Researchers discover new form of ice
UNLV researchers have discovered a new form of ice, redefining the properties of water at high pressures.
Condensed Matter
Mar 18, 2022
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Physical Review B
Seeing below the surface of bimetallic nanoparticles
Nanoparticles are important in many disciplines because their high surface area compared with their volume gives them interesting properties. Continued development of analytical methods for nanoparticles is therefore crucial. ...
Nanophysics
Mar 1, 2022
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Modeling high-harmonic generation without resorting to perturbation theory
An advanced mathematical model that can describe high-energy interactions between light and matter has been developed by two RIKEN researchers and a collaborator. The approach could be extended to offer new insights in other ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 8, 2022
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New study shows novel crystal structure for hydrogen under high pressure
Elements in the periodic table can take up multiple forms. Carbon, for example, exists as diamond or graphite depending on the environmental conditions at the time of formation. Crystal structures that have been formed in ...
General Physics
Jan 14, 2022
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Artificially altered material could accelerate neuromorphic device development
Neuromorphic devices—which emulate the decision-making processes of the human brain—show great promise for solving pressing scientific problems, but building physical systems to realize this potential presents researchers ...
General Physics
Jan 11, 2022
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MKID detectors turn out to have 100 times lower noise
Scientists use superconducting detectors (MKIDs) to discern the spectrum of exoplanets from their faint glow. Now, researchers from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research and TU Delft have observed 100 times lower ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 23, 2021
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Researchers combine two semiconductor doping methods to achieve new efficiencies
A University of Wollongong-led team across three FLEET nodes has combined two traditional semiconductor doping methods to achieve new efficiencies in the topological insulator bismuth-selenide (Bi2Se3).
Condensed Matter
Nov 12, 2021
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Key witness helps scientists detect 'spooky' quantum entanglement in solid materials
Quantum entanglement occurs when two particles appear to communicate without a physical connection, a phenomenon Albert Einstein famously called "spooky action at a distance." Nearly 90 years later, a team led by the U.S. ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 8, 2021
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Weak coupling shows flaw in strange metal model
Planckian metals have the potential to power high-temperature superconductors, quantum computers and a host of other next-generation technologies. However, these "strange" metals—in which electrical resistance increases ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 8, 2021
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Sloshing electrons in a charge density wave
In the latest edition of Physical Review B, UvA Ph.D. candidate Xuanbo Feng (QuSoft and IoP) and colleagues write about their recent experiments on a material that can go from a normal metal state to a more exotic state known ...
Materials Science
Oct 25, 2021
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