurring at very small scales, typically at the level of atoms, subatomic particles and fundamental particles. It encompasses the principles of quantum mechanics, which govern...

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When he died on September 7, 2012, theoretical physicist Claud W. Lovelace left behind a house filled with parakeets. With no family or close companions, the eccentric Rutgers professor loved to be surrounded by his colorful fine-feathered friends and listen to classical music as he contemplated the nuances of unified field theory. A loner not particularly close to his colleagues, members of the Physics and Astronomy department were astounded and delighted when he willed his entire fortune of $1.5 million to it. The funds were used to help establish endowed positions in practical fields of physics, a far cry from...

Pace Focuses on Human Dimension of Iraq WarBy Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service MOSUL, Iraq, Aug. 14, 2006 -- Meeting with troops during visits to combat zones helps keep Marine Gen. Peter Pace focused and gives him “ground truth,” the general said during an interview here yesterday. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meets with Marines at Camp Fallujah, Iraq, Aug. 13. Photo by Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen, USAF  '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. A meeting with troops a day earlier at Camp Liberty, near Baghdad, turned poignant when a young lieutenant...

AL ASAD, Iraq (Dec. 29, 2005) -- Ten Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272’s expeditionary airfield team are adding four expeditionary marshalling pads to Al Asad, Iraq’s flightlines. The project, which began Dec. 15, will require approximately 20 days to complete and creates specific areas, out of the way of flight operations, for aircraft parking and ordnance arming and disarming. “We might be done a little sooner,” said Staff Sgt. Al’Vincent Mitchell, the project manager and a Mobile, Ala., native. “Our guys are doing wonderful. This project gives them a chance to explore another side of their (military occupational...

If I stand at the end of my street, and you speed past me at 90 miles an hour in your Ford Escort, your watch will tick off seconds slightly more slowly than mine. That, to me, is strange. But, fine, I can absorb general relativity. It's actually quite beautiful, when you think about it. Space and time are in the eye of the beholder. At least Einstein believed that an object in his kitchen could not be affected by what I do to an object in my kitchen. Physics, he believed, was local. Turns out he was wrong. Enter...