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Controlling electrons in molecules at ultrafast timescales with tailor-made terahertz light pulses
Scientists at Yokohama National University, in collaboration with RIKEN and other institutions in Japan and Korea, have made an important discovery about how electrons move and behave in molecules. This discovery could potentially ...
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Tunable asymmetric hysteresis loop: Researchers develop method to control magnetic reversal in Weyl semimetal
Recently, a research team found a new way to control the magnetic reversal in a special material called Co3Sn2S2, a Weyl semimetal. The team was led by Prof. Qu Zhe from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese ...
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Mar 5, 2025
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An unexpected connection between the equations for crystalline lattice defects and electromagnetism
A fundamental goal of physics is to explain the broadest range of phenomena with the fewest underlying principles. Remarkably, seemingly disparate problems often exhibit identical mathematical descriptions.
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Mar 5, 2025
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Room-temperature superconductors: Fundamental constants suggest they could exist within our universe
In a new development that could help redefine the future of technology, a team of physicists has uncovered a fundamental insight into the upper limit of superconducting temperature.
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Mar 5, 2025
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Scientists unravel spiraling secrets of magnetic materials for next-generation electronics
Deep within certain magnetic molecules, atoms arrange their spins in a spiral pattern, forming structures called chiral helimagnets. These helical spin patterns have intrigued researchers for years due to their potential ...
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Mar 4, 2025
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Exploring quantum materials: Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering captures microscopic, rapidly changing properties
From computer chips to image sensors in cameras, today's technology is overwhelmingly based on a semiconductor called silicon. This technology has been shrinking for decades—think of early room-sized computers compared ...
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Mar 3, 2025
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Researchers discover magnetic equivalent of the Lyddane-Sachs-Teller relation
Materials are known to interact with electromagnetic fields in different ways, which reflect their structures and underlying properties. The Lyddane-Sachs-Teller relation is a physics construct that describes the relationship ...
Atomically thin NbSe₂ demonstrates resilient superconducting fluctuations
Superconductivity is an intriguing property observed in some materials, which entails the ability to conduct electric current combined with an electrical resistance of zero at low temperatures. Physicists have observed this ...
Unraveling how a 'magnetic twist' induces one-way electric flow
Researchers at Tohoku University, the University of Manchester, and Osaka University have made a breakthrough that has the potential to ignite the development of next-gen chiral information technology.
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Feb 27, 2025
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Physicists find unexpected crystals of electrons in new ultrathin material
MIT physicists report the unexpected discovery of electrons forming crystalline structures in a material only billionths of a meter thick. The work adds to a gold mine of discoveries originating from the material, which the ...
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Feb 26, 2025
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Hofstadter's butterfly: Quantum fractal patterns visualized
A team of scientists from Princeton University has measured the energies of electrons in a new class of quantum materials and has found them to follow a fractal pattern. Fractals are self-repeating patterns that occur on ...
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Feb 26, 2025
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Graphene's quantum spin injection promises energy-efficient spintronics
Researchers at the National Graphene Institute at the University of Manchester have achieved a significant milestone in the field of quantum electronics with their latest study on spin injection in graphene. The paper, published ...
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Feb 26, 2025
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Research illuminates the path to superior electro-optic performance in aluminum scandium nitride alloys
From integrated photonics to quantum information science, the ability to control light with electric fields—a phenomenon known as the electro-optic effect—supports vital applications such as light modulation and frequency ...
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Feb 25, 2025
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Magnetic 'invisibility cloak' hides obstacles within particle streams
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have developed a method that makes objects on a magnetic field invisible within a particle stream. Until now, this so-called cloaking had only been studied for waves such as light ...
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Feb 21, 2025
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Static electricity depends on materials' contact history, physicists show
For centuries, static electricity has been the subject of intrigue and scientific investigation. Now, researchers from the Waitukaitis group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have uncovered a vital ...
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Feb 19, 2025
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Magnetic switch traps quantum information carriers in one dimension
A quantum "miracle material" could support magnetic switching, a team of researchers at the University of Regensburg and University of Michigan has shown.
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Feb 19, 2025
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Magnetic semiconductor preserves 2D quantum properties in 3D material
There is a big problem with quantum technology—it's tiny. The distinctive properties that exist at the subatomic scale usually disappear at macroscopic scales, making it difficult to harness their superior sensing and communication ...
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Feb 19, 2025
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Nanoscale technique uses atomic vibrations to show how quantum materials behave at interfaces
Scientists are racing to develop new materials for quantum technologies in computing and sensing for ultraprecise measurements. For these future technologies to transition from the laboratory to real-world applications, a ...
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Feb 18, 2025
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Unexpected layer interactions in kagome ferromagnets reveal new magnetic phenomena
When it comes to layered quantum materials, current understanding only scratches the surface; so demonstrates a new study from the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI. Using advanced X-ray spectroscopy at the Swiss Light Source SLS, ...
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Feb 18, 2025
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Innovative strategy enhances energy storage in antiferroelectric materials
A collaborative study published in Nature reveals an innovative strategy to enhance energy storage in antiferroelectric materials.
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Feb 18, 2025
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