Physics News
April 27, 2024
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Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated that ferromagnetism, an ordered state of atoms, can be induced by increasing particle motility and that repulsive forces between atoms are sufficient to maintain it. The discovery not only extends the concept of active ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers co-led a study that will improve the detection of gravitational waves--ripples in space and ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — A team of researchers has made a significant breakthrough in the field of organic ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A new technique can generate batches of certain entangled states in a quantum processor. This advance could help scientists study the fundamental quantum property of entanglement and enable them to build larger and more complex quantum ...
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Apr. 24, 2024 — In a significant development in the field of superconductivity, researchers have successfully achieved robust superconductivity in high magnetic fields using a newly created one-dimensional (1D) ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Astrophysicists have made a significant step toward solving the last puzzle in magnetohydrodynamic turbulence theory by observing the weak to strong ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Scientists report a new method that achieves for the first time valley polarization in centrosymmetric bulk materials in a non-material-specific way. ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a unique property, the quantum metric, within magnetic materials, altering the 'electron universe' geometry. This distinct electric signal challenges traditional ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has gained widespread attention and application across various quantum fields and technologies because it contains single-photon emmiters (SPEs), along with a layered ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Superradiant atoms can help us measure time more precisely than ever. In a new study, researchers present a new method for measuring the time ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Scientists have gained insights into the weak nuclear force from new, more sensitive studies of the beta decays of the 'mirror' nuclei lithium-8 and ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — An international collaboration of researchers has achieved a significant breakthrough in quantum technology, with the successful demonstration of quantum interference among several single photons ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — EPFL researchers have developed the first comprehensive model of the quantum-mechanical effects behind photoluminescence in thin gold films; a discovery that could drive the development of solar ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Optical neural networks may provide the high-speed and large-capacity solution necessary to tackle challenging computing tasks. However, tapping their full potential will require further advances. ...
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Apr. 17, 2024 — Silicon-based electronics are approaching their physical limitations and new materials are needed to keep up with current technological demands. Two-dimensional (2D) materials have a rich array of ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Engineers have developed a record-setting nanomaterial which when stretched in one direction, expands perpendicular to the applied ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — In their ongoing quest to develop a range of methods for managing plasma so it can be used to generate electricity in a process known as fusion, researchers have shown how two old methods can be ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Researchers have produced, stored, and retrieved quantum information for the first time, a critical step in quantum ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Researchers have developed a method that can improve the performance of quantum resistance standards. It's based on a quantum phenomenon called Quantum Anomalous Hall ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — New research suggests that materials commonly overlooked in computer chip design actually play an important role in information processing, a discovery which could lead to faster and more efficient ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — A new detector system based on the game 'Tetris' could enable inexpensive, accurate radiation detectors for monitoring nuclear ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — The potential of quantum technology is huge but is today largely limited to the extremely cold environments of laboratories. Now, researchers have succeeded in demonstrating for the very first time ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — The path to quantum supremacy is made challenging by the issues associated with scaling up the number of qubits. One key problem is the way that qubits are measured. A research group introduces a new ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — A team has taken the first atomic-resolution images and demonstrated electrical control of a chiral interface state -- an exotic quantum phenomenon that could help researchers advance quantum ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Team successfully exerted electrical control over polaritons, hybridized light-matter particles, at room ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — A new molecular test method helps to prove the authenticity of works of art. The new method could also help to make passwords secure against quantum ...
Apr. 5, 2024 — A team of researchers has shown that molecules can be as formidable at scrambling quantum information as black holes by combining mathematical tools from black hole physics and chemical physics and ...
Apr. 5, 2024 — A novel technique for enhancing optical spring that utilizes the Kerr effect to improve the sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors (GWDs) has recently been developed. This innovative design uses ...
Apr. 4, 2024 — An international team including researchers from the University of W rzburg has succeeded in creating a special state of superconductivity. This discovery could advance the development of quantum ...
Apr. 4, 2024 — Physicists show that the shape of components is a major determinant of how quickly and efficiently complex structures ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — Researchers have discovered 'neutronic' molecules, in which neutrons can be made to cling to quantum dots, held just by the strong force. The finding may lead to new tools for probing ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — One of the most fundamental interactions in physics is that of electrons and light. In an experiment, scientists have now managed to observe what is known as the Kapitza-Dirac effect for the first ...
Apr. 2, 2024 — Windows welcome light into interior spaces, but they also bring in unwanted heat. A new window coating blocks heat-generating ultraviolet and infrared light and lets through visible light, regardless ...
Apr. 2, 2024 — Researchers have taken a big step towards securing information against hacking. They have succeeded in using quantum encryption to securely transfer information 100 kilometers via fiber optic cable ...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Atom-by-Atom: Imaging Structural Transformations in 2D Materials
- Two-Dimensional Nanomaterial Sets Record for Expert-Defying, Counter-Intuitive Expansion
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Creating an Island Paradise in a Fusion Reactor
- Crucial Connection for 'quantum Internet' Made for the First Time
Monday, April 15, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- 'Surprising' Hidden Activity of Semiconductor Material Spotted by Researchers
- With Inspiration from 'Tetris,' Researchers Develop a Better Radiation Detector
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Quantum Breakthrough When Light Makes Materials Magnetic
- New Method of Measuring Qubits Promises Ease of Scalability in a Microscopic Package
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Will the Convergence of Light and Matter in Janus Particles Transcend Performance Limitations in the Optical Display Industry?
- Protecting Art and Passwords With Biochemistry
Friday, April 5, 2024
- Chemical Reactions Can Scramble Quantum Information as Well as Black Holes
- Kerr-Enhanced Optical Spring for Next-Generation Gravitational Wave Detectors
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Progress in Quantum Physics: Researchers Tame Superconductors
- Self-Assembly of Complex Systems: Hexagonal Building Blocks Are Better
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Sunrise to Sunset, New Window Coating Blocks Heat -- Not View
- 100 Kilometers of Quantum-Encrypted Transfer
- Researchers Discover Dual Topological Phases in an Intrinsic Monolayer Crystal
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Magnetic Avalanche Triggered by Quantum Effects
- Nuclear Fusion, Lithium and the Tokamak: Adding Just Enough Fuel to the Fire
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- Bullseye! Accurately Centering Quantum Dots Within Photonic Chips
- New Method to Measure Entropy Production on the Nanoscale
- Scientists on the Hunt for Evidence of Quantum Gravity's Existence at the South Pole
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Scientists Deliver Quantum Algorithm to Develop New Materials and Chemistry
- The World Is One Step Closer to Secure Quantum Communication on a Global Scale
- Quantum Interference Could Lead to Smaller, Faster, and More Energy-Efficient Transistors
- In-Situ Observation of Nanoscale Heat Propagation
Thursday, March 21, 2024
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Monday, March 18, 2024
- Backyard Insect Inspires Invisibility Devices, Next Gen Tech
- Breakthrough in Melting Point Prediction: Over 100-Year-Old Physics Problem Solved
Friday, March 15, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Researchers Prove Fundamental Limits of Electromagnetic Energy Absorption
- New Study Shows Analog Computing Can Solve Complex Equations and Use Far Less Energy
- A New World of 2D Material Is Opening Up
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- AI for Astrophysics: Algorithms Help Chart the Origins of Heavy Elements
- Scientists Use Novel Technique to Create New Energy-Efficient Microelectronic Device
- Staying in the Loop: How Superconductors Are Helping Computers 'remember'
- Satellites for Quantum Communications
- Scientists Reveal the First Unconventional Superconductor That Can Be Found in Mineral Form in Nature
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- Spiral Wrappers Switch Nanotubes from Conductors to Semiconductors and Back
- Powerful New Tool Ushers in New Era of Quantum Materials Research
Monday, March 11, 2024
- Giving Particle Detectors a Boost
- Design Rules and Synthesis of Quantum Memory Candidates
- Preventing Magnet Meltdowns Before They Can Start
- Combined Microscopy Technique Catches Light-Driven Polymers in the Act
Friday, March 8, 2024
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- Using Light to Precisely Control Single-Molecule Devices
- New Method Measures the 3D Position of Individual Atoms
- Shortcut to Success: Toward Fast and Robust Quantum Control Through Accelerating Adiabatic Passage
- One Way to Improve a Fusion Reaction: Use Weaknesses as Strengths
- A New Theoretical Development Clarifies Water's Electronic Structure
Monday, March 4, 2024
- Network of Quantum Sensors Boosts Precision
- Tests Show High-Temperature Superconducting Magnets Are Ready for Fusion
- Spontaneous Curvature the Key to Shape-Shifting Nanomaterials
Friday, March 1, 2024
- AI-Enabled Atomic Robotic Probe to Advance Quantum Material Manufacturing
- Scientists Make Nanoparticles Dance to Unravel Quantum Limits
- Umbrella for Atoms: The First Protective Layer for 2D Quantum Materials
- Under Pressure: New Tool for Precise Measurement of Superconductors
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Better Neutron Mirrors Can Reveal the Inner Secrets of Matter
- When the Music Changes, So Does the Dance: Controlling Cooperative Electronic States in Kagome Metals
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- Researchers Develop Novel Method to Photosynthesize Hydrogen Peroxide Using Water and Air
- Light Stimulates a New Twist for Synthetic Chemistry
- Quantum Films on Plastic
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- New Disease Testing Component Facilitates Lower-Cost Diagnostics
- Diamonds Are a Chip's Best Friend
- Trapping and Excitation of the Simplest Molecule
- Researchers Use Hawk Supercomputer and Lean Into Imperfection to Improve Solar Cell Efficiency
- Movies of Ultrafast Electronic Circuitry in Space and Time
Monday, February 26, 2024
- Resurrecting Niobium for Quantum Science
- Laser-Focused Look at Spinning Electrons Shatters World Record for Precision
- Reimagining Electron Microscopy: Bringing High-End Resolution to Lower-Cost Microscopes
- The Mutual Neutralization of Hydronium and Hydroxide
Sunday, February 25, 2024
- Measuring the Properties of Light: Scientists Realize New Method for Determining Quantum States
- Scientists Closer to Solving Mysteries of Universe After Measuring Gravity in Quantum World
Thursday, February 22, 2024
- Photon Upconversion: Steering Light With Supercritical Coupling
- Graphene Research: Numerous Products, No Acute Dangers Found by Study
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Physicists Discover a Quantum State With a New Type of Emergent Particles: Six-Flux Composite Fermions
- Revolutionary Breakthrough in Solar Energy: Most Efficient QD Solar Cells
- Electrons Become Fractions of Themselves in Graphene
- Engineers Use AI to Wrangle Fusion Power for the Grid
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Plasma Scientists Develop Computer Programs That Could Reduce the Cost of Microchips and Stimulate American Manufacturing
- Accelerating the Discovery of Single-Molecule Magnets With Deep Learning
- Engineers Achieve Breakthrough in Quantum Sensing
Thursday, February 15, 2024
- New Nuclei Can Help Shape Our Understanding of Fundamental Science on Earth and in the Cosmos
- First-Ever Atomic Freeze-Frame of Liquid Water
- A Star Like a Matryoshka Doll: New Theory for Gravastars
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- Fundamental Equation for Superconducting Quantum Bits Revised
- Altermagnetism Proves Its Place on the Magnetic Family Tree
- A 'quantum Leap' At Room Temperature