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(PhysOrg.com) -- UK's National Physical Laboratory time scientists have made an accurate measurement of the highly forbidden octupole transition frequency in an ytterbium ion, which could be used as the basis for the next generation of optical atomic clocks.

A $95-million rescue package for the world-class Australian Synchrotron research centre will ensure local scientists can “remain at the forefront of the highly competitive world of fundamental and applied research”, scientists said today.

Most of us have something to pitch. You may be pitching your startup to a VC to secure funding

When you are in a conversation, do you listen with your own autobiographical filter?

Have you heard about the highly endangered tree octopus of the forests of the Pacific Northwest?

A sort of Holy Grail for physicists and information scientists is the quantum computer. Such a computer, operating on the highly complex principles of quantum mechanics, would be capable of performing specific calculations with capabilities far beyond even the most advanced modern supercomputers. It could be used for breaking computer security codes as well as for incredibly detailed, data-heavy simulations of quantum systems.

Americans looking to slim down for summer may soon be cheering "Vive la France" when “The Dukan Diet” makes its American debut on April 19th.  But nutrition experts are already saying "mon dieu" about yet another carb-hating, protein-loving, weight-loss plan.

Christie’s will sell the Gourdon Collection, considered one of the most important decorative arts sales since the highly publicized Yves Saint Laurent sale in 2009.