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Nanophysics Feb 6, 2024

Breaking boundaries in quantum photonics: New nanocavities unlock new frontiers in light confinement

In a significant leap forward for quantum nanophotonics, a team of European and Israeli physicists has introduced a new type of polaritonic cavities and redefined the limits of light confinement. This pioneering work, detailed ...

Condensed Matter Feb 2, 2024

High harmonic spectroscopy retrieves electronic structure of high-pressure superconductors

High pressure has revealed surprising physics and created novel states in condensed matter. Exciting examples include near room temperature superconductivity (Tc > 200 K) in high-pressure hydrides such as H3S and LaH10.

Condensed Matter Jan 30, 2024

Researchers develop new model to predict surface atom scattering

A group of Cornell-led researchers in the Center for Bright Beams has developed a new theoretical approach to calculate how atoms scatter from surfaces. The method, developed by recently conferred Cornell physics Ph.D. Michelle ...

Superconductivity Jan 24, 2024

Simulation observes three distinct phases of superconducting dynamics

In physics, scientists have been fascinated by the mysterious behavior of superconductors—materials that can conduct electricity with zero resistance when cooled to extremely low temperatures. Within these superconducting ...

Nanophysics Jan 24, 2024

Overcoming optical loss in a polariton system with synthetic complex frequency waves

A collaborative research team co-led by Professor Shuang Zhang, the Interim Head of the Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong (HKU), along with Professor Qing DAI from National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, ...

Bio & Medicine Jan 22, 2024

Fingerprinting biomolecules with the help of sound

A team of researchers from the Institute for Optoelectronic Systems and Microtechnology at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) has designed a biosensor capable of identifying proteins and peptides in quantities as low ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 18, 2024

Reaching the quantum ground state of sound in waveguides: Scientists move a step closer

A team of scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light led by Dr. Birgit Stiller has succeeded in cooling traveling sound waves in waveguides considerably further than has previously been possible using ...

Superconductivity Jan 18, 2024

Making a superconductor liquid–solid out of the vacuum with hundred-exatesla-strong magnetic fields

The discovery of superconductivity more than a century ago has significantly changed our world.

Condensed Matter Jan 17, 2024

Higher measurement accuracy opens new window to the quantum world

A team at HZB has developed a new measurement method that, for the first time, accurately detects tiny temperature differences in the range of 100 microKelvin in the thermal Hall effect. Previously, these temperature differences ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 12, 2024

Light-matter interaction: Broken symmetry drives polaritons

An international team of scientists provide an overview of the latest research on light-matter interactions. A team of scientists from the Fritz Haber Institute, the City University of New York, and the Universidad de Oviedo ...

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