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Observing a prethermal discrete time crystal
A framework of statistical physics can be extended to the nonequilibrium setting to discover previously unidentified phases of matter catalyzed by periodic driving. Scientists aim to reduce the runaway heating associated ...
Rearranging orchestral musicians to reduce disease-spreading aerosols
A team of researchers at the University of Utah Salt Lake City has found, via simulation, that it is possible to rearrange musicians playing wind instruments in an orchestra to reduce the spread of disease-laden aerosols. ...
Quantum simulation: Measurement of entanglement made easier
University of Innsbruck researchers have developed a method to make previously hardly accessible properties in quantum systems measurable. The new method for determining the quantum state in quantum simulators reduces the ...
Quantum Physics
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A high-resolution microscope built from LEGO and phone bits
Microscopy is an essential tool in many fields of science and medicine. However, many groups have limited access to this technology due to its cost and fragility. Now, researchers from the Universities of Göttingen and Münster ...
General Physics
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How physics breaks down in a black hole
One of the most cherished laws of physics—the conservation of charge—has come under fire in "startling" research by physicists.
General Physics
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Calibration method enables microscopes to make accurate measurements in all 3 dimensions
Conventional microscopes provide essential information about samples in two dimensions—the plane of the microscope slide. But flat is not all that. In many instances, information about the object in the third dimension—the ...
Optics & Photonics
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Physicists use electric fields to induce oscillations in tiny particles
A challenging frontier in science and engineering is controlling matter outside of thermodynamic equilibrium to build material systems with capabilities that rival those of living organisms. Research on active colloids aims ...
General Physics
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A simple method to enhance responsivity of terahertz radiation detectors
Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University jointly with colleagues from Spanish universities have offered a simple method how to enhance the responsivity of terahertz radiation detectors by 3.5 times using a small Teflon ...
Optics & Photonics
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Mechanism behind XFEL-induced melting of diamond unveiled
The ultrafast melting of diamond under intense x-ray irradiation has been visualized for the first time by RIKEN researchers. This observation will help scientists improve experimental methods that use high-intensity x-ray ...
General Physics
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Theoretical proof that a strong force can create lightweight subatomic particles
Using only a pen and paper, a theoretical physicist has proved a decades-old claim that a strong force called Quantum Chromo Dynamics (QCD) leads to light-weight pions, reports a new study published on June 23 in Physical ...
General Physics
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The fifth quartet: Excited neon discovery could reveal star qualities
Scientists from the Department of Physics and the Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP) at Osaka University, in collaboration with Kyoto University, used alpha particle inelastic scattering to show that the theorized ...
General Physics
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Scientists present new measurements of β-delayed two-proton decay of 27S
Two-proton decay is a quantum tunneling process. The tunneling probability depends on the available energy and the height of the Coulomb barrier, which in turn depends on the nuclear charge Z (number of protons). Two-proton ...
General Physics
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Researchers resolve magnetic structures of different topological semimetals
Topological semimetals are one of the major discoveries in condensed-matter physics in recent years. The magnetic Weyl semimetal, in which the Weyl nodes can be generated and modulated by magnetization, provides an ideal ...
Quantum Physics
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ATLAS experiment measures top quark polarization
Unique among its peers is the top quark—a fascinating particle that the scientific community has been studying in detail since the 90s. Its large mass makes it the only quark to decay before forming bound states (a process ...
General Physics
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Concepts from physics explain importance of quarantine to control spread of COVID-19
Mathematical models that describe the physical behavior of magnetic materials can also be used to describe the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
General Physics
22 hours ago
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The first observation of the superscattering effect of metamaterials
Entering an invisible doorway to catch a train at King's Cross station in London is a renowned fictional scene from the Harry Potter series. In recent decades, physicists have been trying to produce a similar effect by focusing ...
Sound-induced electric fields control the tiniest particles
Engineers at Duke University have devised a system for manipulating particles approaching the miniscule 2.5 nanometer diameter of DNA using sound-induced electric fields. Dubbed "acoustoelectronic nanotweezers," the approach ...
General Physics
Jun 23, 2021
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Viruses as communication molecules: Modeling viral aerosol transmission
How long do virus-laden particles persist in an elevator after a person infected with COVID-19 leaves? And is there a way to detect those particles? A group of electrical engineers and computer scientists at KAUST set out ...
Soft Matter
Jun 23, 2021
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Researchers propose the use of quantum cascade lasers to achieve private free-space communications
Free-space optical communication, the communication between two devices at a distance using light to carry information, is a highly promising system for achieving high-speed communication. This system of communication is ...
What the Muon g-2 results mean for how we understand the universe
The news that muons have a little extra wiggle in their step sent word buzzing around the world this spring.
General Physics
Jun 22, 2021
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