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Quantum materials: Electron spin measured for the first time
An international research team has succeeded for the first time in measuring the electron spin in matter—i.e., the curvature of space in which electrons live and move—within "kagome materials," a new class of quantum ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 9, 2023
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Research takes first steps towards realizing mechanical qubits
Quantum information (QI) processing may be the next game changer in the evolution of technology, by providing unprecedented computational capabilities, security and detection sensitivities. Qubits, the basic hardware element ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 9, 2023
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Ultrashort light pulses shaped like a spring toy bring a new twist to photonics
We've all played at least once with a spring toy, but did you know that light can be shaped like a spring too?
Optics & Photonics
Jun 9, 2023
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Scientists make a surprising discovery about magnetic defects in topological insulators
Scientists from the Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory made an intriguing discovery while conducting experiments to characterize magnetism in a material known as a dilute magnetic topological insulator where ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 9, 2023
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Searching for new particle: Discovering axions could help answer one of the most puzzling questions in physics
One of the most high-profile mysteries in physics today is what scientists refer to as the "Strong CP Problem." Stemming from the puzzling phenomenon that neutrons do not interact with electric fields despite being made up ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 9, 2023
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Researchers demonstrate noise-free communication with structured light
The patterns of light hold tremendous promise for a large encoding alphabet in optical communications, but progress is hindered by their susceptibility to distortion, such as in atmospheric turbulence or in bent optical fiber.
Optics & Photonics
Jun 9, 2023
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Phonons can be chiral: Study claims to settle the debate
Findings published in Nature settle the dispute: phonons can be chiral. This fundamental concept, discovered using circular X-ray light, sees phonons twisting like a corkscrew through quartz.
Condensed Matter
Jun 9, 2023
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Researchers discover materials exhibiting huge magnetoresistance
A group of researchers from Tohoku University has unveiled a new material that exhibits enormous magnetoresistance, paving the way for developments in non-volatile magnetoresistive memory (MRAM).
Condensed Matter
Jun 9, 2023
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Researchers 'split' phonons in step toward new type of quantum computer
When we listen to our favorite song, what sounds like a continuous wave of music is actually transmitted as tiny packets of quantum particles called phonons.
General Physics
Jun 8, 2023
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How Schrödinger's cat makes better qubits
Quantum computing uses the principles of quantum mechanics to encode and elaborate data, meaning that it could one day solve computational problems that are intractable with current computers. While the latter work with bits, ...
Quantum Physics
Jun 8, 2023
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Researchers tune thermal conductivity of materials 'on the fly' for more energy-efficient devices
A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities scientists and engineers discovered a new method for tuning the thermal conductivity of materials to control heat flow "on the fly." Their tuning range is the highest ever ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 8, 2023
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CERN experiment may help physicists work out the content of neutrino beams
At the time of the Big Bang, 13.8 billion years ago, every particle of matter is thought to have been produced together with an antimatter equivalent of opposite electrical charge. But in the present-day universe, there is ...
General Physics
Jun 7, 2023
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Gravitational waves innovation could help unlock cosmic secrets
New frontiers in the study of the universe—and gravitational waves—have been opened up following a breakthrough by University of the West of Scotland (UWS) researchers.
General Physics
Jun 7, 2023
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Physicists develop powerful alternative to dynamic density functional theory
Living organisms, ecosystems and the planet Earth are, from a physics point of view, examples of extraordinarily large and complex systems that are not in thermal equilibrium. To physically describe non-equilibrium systems, ...
General Physics
Jun 7, 2023
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The hunt for elusive axion particles: Experiments suggest better methods for exploring the dark sector
Since axions were first predicted by theory nearly half a century ago, researchers have hunted for proof of the elusive particle, which may exist outside the visible universe, in the dark sector. But how does one find particles ...
General Physics
Jun 7, 2023
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Physicists discover an exotic material made of bosons
Take a lattice—a flat section of a grid of uniform cells, like a window screen or a honeycomb—and lay another, similar lattice above it. But instead of trying to line up the edges or the cells of both lattices, give the ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 7, 2023
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Calculation shows why heavy quarks get caught up in the flow
Using some of the world's most powerful supercomputers, a group of theorists has produced a major advance in the field of nuclear physics—a calculation of the "heavy quark diffusion coefficient." This number describes how ...
General Physics
Jun 7, 2023
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Physicists uncover 'parallel circuits' of spin currents in antiferromagnets
A group of physicists at Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed a secret of antiferromagnets, which could accelerate spintronics, a next-gen data storage and processing ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 7, 2023
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New spectroscopy method reveals accelerated relaxation dynamics in compressed cerium-based metallic glass
A major stumbling block in our understanding of glass and glass phenomena is the elusive relationship between relaxation dynamics and glass structure. A team led by Dr. Qiaoshi Zeng from HPSTAR recently developed a new in ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 7, 2023
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Shrinking endoscopes with meta-optical fibers
Ultra-compact, agile endoscopes with a large field of view (FoV), long depth of field (DoF), and short rigid tip length are essential for developing minimally invasive operations and new experimental surgeries. As these fields ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 7, 2023
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