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The first experimental observation of Dirac exceptional points
Exceptional points (EPs) are unique types of energy-level degeneracies that occur in non-Hermitian systems. Since their existence was first proposed more than a century ago, physicists have only been able to experimentally ...
Magnetic confinement advance promises 100 times more fusion power at half the cost
A team of fusion researchers at TAE Technologies, Inc., in the U.S., working with colleagues from the University of California, has developed a new type of fusion technology that the company claims produces 100 times the ...
New quantum optics theory proposes that classical interference arises from bright and dark states of light
Classical physics theories suggest that when two or more electromagnetic waves interfere destructively (i.e., with their electric fields canceling each other out), they cannot interact with matter. In contrast, quantum mechanics ...
Is our universe the ultimate computer?
Whether we are simply characters in an advanced virtual world is a much-debated theory, challenging previous thinking about the universe and our existence.
General Physics
Apr 25, 2025
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Hey, what are these curved green flashes above my polymer semiconductor?
In every scientific discovery in the movies, a scientist observes something unexpected, scratches the side of his or her forehead and says "hmmmmm." In just such a moment in real life, scientists from Canada observed unexpected ...
New physics theory to study low-energy excitations in quantum quasicrystals
Quasicrystals, exotic states of matter characterized by an ordered structure with non-repeating spatial patterns, have been the focus of numerous recent physics studies due to their unique organization and resulting symmetries. ...
Ultrafast optical technique reveals how electrical double layers form in liquids
Charged surfaces in contact with liquids—such as biological cell walls or battery electrodes—attract oppositely charged ions from the liquid. This creates two distinct charged regions: the surface itself and a counter-charged ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 25, 2025
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Observatory develops high-efficiency muon detection system with novel plastic scintillator design
Researchers from Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) and the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) have developed a novel top veto tracker system for the Taishan Antineutrino Observatory (TAO) experiment.
General Physics
Apr 25, 2025
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An earth-abundant mineral for sustainable spintronics
In 2023, EPFL researchers succeeded in sending and storing data using charge-free magnetic waves called spin waves, rather than traditional electron flows. The team from the Lab of Nanoscale Magnetic Materials and Magnonics, ...
Condensed Matter
Apr 25, 2025
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Quantum sensors tested for next-generation particle physics experiments
To learn more about the nature of matter, energy, space, and time, physicists smash high-energy particles together in large accelerator machines, creating sprays of millions of particles per second of a variety of masses ...
Quantum Physics
Apr 24, 2025
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Portable Raman analyzer detects hydrogen leaks from a distance
Researchers have developed a new portable Raman analyzer that can accurately measure very low concentrations of hydrogen gas in ambient air. The instrument could be useful for detecting hydrogen leaks, which pose serious ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 24, 2025
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Nanophotonic platform boosts efficiency of nonlinear-optical quantum teleportation
Researchers have long recognized that quantum communication systems would transmit quantum information more faithfully and be impervious to certain forms of error if nonlinear optical processes were used. However, past efforts ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 24, 2025
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Scientists develop low-cost liquid lenses
Filipino scientists have discovered a simple, affordable way to make dynamically adjustable water-based lenses that have a wide variety of potential future applications—from classrooms and research labs to cameras and even ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 24, 2025
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It's about (space-)time: Scientists explore new dimension for light
By breaking a decades-old paradigm and rethinking the role that the dimension of time plays in physics, researchers from the University of Rostock and the University of Birmingham have discovered novel flashes of light that ...
General Physics
Apr 23, 2025
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Video game-inspired algorithm rapidly detects high-energy particle collisions for future fusion reactors
An innovative algorithm for detecting collisions of high-speed particles within nuclear fusion reactors has been developed, inspired by technologies used to determine whether bullets hit targets in video games. This advancement ...
Plasma Physics
Apr 23, 2025
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Quantum messages travel 254 km using existing infrastructure for the first time
Quantum messages sent across a 254-km telecom network in Germany represent the first known report of coherent quantum communications using existing commercial telecommunication infrastructure.
Optics & Photonics
Apr 23, 2025
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High-pressure electron tunneling spectroscopy reveals nature of superconductivity in hydrogen-rich compounds
Scientists have achieved a major milestone in the quest to understand high-temperature superconductivity in hydrogen-rich materials. Using electron tunneling spectroscopy under high pressure, the international research team ...
Superconductivity
Apr 23, 2025
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Tightening the math behind a key quantum process
An exact expression for a key process needed in many quantum technologies has been derived by a RIKEN mathematical physicist and a collaborator. This could help to guide advances in quantum technologies.
Quantum Physics
Apr 23, 2025
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New microscope reveals quantum dance of atoms in twisted graphene
In new research published in Nature, Weizmann Institute scientists introduce a powerful tool to explore quantum phenomena—the cryogenic Quantum Twisting Microscope (QTM).
Condensed Matter
Apr 23, 2025
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Physicists uncover hidden order in the quantum world through deconfined quantum critical points
In the intricate world of quantum physics, where particles interact in ways that seem to defy the standard rules of space and time, lies a profound mystery that continues to captivate scientists: the nature of deconfined ...
Quantum Physics
Apr 23, 2025
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