Last update:
Physics news
Permanent magnet configurations outperform classical arrangement to deliver strong and homogeneous fields
Physicists Prof. Dr. Ingo Rehberg from the University of Bayreuth and Dr. Peter Blümler from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have developed and experimentally validated an innovative approach for generating homogeneous ...
Condensed Matter
1 hour ago
0
1
From spin glasses to quantum codes: Researchers develop optimal error correction algorithm
Scientists have developed an exact approach to a key quantum error correction problem once believed to be unsolvable, and have shown that what appeared to be hardware-related errors may in fact be due to suboptimal decoding.
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 ...
General Physics
2 hours ago
0
0
Multicore fiber testbed demonstrates precise optical clock signal transmission over 25 km
Researchers have shown, for the first time, that transmission of ultrastable optical signals from optical clocks across tens of kilometers of deployed multicore fiber is compatible with simultaneous transmission of telecommunications ...
Optics & Photonics
1 hour ago
0
0
Scientists propose blueprint for 'universal translator' in quantum networks
UBC researchers are proposing a solution to a key hurdle in quantum networking: a device that can "translate" microwave to optical signals and vice versa.
Optics & Photonics
2 hours ago
0
47
Improved thermoelectrics: Scientists harness 'traffic jam of electrons' to boost heat-to-electricity conversion
Electricity can be easily converted into heat—every electric cooker does it. But is the opposite also possible? Can heat be converted into electricity—directly, without a steam turbine or similar detours?
Condensed Matter
19 hours ago
0
35
5D model accurately predicts nuclear fission in elements beyond uranium and plutonium
A five-dimensional (5D) Langevin approach developed by an international team of researchers, including members from Science Tokyo, accurately reproduces complex fission fragment distributions and kinetic energies in medium-mass ...
General Physics
22 hours ago
0
94
Expanding the border of superheavy nuclei—new seaborgium isotope discovered
An international research team led by GSI/FAIR, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and Helmholtz Institute Mainz (HIM) has succeeded in the production of a new seaborgium isotope. In the experiment conducted at the ...
General Physics
22 hours ago
0
4
Light-based computing with optical fibers shows potential for ultra-fast AI systems
Imagine a computer that does not rely only on electronics but uses light to perform tasks faster and more efficiently. A collaboration between two research teams from Tampere University in Finland and Université Marie et ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 18, 2025
0
27
Improved laser frequency stabilization achieved with unprecedented long optical reference cavity
Scientists at NPL recently published findings on laser frequency stabilization, demonstrating an unprecedented level of performance using an optical reference cavity. This advancement features a beyond state-of-the-art optical ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 18, 2025
0
0
Atom tweezer arrays reveal how phase transitions unfold in mesoscopic systems
As the number of particles in a physical system increases, its properties can change and different phase transitions (i.e., shifts into different phases of matter) can take place. Microscopic systems (i.e., containing only ...
Scientists harness vacuum fluctuations to engineer quantum materials
Vacuum is often thought of as empty, but in fact it is teeming with fleeting energy fluctuations—virtual photons popping in and out of existence that can interact with matter, giving rise to new, potentially useful properties.
Condensed Matter
Jun 18, 2025
0
38
Message in a bubble: Physics enables encoding of messages in ice
Inspired by naturally occurring air bubbles in glaciers, researchers have developed a method to encode messages in ice.
General Physics
Jun 18, 2025
0
0
Dramatic stretch in quantum materials confirms 100-year-old prediction
Research from the University of St Andrews has set a new benchmark for the precision with which researchers can explore fundamental physics in quantum materials. The work has implications extending from materials science ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 17, 2025
0
113
Thermodynamics revisited: Study solves 120-year-old problem and corrects one of Einstein's ideas
Nernst's theorem—a general experimental observation presented in 1905 that entropy exchanges tend to zero when the temperature tends to zero—has been directly linked to the second principle of thermodynamics in a paper ...
General Physics
Jun 17, 2025
0
243
Physicists use 3D-printed spines to sculpt water surface through surface tension
Physicists at the University of Liège have succeeded in sculpting the surface of water by exploiting surface tension. Using 3D printing of closely spaced spines, they have combined menisci to create programmed liquid reliefs, ...
Soft Matter
Jun 17, 2025
0
40
Next leap in mode-locked lasers: Tunable pulse duration in ultranarrow bandwidth
Lasers have widespread applications as a light source in a variety of fields, including manufacturing, medicine, high-speed communications, electronics, and scientific research.
Optics & Photonics
Jun 17, 2025
0
93
Physicists validate ratio method for studying halo nuclei
Theories must stand up to practical testing, and this is especially true in physics. Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), Texas A&M University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, the University of Surrey ...
General Physics
Jun 17, 2025
0
2
Scientists uncover magnetic-field control of ultrafast spin dynamics in 2D ferromagnets
A research team led by Prof. Sheng Zhigao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Prof. A.V. Kimel from Radboud University, has demonstrated that strong magnetic ...
Condensed Matter
Jun 17, 2025
0
11
New method enables scientists to surpass the resolution limit of fluorescence microscopy
Imagine you're sitting at a pond, listening to the din of croaking frogs. You want to know how many frogs are in the pond, but you can't pick out the individual croaks—only the combined sound rising and falling in volume ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 17, 2025
0
0
More news
Better basketball through theoretical physics
Strange radio pulses detected coming from ice in Antarctica
A high-resolution spectrometer that fits into smartphones
Decoding high energy physics with AI and machine learning
A new problem that only quantum computing can solve
Scientists achieve precision activation of quantum defects in diamond
Other news
Researchers take one small step toward planning life on Mars
AI helps narrow 8,000 catalyst options down to one that supercharges green ammonia
Harnessing magnons for quantum information processing
Cellular coordinate system reveals secrets of active matter
Decades-old mystery of AlCl dipole moment resolved
Trapped-ion advances break new ground in quantum computing
Q&A: Physics and the value of scientific disappointment
Quantum mechanics provide truly random numbers on demand
Evidence of a possible ghost plume beneath Oman
Researcher's lifelong work sheds light on neurodegenerative diseases caused by errors in cellular protein production
Exploring late accretion's role in terrestrial planet evolution
Organ-sculpting cells may hold clues to how cancer spreads
