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Quantum billiard balls: Digging deeper into light-assisted atomic collisions
When atoms collide, their exact structure—for example, the number of electrons they have or even the quantum spin of their nuclei—has a lot to say about how they bounce off each other. This is especially true for atoms ...
General Physics
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Strong nuclear force calculations explain multiscale phenomena in atomic nuclei
Atomic nuclei exhibit multiple energy scales simultaneously—ranging from hundreds down to fractions of a megaelectronvolt. A new study demonstrates that these drastically different scales can be explained through calculations ...
General Physics
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Light-powered breakthrough enables precision tuning of quantum dots
Researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated a new technique that uses light to tune the optical properties of quantum dots—making the process faster, more energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable—without ...
Quantum Physics
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Doubling down on a century-old math formula unlocks more controllable qubits
Physicists have found a simple and effective way to skip over an energy level in a three-state system, potentially leading to increased quantum computational power with fewer qubits.
Quantum Physics
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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, ...
Condensed Matter
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Light from artificial atoms: Advancing quantum systems with superconducting circuits
Many objects that we normally deal with in quantum physics are only visible with special microscopes—individual molecules or atoms, for example. However, the quantum objects that Elena Redchenko works with at the Institute ...
Superconductivity
6 hours ago
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New experiments finally prove a long-forgotten theory about how quantum particles spin
What makes something quantum? This question has kept a small but dedicated fraction of the world's population—most of them quantum physicists—up at night for decades.
Quantum Physics
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Researchers spin 'wheel of fortune' to find a fundamental proof of quantum mechanics
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney have proven that a spinning atomic nucleus really is fundamentally a quantum resource. The teams were led respectively ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 17, 2025
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Weighing in on the W boson measurement conundrum
One of the tiniest building blocks of the universe has a weigh-in problem, and Ashutosh Kotwal is determined to get to the bottom of it.
General Physics
Feb 17, 2025
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A newly proposed protocol to boost privacy in quantum sensor networks
Devices that leverage quantum mechanics effects, broadly referred to as quantum technologies, could help to tackle some real-world problems faster and more efficiently. In recent years, physicists and engineers have introduced ...

Quantum-inspired advancement turns crystal gaps into terabyte storage for classical memory
From punch card-operated looms in the 1800s to modern cellphones, if an object has an "on" and an "off" state, it can be used to store information.
Optics & Photonics
Feb 14, 2025
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Atomic traffic control—researchers develop novel technology for more precise quantum sensors
Quantum sensors can be significantly more precise than conventional sensors and are used for Earth observation, navigation, material testing, and chemical or biomedical analysis, for example. TU Darmstadt researchers have ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 14, 2025
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Fabrication method advances high-performance photon detector technology
From high-speed communication to quantum computing and sensing, the detection, transmission, and manipulation of light (photons) have transformed modern electronics. Central to these systems are photon detectors, which detect ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 13, 2025
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Scientists achieve electrical manipulation of spin filling sequence in bilayer graphene quantum dots
A research team from the University of Science and Technology of China has demonstrated the ability to electrically manipulate the spin filling sequence in a bilayer graphene (BLG) quantum dot (QD). This achievement, published ...
Condensed Matter
Feb 13, 2025
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Physicists uncover evidence of two arrows of time emerging from the quantum realm
What if time is not as fixed as we thought? Imagine that instead of flowing in one direction—from past to future—time could flow forward or backwards due to processes taking place at the quantum level. This is the thought-provoking ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 13, 2025
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Homing in on ∆g: Study nearly nixes negative gluon spin
Researchers have been working for decades to understand the architecture of the subatomic world. One of the knottier questions has been where the proton gets its intrinsic angular momentum, otherwise referred to as its spin.
General Physics
Feb 12, 2025
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Scientists directly prove the existence of a nuclear-spin dark state
Quantum computers have the potential to revolutionize technology by solving complex calculations and computations that are difficult, if not impossible, for traditional computers. One major roadblock, however, is instability—quantum ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 12, 2025
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Q&A: Quantum state of photoelectrons measured for the first time
For the first time, researchers have been able to measure the quantum state of electrons ejected from atoms that have absorbed high-energy light pulses. This is thanks to a new measurement technique developed by researchers ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 12, 2025
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Eliminating singularities: Physicists describe the creation of black holes through pure gravity
Traditional black holes, as predicted by Albert Einstein's theory of General Relativity, contain what are known as singularities, i.e., points where the laws of physics break down. Identifying how singularities are resolved ...
General Physics
Feb 12, 2025
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Physicists find deformed nuclei when searching for 'dark forces'
When world-leading teams join forces, new findings are bound to be made. This is what happened when quantum physicists from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) and the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics ...
General Physics
Feb 12, 2025
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