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Quantum Entanglement and Specific Qubit Segmentation in Computing and Sensory Technology

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Cover Image: This image illustrates a qubit’s (quantum bit) generic definition as the quantum state of a two-level quantum system (Wikimedia Commons: Clemen Adolphs). In a layman’s view, Quantum Entanglement may refer to a scenario where we may have incomplete knowledge of the state of two similar states¹. Our classic computation technology uses a “definite …

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Theoretical Astrophysics Research on How The Big Crunch Builds to the Big Bounce Theory

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Cover Figure: Simulated timeline of Hubble expansion since the formation of the universe, from the Big Bang to the current day (Wikimedia Commons: Einweichen) Introduction Is our current Cosmos made of atomic materials from the collapse of the previous universe? This paper builds up theoretical evidence in favor of this view. It draws from the …

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Alternative Proposal to the Big Bang’s Singularity Theory: the Hartle-hawking State

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Cover: A simulated timeline of the events since the big bang. The existence of cosmic inflation supports the assumption that the universe must have begun from a single hot singularity with infinite density and gravity. This has led to an investigation of what created this singularity.  One proposal, the Hartle-hawking state, offered by the Late …

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When Breaking the Ice Isn’t So Simple: The Phenomenon of Flexible Ice Crystals

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Figure: Icicles like these, which have formed on a house in Montreal, Canada, demonstrate the rigidity that comes to mind for most people when they think of ice. However, a new discovery has revealed the existence of elastic ice that can bend without breaking. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, Natasha2006) When people think about ice, “flexible” is …

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UV-Vis Spectroscopy: A Step in the Light Direction

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Executive Board Advisor: Nishi Jain Co-Authors: Daniela Galvez-Cepeda, Katherine Faulkner, Sonia Fung, Alexandra McOsker, Sarah Matatov, Arooba Ahmed, Lina Lew, Maria Clara Trajano, Sreya Roy, Carolina Guerrero, Anahita Kodali, Maeen Arslan, Aadhishre Kasat Figure 1: UV Spectroscopy is a powerful tool that’s emerging in a wide array of academic labs to characterize molecules, chemical compounds, …

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PCR: Captivation Through Replication

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Executive Board Advisor: Nishi Jain Co-Authors: Vivek Babu, Collins Kariuki, Carolina Guerrero, Alex MckOsker, Daniela Galvez-Cepeda, Anahita Kodali, Sonia Fung, Maeen Arslan Figure 1:PCR is a widely used technique that was developed in the 1970s to replicate DNA for experimental purposes Source: Pixabay DNA has long been an enigma, evading the understanding of scientists for …

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Detecting Gravitational Waves with Precision: Evolution of Gravitational Wave Detectors

Detecting Gravitational Waves with Precision: Evolution of Gravitational Wave Detectors

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Figure 1: Simulated model of spacetime ripples as a result of colliding in spiral blackholes Source: Wikimedia Commons Introduction: Gravitational wave observations enable us to study the formation and growth of massive black holes within their co-evolving host galaxies. They also provide insights into the structure of our galaxy, and help validate the theory of …

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Meet Valerie Thomas, The Scientist Whose Computer Code Let NASA See the Earth From Space

Meet Valerie Thomas, The Scientist Whose Computer Code Let NASA See the Earth From Space

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Figure 1: NASA scientist Valerie Thomas stands next to a set of Computer Compatible Tapes, disks that stored information from NASA’s Landsat satellite Source: Wikimedia Commons When someone looks in the mirror, the image staring back at them is two-dimensional. It’s flat, just like the surface of the mirror. But what if that mirror was …

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Superconductivity: Past, Present and Future

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Figure 1: Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes. Onnes lay the foundations for the field of superconductivity. He was able to liquefy Helium down to a temperature of 0.9K (-272 °C), enabling him to discover superconductivity in mercury. The liquefication of Helium enabled him to discover superconductivity in mercury at a very low temperature which was …

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Neutron Stars and The Universe’s Strongest Magnet

Neutron Stars and The Universe’s Strongest Magnet

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Figure 1: The image above shows an artist’s depiction of a magnetar in a cluster of other young and bright stars Source: Wikimedia Commons Neutron stars are one of the most perplexing celestial objects in our universe and are believed to be formed from supernovae and the collapsing cores of massive stars. These anomalies are …

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