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October 5, 2025
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Oct. 4, 2025 — Scientists at OIST have, for the first time, directly tracked the elusive “dark excitons” inside atomically thin materials. These quantum particles could revolutionize information technology, as they are more stable and resistant to ...
Sep. 21, 2025 — Scientists have discovered that ordinary ice is a flexoelectric material, capable of generating electricity when bent or unevenly deformed. At very low temperatures, it can even become ferroelectric, developing reversible electric polarization. This ...
Sep. 21, 2025 — Researchers at UNSW have found a way to make atomic nuclei communicate through electrons, allowing them to achieve entanglement at scales used in today’s computer chips. This breakthrough brings scalable, silicon-based quantum computing much ...
Sep. 20, 2025 — CHESS thin-film materials nearly double refrigeration efficiency compared to traditional methods. Scalable and versatile, they promise applications from household cooling to space ...
Sep. 18, 2025 — Scientists at Michigan State University have discovered how to use ultrafast lasers to wiggle atoms in exotic materials, temporarily altering their electronic behavior. By combining cutting-edge microscopes with quantum simulations, they created a ...
Sep. 14, 2025 — Scientists in Korea have engineered magnetic nanohelices that can control electron spin with extraordinary precision at room temperature. By combining structural chirality and magnetism, these nanoscale helices can filter spins without complex ...
Sep. 13, 2025 — Scientists have finally unlocked a way to identify the elusive W state of quantum entanglement, solving a decades-old problem and opening paths to quantum teleportation and advanced quantum ...
Sep. 12, 2025 — For the first time, scientists have observed electrons in graphene behaving like a nearly perfect quantum fluid, challenging a long-standing puzzle in physics. By creating ultra-clean samples, the team at IISc uncovered a surprising decoupling of ...
Sep. 5, 2025 — A hidden quantum geometry that distorts electron paths has finally been observed in real materials. This “quantum metric,” once thought purely theoretical, may revolutionize electronics, superconductivity, and ultrafast ...
Sep. 2, 2025 — Scientists in Japan have uncovered a strange new behavior in “heavy” electrons — particles that act as if they carry far more mass than usual. These electrons were found to be entangled, sharing a deep quantum link, and doing so in ways tied ...
Aug. 29, 2025 — Rice University physicists confirmed that flat electronic bands in kagome superconductors aren’t just theoretical, they actively shape superconductivity and magnetism. This breakthrough could guide the design of next-generation quantum materials ...
Aug. 27, 2025 — While superconducting qubits are great at fast calculations, they struggle to store information for long periods. A team at Caltech has now developed a clever solution: converting quantum information into sound waves. By using a tiny device that ...
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Sep. 28, 2025 — Researchers have reimagined Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, engineering a trade-off that allows precise measurement of both position and momentum. Using quantum computing tools like grid states ...
Sep. 24, 2025 — A Hiroshima University team has designed a feasible way to detect the Unruh effect, where acceleration turns quantum vacuum fluctuations into observable particles. By using superconducting Josephson ...
Sep. 14, 2025 — Researchers at UBC have found a way to mimic the elusive Schwinger effect using superfluid helium, where vortex pairs appear out of thin films instead of electron-positron pairs in a vacuum. Their ...
Sep. 4, 2025 — Scientists at Delft University of Technology have managed to watch a single atomic nucleus flip its magnetic state in real time. Using a scanning tunneling microscope, they indirectly read the ...
Aug. 25, 2025 — Scientists have discovered that electron spin loss, long considered waste, can instead drive magnetization switching in spintronic devices, boosting efficiency by up to three times. The scalable, ...
Aug. 23, 2025 — Scientists may have uncovered the missing piece of quantum computing by reviving a particle once dismissed as useless. This particle, called the neglecton, could give fragile quantum systems the full ...
Aug. 18, 2025 — ETH Zurich scientists have levitated a tower of three nano glass spheres using optical tweezers, suppressing almost all classical motion to observe quantum zero-point fluctuations with unprecedented ...
Aug. 16, 2025 — Researchers have unveiled a new quantum material that could make quantum computers much more stable by using magnetism to protect delicate qubits from environmental disturbances. Unlike traditional ...
Aug. 16, 2025 — Rice University scientists have discovered a way to make tiny vibrations, called phonons, interfere with each other more strongly than ever before. Using a special sandwich of silver, graphene, and ...
Aug. 15, 2025 — Researchers have found a clever way to make quantum dots, tiny light-emitting crystals, produce streams of perfectly controlled photons without relying on expensive, complex electronics. By using a ...
Earlier Headlines
Aug. 11, 2025 — Using the world’s most powerful X-ray laser, researchers have captured the hidden, never-ending vibrations of atoms inside molecules. This first-ever direct view of zero-point motion reveals that ...
Aug. 11, 2025 — ETH Zurich researchers levitated a nano glass sphere cluster with record-setting quantum purity at room temperature, avoiding costly cooling. Using optical tweezers, they isolated quantum zero-point ...
Aug. 1, 2025 — At the edge of two exotic materials, scientists have discovered a new state of matter called a "quantum liquid crystal" that behaves unlike anything we've seen before. When a ...
Aug. 3, 2025 — A rare mineral from a 1724 meteorite defies the rules of heat flow, acting like both a crystal and a glass. Thanks to AI and quantum physics, researchers uncovered its bizarre ability to maintain ...
July 28, 2025 — Penn State researchers have uncovered a surprising twist in a foundational chemical reaction known as oxidative addition. Typically believed to involve transition metals donating electrons to organic ...
July 26, 2025 — A pioneering team at the University of Maryland has captured the first-ever images of atomic thermal vibrations, unlocking an unseen world of motion within two-dimensional materials. Their innovative ...
Aug. 11, 2025 — Scientists have found that microscopic gold clusters can act like the world’s most accurate quantum systems, while being far easier to scale up. With tunable spin properties and mass production ...
July 19, 2025 — Scientists have cracked a century-old physics mystery by detecting magnetic signals in non-magnetic metals using only light and a revamped laser technique. Previously undetectable, these faint ...
July 28, 2025 — For the first time ever, scientists have watched electrons perform a bizarre quantum feat: tunneling through atomic barriers by not just slipping through, but doubling back and slamming into the ...
July 17, 2025 — Using advanced metasurfaces, researchers can now twist light to uncover hidden images and detect molecular handedness, potentially revolutionizing data encryption, biosensing, and drug ...
July 14, 2025 — Using an advanced Monte Carlo method, Caltech researchers found a way to tame the infinite complexity of Feynman diagrams and solve the long-standing polaron problem, unlocking deeper understanding ...
July 11, 2025 — Scientists have discovered a revolutionary new method for creating quantum states by twisting materials at the M-point, revealing exotic phenomena previously out of reach. This new direction ...
July 9, 2025 — Scientists from UCL and the University of Cambridge have revealed that "space ice"—long thought to be completely disordered—is actually sprinkled with tiny crystals, changing our ...
July 6, 2025 — Deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists studied a green crystal called atacamite—and discovered it can cool itself dramatically when placed in a magnetic field. Unlike a regular fridge, this ...
June 27, 2025 — Imagine detecting a single trillionth of a gram of a molecule—like an amino acid—using just electricity and a chip smaller than your fingernail. That’s the power of a new quantum-enabled ...
June 27, 2025 — Scientists have developed a groundbreaking technique called RAVEN that can capture the full complexity of an ultra-intense laser pulse in a single shot—something previously thought nearly ...
June 27, 2025 — Researchers have achieved a major breakthrough by generating quantum spin currents in graphene—without relying on bulky magnetic fields. By pairing graphene with a magnetic material, they unlocked ...
June 5, 2025 — Harvard and PSI scientists have managed to freeze normally fleeting quantum states in time, creating a pathway to control them using pure electronic tricks and laser ...
June 2, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that the mixing of small particles between two solid electrolytes can generate an effect called a 'space charge layer,' an accumulation of electric charge at the ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers present new experimental and theoretical results for the bound electron g-factor in lithium-like tin which has a much higher nuclear charge than any previous measurement. The experimental ...
Monday, August 11, 2025
- Scientists Capture the Secret Quantum Dance of Atoms for the First Time
- Scientists Freeze Quantum Motion Without Cooling
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Friday, June 27, 2025
- Self-Lighting Chip Uses Quantum Tunneling to Spot a Trillionth of a Gram
- One Shot, Game Changed: How RAVEN Captured a Petawatt Laser and Supercharged Fusion Research
- Graphene Just Unlocked “impossible” Quantum Currents Without Magnets
Thursday, June 5, 2025
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Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Listening to Electrons Talk
- New Quantum Visualization Technique to Identify Materials for Next Generation Quantum Computing
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Groundwork Laid for Designer Hybrid 2D Materials
- New 2D Quantum Sensor Breakthrough Offers New Opportunities for Magnetic Field Detection
- Observing One-Dimensional Anyons: Exotic Quasiparticles in the Coldest Corners of the Universe
- Solitonic Superfluorescence Paves Way for High-Temperature Quantum Materials
Friday, May 23, 2025
- Quantum Eyes on Energy Loss: Diamond Quantum Imaging for Next-Gen Power Electronics
- New Biosensor Solves Old Quantum Riddle
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Researchers Make Breakthrough in Semiconductor Technology Set to Supercharge 6G Delivery
- A Rule-Breaking, Colorful Silicone That Could Conduct Electricity
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Scientists Discover Class of Crystals With Properties That May Prove Revolutionary
- Nano-Engineered Thermoelectrics Enable Scalable, Compressor-Free Cooling
- Achieving a Record-High Curie Temperature in Ferromagnetic Semiconductor
- Mind the Band Gap! -- Researchers Create New Nanoscale Forms of Elementary Semiconductor With Tunable Electronic Properties
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Forgotten Property of the Electron
- Cool Science: Researchers Craft Tiny Biological Tools Using Frozen Ethanol
Thursday, May 15, 2025
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Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Turning Non-Magnetic Materials Magnetic With Atomically Thin Films
- 'Universe's Awkward Handshake' -- Simplifying Information Processing Using Photons a Quantum Breakthrough
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Feat of 'dung-Gineering' Turns Cow Manure Into One of World's Most Used Materials
- Physicists Snap the First Images of 'free-Range' Atoms
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Ultra-Thin Bismuth Holds Unexpected Promise for Green Electronics
- Experimental Quantum Communications Network
- Accordion Effect Makes Graphene Stretchable
Monday, May 5, 2025
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- New Electronic 'skin' Could Enable Lightweight Night-Vision Glasses
- Crystal Clear Design for High-Performance Flexible Thermoelectric Semiconductor
Monday, April 21, 2025
Friday, April 18, 2025
- Pushing Boundaries: Detecting the Anomalous Hall Effect Without Magnetization in a New Class of Materials
- Scientists Uncover Quantum Surprise: Matter Mediates Ultrastrong Coupling Between Light Particles
Thursday, April 17, 2025
- Researchers Demonstrate New Class of Quantum Materials That Are Both Metallic and One-Dimensional
- Curved Neutron Beams Could Deliver Benefits Straight to Industry
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
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Friday, April 11, 2025
- Scientists Observe Exotic Quantum Phase Once Thought Impossible
- Light That Spirals Like a Nautilus Shell
- A New Era in Materials Science: Antiferromagnetic Quasicrystals Unveiled
- Scalable Graphene Membranes: A Leap for Carbon Capture
Thursday, April 10, 2025
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- A New Wave in Ultrafast Magnetic Control
- Scientists Merge Two 'impossible' Materials Into New Artificial Structure
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Physicists Discover a Copper-Free High-Temperature Superconducting Oxide
- Researchers Find a Way to Shield Quantum Information from 'noise'
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- Mini Rolling Robot Takes Virtual Biopsies
- Scientists Discovered Chemical Oscillations in Palladium Nanoparticles, Paving the Way for Recycling Precious Metal Catalysts
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- BESSY II: Magnetic 'microflowers' Enhance Local Magnetic Fields
- New Type of Quantum Computer Studies the Dance of Elementary Particles
- Listen to Quantum Atoms Talk Together Thanks to Acoustics
Friday, March 21, 2025
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
- Quantum Heat Dynamics Toggled by Magnetic Fields
- Good Vibrations: Scientists Discover a Groundbreaking Method for Exciting Phonon-Polaritons
- Squirrel-Inspired Leaping Robot Can Stick a Landing on a Branch
Monday, March 17, 2025
Friday, March 14, 2025
- Quantum Spin Model Made from Nanographene Molecules
- Understanding the Origin of Magnetic Moment Enhancement in Novel Alloys
Thursday, March 13, 2025
- Spinning, Twisted Light Could Power Next-Generation Electronics
- Reading Magnetic States Faster -- In Far Infrared
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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Monday, March 10, 2025
- Evidence of a New Phenomenon: Quantum Tornadoes in Momentum Space
- Unlocking the Secrets of Phase Transitions in Quantum Hardware
- 'Nanodot' Control Could Fine-Tune Light for Sharper Displays, Quantum Computing
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Sneaky Clocks: Uncovering Einstein's Relativity in an Interacting Atomic Playground
- Single-Qubit Sensing Puts New Spin on Quantum Materials Discovery
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- New Ocelot Chip Makes Strides in Quantum Computing
- Quantum Interference in Molecule-Surface Collisions
- Leading the Charge to Better Batteries
- Unraveling How a 'magnetic Twist' Induces One-Way Electric Flow
- Unraveling the Origin of Extremely Bright Quantum Emitters
- Cracking the Code on Solid-State Batteries