Physicist creates fifth state of matter from the living room
A physicist has created the fifth state of matter working from home using quantum technology.
A physicist has created the fifth state of matter working from home using quantum technology.
Quantum Physics
May 26, 2020
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Gravitational-wave researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new model that promises to yield fresh insights into the structure and composition of neutron stars.
Astronomy
May 21, 2020
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A new theoretical study at Monash University has improved our understanding of the interplay between quantum and thermal fluctuations (or excitations) in quantum matter.
Quantum Physics
May 13, 2020
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Data transmission that works by means of magnetic waves instead of electric currents: For many scientists, this is the basis of future technologies that will make transmission faster and individual components smaller and ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 24, 2020
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Rapidly cooling magnon particles proves a surprisingly effective way to create an elusive quantum state of matter, called a Bose-Einstein condensate. The discovery can help advance quantum physics research and is a step towards ...
Nanophysics
Apr 21, 2020
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It is easy to buy into the narrative that COVID-19 is one of the five horsemen of the apocalypse, if you read historian Ian Morris and his analysis of the rise and fall of human social development over the past 15,000 years.
Other
Apr 15, 2020
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Since its beginnings, quantum mechanics hasn't ceased to amaze us with its peculiarity, so difficult to understand. Why does one particle seem to pass through two slits simultaneously? Why, instead of specific predictions, ...
General Physics
Apr 2, 2020
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Bosons and fermions, the two classes into which all particles—from the sub-atomic to atoms themselves—can be sorted, behave very differently under most circumstances. While identical bosons like to congregate, identical ...
Quantum Physics
Mar 27, 2020
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Role models are important for aspiring scientists, but new research suggests that scientists who are known for their hard work—like Thomas Edison—are more motivating than scientists who are viewed as naturally brilliant, ...
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2020
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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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