Physics News
November 20, 2024
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Nov. 20, 2024 — A new method enables researchers to analyse magnetic nanostructures with a high resolution. The new method achieves a resolution of around 70 nanometers, whereas normal light microscopes have a ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — A new theory, that explains how light and matter interact at the quantum level has enabled researchers to define for the first time the precise shape of a single ...
Nov. 16, 2024 — Quantum-science advances using AI can measure very small surfaces and distances -- opening a world of medical, manufacturing and other ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Scientists have produced a new route to materials with complex 'disordered' magnetic properties at the quantum level. The material, based on a framework of ruthenium, fulfils the requirements of the 'Kitaev quantum spin liquid state' -- an elusive ...
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Nov. 14, 2024 — Water, a molecule essential for life, has unusual properties -- known as anomalies -- that define its behavior. However, there are still many enigmas about the molecular mechanisms that would explain ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — For a wide variety of emerging quantum technologies, such as secure quantum communications and quantum computing, quantum entanglement is a prerequisite. Scientists have now demonstrated a ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have found that under certain conditions, a laser beam can act like an opaque object and cast a shadow, opening new possibilities for technologies that could use a laser beam to control ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — A new study has uncovered important behavior in the flow of electric current through quantum superconductors, potentially advancing the development ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — An international research team has for the first time designed realistic photonic time crystals ---- exotic materials that exponentially amplify ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Two quantum information theorists have solved a decades-old problem that will free up quantum computing ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Why is the expansion of our Universe accelerating? Twenty-five years after its discovery, this phenomenon remains one of the greatest scientific mysteries. Solving it involves testing the fundamental ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — The discovery, centred around controlling tiny hurricanes of light and electromagnetic fields, could revolutionise how much information we can ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Where does the periodic table of chemical elements end and which processes lead to the existence of heavy elements? Researchers report on experiments ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Researchers have created a new material that will be pivotal in making the next generation of high-power electronics faster, transparent and more ...
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Nov. 13, 2024 — How to keep stray radiation from 'shorting' superconducting qubits; a pair of studies shows where ionizing radiation is lurking and how to banish ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers now reveal how various physical manipulations of graphene, such as layering and twisting, impact its optical properties and ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have developed an innovative technique to search for black hole light echoes. Their novel method, which will make it easier for the mass and the spin of black holes to be measured, ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — Calculations of charge distribution in mesons provide benchmark for experimental measurements and validate widely used 'factorization' method for imaging the building blocks of ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — Supersolids are a new form of quantum matter that has only recently been demonstrated. The state of matter can be produced artificially in ultracold, dipolar quantum gases. A team has now ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — Scientists have demonstrated a new way to use high-energy particle smashups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) to reveal subtle details about the shapes of atomic nuclei. The method is ...
Nov. 5, 2024 — Explaining a theoretical science concept to high school students requires a new way of thinking altogether, which is precisely what researchers did when they orchestrated a dance with high school ...
Nov. 5, 2024 — Researchers have developed a novel type of nanomechanical resonator that combines two important features: high mechanical quality and piezoelectricity. This development could open doors to new ...
Nov. 5, 2024 — To expand the potential use of diamond in semiconductor and quantum technologies, researchers are developing improved processes for growing the material at lower temperatures that won't damage ...
Nov. 4, 2024 — Nanoscale 3D transistors made from ultrathin semiconductor materials can operate more efficiently than silicon-based devices, leveraging quantum mechanical properties to potentially enable ...
Nov. 1, 2024 — Singlet fission (SF) is an exciton amplification phenomenon in which two triplet excitons are generated from a singlet exciton produced by the absorption of a single photon in chromophores. A team of ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers have come up with a way to turn silicon into a direct bandgap semiconductor, opening the door to the manufacture of ultrathin silicon solar ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — A team of researchers has developed a printing technique capable of forming a periodic nano/microstructure on the surface of a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) slab and easily transferring it onto the ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — A research team developed a new paradigm for the control of quantum emitters, providing a new method for modulating and encoding quantum photonic information on a single photon light ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated a network connection between quantum processors over metropolitan distances. Their result marks a key advance from early research networks in the lab towards a future ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — Researchers have synthesized a conducting polymer, polyaniline, exhibiting perfect diamagnetic properties, which eliminate external magnetic fields within the material. These properties are typically ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — A discovery by physicists is unlocking a new understanding of magnetism and electronic interactions in cutting-edge materials, potentially revolutionizing technology fields such as quantum computing ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — Researchers created a synthetic magnetic field using a superconducting quantum processor, which could enable them to precisely study complex phenomena in materials, like phase changes. This could ...
Oct. 28, 2024 — Materials scientists are exploring the physical properties of MXenes, a fast-growing family of two-dimensional materials with potential for many nanotechnology ...
Oct. 28, 2024 — Lower cooling requirements, longer operating times, lower error rates: Quantum computers based on spin photons and diamond promise significant advantages over competing quantum computing ...
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Physics With a Twist: New Findings on Graphene
- Astrophysicists Use Echoes of Light to Illuminate Black Holes
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Scientists Calculate Predictions for Meson Measurements
- Quantum Vortices Confirm Superfluidity in Supersolid
- Imaging Nuclear Shapes by Smashing Them to Smithereens
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
- Explaining Science Through Dance
- High-Quality Nanomechanical Resonators With Built-in Piezoelectricity
- Ensuring a Bright Future for Diamond Electronics and Sensors
Monday, November 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- A Trick of Light: Researchers Turn Silicon Into Direct Bandgap Semiconductor
- Development of a Simple, Revolutionary Printing Technique for Periodic Nano/microstructures
- A New Paradigm for Control of Quantum Emitters
- A Rudimentary Quantum Network Link Between Dutch Cities
- Successful Development of a Perfect Diamagnetic Conducting Polymer
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Breakthrough in Magnetism Could Transform Quantum Computing and Superconductors
- Quantum Simulator Could Help Uncover Materials for High-Performance Electronics
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Potential of MXenes for Nanotech Applications
- Major Development Successes in Diamond Spin Photon Quantum Computers
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Researchers Unlock a 'new Synthetic Frontier' For Quantum Dots
- A New Spectroscopy Reveals Water's Quantum Secrets
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Quantum Experiments and High-Performance Computing: New Methods Enable Complex Calculations to Be Completed Extremely Quickly
- Successful Experiment Paves the Way for New Element
- Room Temperature Electrical Control Could Heat Up Future Technology Development
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- How Fast Is Quantum Entanglement?
- New Fingerprint Mass Spectrometry Method Paves the Way to Solving the Proteome
- Novel 2D Electro-Polaritonic Platform for Future Miniaturized Spectrometers
Monday, October 21, 2024
Friday, October 18, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- New Benchmark Helps Solve the Hardest Quantum Problems
- Quantum Research Breakthrough Uses Synthetic Dimensions to Efficiently Process Quantum Information
- Visible Light Energy Yields Two-for-One Deal When Added to CO2 Recycling Process
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- The Neutron Lifetime Problem -- And Its Possible Solution
- New Diamond Bonding Technique a Breakthrough for Quantum Devices
Friday, October 11, 2024
- Illuminating Quantum Magnets: Light Unveils Magnetic Domains
- Engineering Perovskite Materials at the Atomic Level Paves Way for New Lasers, LEDs
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- Molecule 'handedness' Determines the Strength of a Coupling Between Nuclear Spins
- New Technique Could Unlock Potential of Quantum Materials
- New AI Models of Plasma Heating Lead to Important Corrections in Computer Code Used for Fusion Research
- Quantum Timekeeper Packs Several Clocks Into One
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Monday, October 7, 2024
- AI Speeds Up the Discovery of Energy and Quantum Materials
- Stopping Off-the-Wall Behavior in Fusion Reactors
- A Novel Method to Split Water to Create Hydrogen -- A Clean Source of Fuel
- Researchers Restore the Performance of Quantum Dot Solar Cells as If 'flattening Crumpled Paper'
Thursday, October 3, 2024
- Logic With Light: Introducing Diffraction Casting, Optical-Based Parallel Computing
- Strong Coupling Between Andreev Qubits Mediated by a Microwave Resonator
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- New Method of Generating Multiple, Tunable Nanopores Could Revolutionize Membrane Technology
- Researchers Create Orientation-Independent Magnetic Field-Sensing Nanotube Spin Qubits
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- New Security Protocol Shields Data from Attackers During Cloud-Based Computation
- Using Antimatter to Detect Nuclear Radiation
- Sustainably Produced Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient Carbon Dioxide Capture
- Researchers Observe Hidden Deformations in Complex Light Fields
Monday, September 30, 2024
- Scientists Uncover Light Absorbing Properties of Achiral Materials
- Watch Water Form out of Thin Air
- 'Squeezing' Increased Accuracy of Quantum Measurements
- A New and Unique Fusion Reactor
Friday, September 27, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- Manganese Cathodes Could Boost Lithium-Ion Batteries
- Scientists Discover a Single-Electron Bond in a Carbon-Based Compound
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Friday, September 20, 2024
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- Researchers Simplify Design of Optical Atomic Clocks Without Compromising Performance
- Constriction Junction, Do You Function?
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Mapping out Matter's Building Blocks in 3D
- A Smoother Way to Study 'twistronics'
- New Understanding of the Limits on Nano-Noise
- New Results from the CMS Experiment Put W Boson Mass Mystery to Rest
- Black Hole Pairs May Unveil New Particles
Monday, September 16, 2024
Friday, September 13, 2024
- Towards the Realization of Compact and Portable Nuclear Clocks
- Folded or Cut, This Lithium-Sulfur Battery Keeps Going
- New Discovery Aims to Improve the Design of Microelectronic Devices
Thursday, September 12, 2024
- The Insulator Unraveled
- Invisibility Cloaks? Wave Scattering Simulation Unlocks Potential for Advanced Metamaterials
- Hair-Thin Wire to Help Simulate Cosmic Conditions
- Bake, Melt or Ignite: How Synthesis Methods Have a Profound Impact on Disordered Materials
- Researchers Explain the Organization of DNA in Chromosomes from Repetitive Interactions Between Nucleosomes
- Quantum Researchers Cause Controlled 'wobble' In the Nucleus of a Single Atom
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
- Discovery of a New Phase of Matter in 2D Which Defies Normal Statistical Mechanics
- Unique Nanodisk Pushing Photonic Research Forward
- Carbohydrate Polymers Could Be a Sweet Solution for Water Purification
- Cooling Positronium With Lasers
Monday, September 9, 2024
Friday, September 6, 2024
- Atoms on the Edge
- AI Helps Distinguish Dark Matter from Cosmic Noise
- Researchers Create a One-Dimensional Gas out of Light
- Researchers Advance New Class of Quantum Critical Metal That Could Advance Electronic Devices