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Creating an 'imprint' on a super photon

Thousands of light particles can merge into a type of "super photon" under certain conditions. Researchers at the University of Bonn have now been able to use "tiny nano molds" to influence the design of this so-called Bose-Einstein ...

Physicists predict existence of new exciton type

Bruno Uchoa, a professor of condensed matter physics, and Hong-yi Xie, a postdoctoral fellow in condensed matter physics at the University of Oklahoma, have published research in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Sound drives 'quantum jumps' between electron orbits

Cornell University researchers have demonstrated that acoustic sound waves can be used to control the motion of an electron as it orbits a lattice defect in a diamond, a technique that can potentially improve the sensitivity ...

Scientists uncover exciton behavior in van der Waals magnets

A research group led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has uncovered details about the formation and behavior of mobile, microscopic, particle-like objects called "excitons" ...

A new approach to fine-tuning quantum materials

Quantum materials—those with electronic properties that are governed by the principles of quantum mechanics, such as correlation and entanglement—can exhibit exotic behaviors under certain conditions, such as the ability ...

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Physicists control electronic properties of moiré crystals
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The experimental observation of a dissipative time crystal in a Rydberg gas
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Entangled photon pairs enable hidden image encoding
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Genomic analyses of prairie chickens cast doubt on species classifications
Biochemistry
Molecular 'cage' approach could advance selective elimination of cancer cells
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Privileged parents who believe in economic upward mobility are more likely to hoard resources: Study
Cell & Microbiology
Brazilian researchers discover key gene regulating virulence of fungus that causes severe lung infections
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Expert explains evidence for planetary formation through gravitational instability
Evolution
Agriculture accelerated human genome evolution to capture energy from starchy foods, study suggests
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Webb reveals distorted galaxy forming cosmic question mark
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Writing in water using an ion-exchange bead as a pen

Writing is an age-old cultural technique. Thousands of years ago, humans were already carving signs and symbols into stone slabs. Scripts have become far more sophisticated since then but one aspect remains the same: Whether ...

Discovery puts a magnetic spin on neuromorphic computing

The word "fractals" might inspire images of psychedelic colors spiraling into infinity in a computer animation. An invisible, but powerful and useful, version of this phenomenon exists in the realm of dynamic magnetic fractal ...

Spintronics: X-ray microscopy unravels the nature of domain walls

A new study at BESSY II analyzes the formation of skyrmions in ferrimagnetic thin films of dysprosium and cobalt in real time and with high spatial resolution. This is an important step towards characterizing suitable materials ...