Collisions of high energy particles produce "jets" of quarks, anti-quarks, or gluons. Due to the phenomenon called confinement, scientists cannot directly detect quarks. Instead, the quarks from these collisions fragment ...
Quantum Physics
Jan 29, 2024
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Electrons that spin to the right and the left at the same time. Particles that change their states together, even though they are separated by enormous distances. Intriguing phenomena like these are completely commonplace ...
Quantum Physics
Jan 25, 2024
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In the mysterious world of quantum materials, things don't always behave as we expect. These materials have unique properties governed by the rules of quantum mechanics, which often means that they can perform tasks in ways ...
Condensed Matter
Jan 24, 2024
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An experiment conducted in Italy, with theory support from Newcastle University, has produced the first experimental evidence of vacuum decay.
Condensed Matter
Jan 22, 2024
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Human behavior is an enigma that fascinates many scientists. And there has been much discussion over the role of probability in explaining how our minds work.
Quantum Physics
Jan 19, 2024
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When a high-energy photon strikes a proton, secondary particles diverge in a way that indicates that the inside of the proton is maximally entangled. An international team of physicists with the participation of the Institute ...
Quantum Physics
Jan 18, 2024
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Researchers at Columbia University have successfully synthesized the first 2D heavy fermion material. They introduce the new material, a layered intermetallic crystal composed of cerium, silicon, and iodine (CeSiI), in a ...
Nanophysics
Jan 17, 2024
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An international collaboration, led by Macquarie University scientists, has introduced a new quantum optics technique that can provide unprecedented access to the fundamental properties of light-matter interactions in semiconductors.
Optics & Photonics
Jan 16, 2024
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In 2015, the LIGO/Virgo experiment, a large-scale research effort based at two observatories in the United States, led to the first direct observation of gravitational waves. This important milestone has since prompted physicists ...
A quarter century ago, physicist Juan Maldacena proposed the AdS/CFT correspondence, an intriguing holographic connection between gravity in a three-dimensional universe and quantum physics on the universe's two-dimensional ...
Astronomy
Dec 24, 2023
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