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On-chip cryptographic protocol lets quantum computers self-verify results amid hardware noise
Quantum computers, machines that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, could outperform classical computers on some optimization tasks and computations. Despite their potential, quantum computers are ...
First full simulation of 50-qubit universal quantum computer achieved
A research team at the Jülich Supercomputing Center, together with experts from NVIDIA, has set a new record in quantum simulation: for the first time, a universal quantum computer with 50 qubits has been fully simulated—a ...
Quantum Physics
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Metasurfaces show promise in boosting AR image clarity and brightness
Researchers have designed and demonstrated a new optical component that could significantly enhance the brightness and image quality of augmented reality (AR) glasses. The advance brings AR glasses a step closer to becoming ...
Optics & Photonics
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A century-old mixing puzzle: AI helps predict and understand viscous fingering
Viscous fingering occurs when a thinner fluid pushes a thicker, more viscous fluid in a porous medium, like underground rock, creating unpredictable, finger-like patterns. For decades, this intricate dance between fluids ...
Soft Matter
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Q&A: Chiral phonons research offers new ways to control materials
The rapidly growing field of research on chiral phonons is giving researchers new insights into the fundamental behaviors and structures of materials. The chirality of phonons could pave the way for new methods to control ...
Condensed Matter
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Non-harmonic two-color femtosecond lasers achieve 1,000-fold enhancement of white-light output in water
Scientists at Japan's Institute for Molecular Science have achieved a 1,000-fold enhancement in white-light generation inside water by using non-harmonic two-color femtosecond laser excitation. This previously unexplored ...
Optics & Photonics
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New AI framework can uncover space physics equations in raw data
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, particularly artificial neural networks, have proved to be highly promising tools for uncovering patterns in large amounts of data that would otherwise be difficult to detect. Over the ...
The time 'rondeau' crystal: Scientists observe a new form of temporal order
In a new study published in Nature Physics, researchers achieved the first experimental observation of a time rondeau crystal—a novel phase of matter where long-range temporal order coexists with short-time disorder.
Could mass arise without the Higgs boson?
The geometry of space, where physical laws unfold, may also hold answers to some of the deepest questions in fundamental physics. The very structure of spacetime might underlie every interaction in nature.
General Physics
Nov 10, 2025
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X-ray techniques map and measure the invisible properties of altermagnets
The new big thing in magnetics is altermagnetism, a form of magnetism that promises to power the next generation of electronics. Unlike ferromagnets, like a fridge magnet, where all internal atomic spins align to create a ...
Stable molecule trapped with deep ultraviolet light for the first time
Researchers from the Department of Molecular Physics at the Fritz Haber Institute have demonstrated the first magneto-optical trap of a stable "closed-shell" molecule: aluminum monofluoride (AlF). They were able to cool AlF ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 10, 2025
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Turning the faint quantum 'glow' of empty space into a measurable flash
Researchers from Stockholm University and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali have reported a practical way to spot one of physics' strangest predictions: the Unruh effect, which says that ...
General Physics
Nov 10, 2025
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Harnessing intricate, self-organized plasma patterns to destroy PFAS
Increasing the surface area when plasma and water interact could help scale up a technology that destroys contaminants such as PFAS, detergents and microbial contaminants in drinking water, new research from the University ...
Plasma Physics
Nov 10, 2025
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New quantum sensing method measures three light properties at once with high precision
A new method for measuring three different properties of light, at the same time, has been developed using an interferometry-based quantum sensing scheme capable of simultaneously estimating multiple parameters of an optical ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 10, 2025
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Developers and expert users benchmark three leading open-source thermal conductivity calculation packages
Mechanical Engineering Professor Alan McGaughey of Carnegie Mellon University recently coordinated the Phonon Olympics, bringing together developers and expert users to benchmark three leading open-source thermal conductivity ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 10, 2025
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Spins influence solid oxygen's crystal structure under extreme magnetic fields, study finds
Placing materials under extremely strong magnetic fields can give rise to unusual and fascinating physical phenomena or behavior. Specifically, studies show that under magnetic fields above 100 tesla (T), spins (i.e., intrinsic ...
Open-source 'macroscope' offers dynamic luminescence imaging
A team of European researchers has developed a versatile, open-source luminescence imaging instrument designed to democratize access to advanced fluorescence and electroluminescence techniques across disciplines ranging from ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 7, 2025
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Single organic molecule triggers Kondo effect in molecular-scale 'Kondo box'
A research group led by Prof. Li Xiangyang from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has made a new discovery: a single organic molecule can induce the Kondo effect in a magnetic atom, ...
General Physics
Nov 7, 2025
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Charge carrier pairs in cuprate compounds shed light on high-temperature superconductivity
High-temperature superconductivity is still not fully understood. Now, an international research team at BESSY II has measured the energy of charge carrier pairs in undoped La₂CuO₄. Their findings revealed that the interaction ...
Superconductivity
Nov 7, 2025
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Ultrafast VUV pulses fully characterized for probing valence electron dynamics
A team of researchers at the Max Born Institute have managed to fully characterize few-femtosecond-long light pulses tunable in the vacuum ultraviolet. These results unlock the possibility for studying valence electron dynamics ...
Optics & Photonics
Nov 7, 2025
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