Scientists have identified a sub-atomic particle that could have formed the "dark matter" in the Universe during the Big Bang.
General Physics
Mar 3, 2020
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Three scientists from the University of Chicago have run the numbers, and they believe there may be a way to make a material that could conduct both electricity and energy with 100% efficiency—never losing any to heat or ...
Superconductivity
Feb 21, 2020
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For decades, it's been understood that water repellency is needed for surfaces to shed condensation buildup—like the droplets of water that form in power plant condensers to reduce pressure. New research shows that the ...
Materials Science
Jan 23, 2020
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Bose-condensed quantum fluids are not forever. Such states include superfluids and Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs).
Quantum Physics
Jan 23, 2020
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In a new report on Science Advances, Chen Fang and Liang Fu from the Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics in China, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences and the Department of Physics, Massachusetts ...
A physicist at the University of California, Riverside, has performed calculations showing hollow spherical bubbles filled with a gas of positronium atoms are stable in liquid helium.
General Physics
Dec 6, 2019
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Bose-Einstein condensates are macroscopic quantum phases of matter which appear only under very particular conditions. Learning more about these phases of matter could help researchers develop a better understanding of fundamental ...
Quantum Physics
Dec 2, 2019
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Light can be directed in different directions, usually also back the same way. Physicists from the University of Bonn and the University of Cologne have, however, succeeded in creating a new one-way street for light. They ...
General Physics
Nov 14, 2019
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Besides solids, liquids and gases, more exotic states of matter can be generated in specific materials under special conditions. Such states are of great interest to physicists because they provide a deeper understanding ...
Quantum Physics
Aug 22, 2019
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Cells often create compartments to control important biological functions. The nucleus is a prime example; surrounded by a membrane, it houses the genome. Yet cells also harbor enclosures that are not membrane-bound and more ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 12, 2019
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