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Understanding the impact of radiation on silicon carbide devices for space applications
The first results of the ETH Zurich and ANSTO collaboration focused on silicon carbide (SiC) devices have been reported in two publications.
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Jul 3, 2025
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Quantum equivalent of thermodynamics' second law discovered for entanglement manipulation
Just over 200 years after French engineer and physicist Sadi Carnot formulated the second law of thermodynamics, an international team of researchers has unveiled an analogous law for the quantum world. This second law of ...
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Jul 3, 2025
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Record-breaking material emits infrared light better than it absorbs it, without violating the laws of physics
New results published in the journal Physical Review Letters detail how a specially designed metamaterial was able to tip the normally equal balance between thermal absorption and emission, enabling the material to better ...
What is the optimal setting for your air conditioner? We asked a physics professor
Ahh, summer, a time of vacations at the beach or mountains—and sky-high electricity bills as your air conditioner labors against the heat and humidity.
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Jul 3, 2025
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Slithering snakes: The science behind the motion of a young anaconda
The motion of snakes has long fascinated humans: they undulate, they sidewind, they crawl, they even fly.
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Jul 2, 2025
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The hidden mechanics of abrupt transitions: Superconducting networks show how tiny changes trigger system collapse
Why do some changes in nature unfold gradually, while others occur in the blink of an eye? Rust forming on metal is a slow, steady process that takes days or even weeks to become visible. By contrast, a power grid can collapse ...
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Jul 2, 2025
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Heaviest tin isotopes provide insights into element synthesis
An international team of researchers, led by scientists from GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt, Germany, has studied r-process nucleosynthesis in measurements conducted at the Canadian research center TRIUMF in Vancouver. At the center ...
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Jul 2, 2025
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First-ever collisions of oxygen at the Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) gets a breath of fresh air as it collides beams of protons and oxygen ions for the very first time. Oxygen–oxygen and neon–neon collisions are also on the menu of the next few days.
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Jul 1, 2025
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New superheavy isotope reveals complex relationship between quantum effects and fission
In a study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists at GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung have discovered a new superheavy isotope, 257Sg (seaborgium), whose properties are providing new insights into ...
A magnetically levitated particle enables researchers to search for ultralight dark matter
Dark matter, although not visible, is believed to make up most of the total mass of the universe. One theory suggests that ultralight dark matter behaves like a continuous wave, which could exert rhythmic forces that are ...
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Jun 25, 2025
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Computational trick enables better understanding of exotic state of matter
It can be found inside gas giants such as Jupiter and is briefly created during meteorite impacts or in laser fusion experiments: warm dense matter. This exotic state of matter combines features of solid, liquid and gaseous ...
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Jun 25, 2025
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Tiny collider experiment determines three electrons are enough for strong interactions between particles
Three electrons are enough to trigger strong interactions between particles. That is what was demonstrated by scientists from the CNRS and l'Université de Grenoble Alpes, in collaboration with teams from Germany and Latvia, ...
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Jun 25, 2025
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It's elementary: Problem-solving AI approach tackles inverse problems used in nuclear physics and beyond
Solving life's great mysteries often requires detective work, using observed outcomes to determine their cause. For instance, nuclear physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility ...
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Jun 25, 2025
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Novel yet simple model provides smooth answer to friction mystery
Atoms slip against one another, eventually sticking in various combinations. Tectonic plates do the same, sliding across each other until they stick in a stationary state. Everything from the tiniest particles to unfathomably ...
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Jun 23, 2025
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Study tightens King plot-based constraints on hypothetical fifth force
While the Standard Model (SM) describes all known fundamental particles and many of the interactions between them, it fails to explain dark matter, dark energy and the apparent asymmetry between matter and antimatter in the ...
New study uncovers surprising physics of 'marine snow'
The deep ocean can often look like a real-life snow globe. As organic particles from plant and animal matter on the surface sink downward, they combine with dust and other material to create "marine snow," a beautiful display ...
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Jun 21, 2025
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New theory proposes time has three dimensions, with space as a secondary effect
Time, not space plus time, might be the single fundamental property in which all physical phenomena occur, according to a new theory by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist.
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Jun 21, 2025
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Rewriting a century-old physics law on thermal radiation to unlock the potential of energy, sensing and more
A research team from Penn State has broken a 165-year-old law of thermal radiation with unprecedented strength, setting the stage for more efficient energy harvesting, heat transfer and infrared sensing.
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Jun 20, 2025
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Study offers new insights into first-principles calculations of hadron structure
Researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with collaborators from the Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica in Brazil and Iowa State University, have theoretically ...
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Jun 20, 2025
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Highly charged muonic ions observed in gas-phase experiment for first time
An international team of researchers, including members from the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU, WPI), has directly observed "highly charged muonic ions," a completely new class ...
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Jun 19, 2025
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