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    We’ve just doubled the number of gravitational waves we can find: Nearly imperceptible quantum flickers used to limit how precisely we could detect the way space-time ripples, but squeezing the laser light used in detectors overcomes this and doubles the number of gravitational waves we can see
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    We’ve just doubled the number of gravitational waves we can find: Nearly imperceptible quantum flickers used to limit how precisely we could detect the way space-time ripples, but squeezing the laser light used in detectors overcomes this and doubles the number of gravitational waves we can see


    We’ve just doubled the number of gravitational waves we can find: Nearly imperceptible quantum flickers used to limit how precisely we could detect the way space-time ripples, but squeezing the laser light used in detectors overcomes this and doubles the number of gravitational waves we can see

    https://www.newscientist.com/article/2448742-weve-just-doubled-the-number-of-gravitational-waves-we-can-find/

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    1. whyisthesky on

      The headline is maybe a bit disingenuous, the technique they’re talking about has been used throughout the current LIGO observing run, which started over a year ago. So we haven’t “just” doubled the number we can find. Though this is still a very nice improvement.

    2. eraser3000 on

      Hey, I live near the virgo accelerator, they organize open visits for the general public from time to time, it’s very cool