A New Era in Laser Technology – Scientists Create Femtosecond Laser Entirely out of Glass
Is it possible to create a femtosecond laser entirely from glass? That’s the rabbit hole that Yves Bellouard, head of EPFL’s Galatea Laboratory, went down…
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Simulating the Cosmos: Is a Miniature Universe Possible?
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a computer answer all of the biggest questions in the universe? In his first year of graduate school, in…
The Future of Biology: Decoding Cell and Tissue Mechanics in 3D With Active Matter Theory
Open-source supercomputer algorithm predicts patterning and dynamics of living materials and enables studying their behavior in space and time. Biological materials are made of individual…
Science Made Simple: What Is Antimatter?
What Is Antimatter? Antimatter is the twin of almost all the subatomic particles that make up our universe. The matter in our universe comes in…
Quantum Riddle Solved: Purple Bronze Discovery Unveils “Perfect Switch” for Future Tech
Quantum scientists have discovered a phenomenon in purple bronze that could be key to the development of a ‘perfect switch’ in quantum devices which flips…
Unraveling the Mysteries of Glassy Liquids – Scientists Propose New Theory
Glass is a material that appears simple in its transparency and rigidity but is, in fact, highly complex and intriguing. Its transformation from a liquid…
Hopfions Unveiled: The 3D Spin Structures Set to Spin Up Future Tech
Hopfions, magnetic spin structures predicted decades ago, have become a hot and challenging research topic in recent years. In a study published today in Nature,…
The Quantum Boomerang: Light’s New Twisting Tale
Researchers have manipulated light to exhibit quantum backflow, a step towards understanding complex quantum mechanics and its practical applications in precision technologies. Scientists at the…
Unraveling the Mysteries of ϕ Mesons: A New Breakthrough in Heavy-Ion Collision Physics
A team of researchers headed by Prof. Wang Qun at the University of Science and Technology of China, under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has…
From Lasers to Superconductors: The Optoelectronics Chip Revolution Begins
Researchers have integrated laser-induced superconductivity on a chip, marking a breakthrough in optoelectronics. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of…
Triangular Triumph: Unraveling the Mystery of Quantum Spin Liquids After 50 Years
A collaborative research team has confirmed quantum spin liquid behavior in the material KYbSe2, validating a decades-old hypothesis. This breakthrough, significant for quantum computing and…
Science Made Simple: What Is Quantum Mechanics?
Quantum mechanics is a key physics theory that explains the unique behavior of atomic and subatomic particles, introducing revolutionary concepts like quantization and wave-particle duality….
Unraveling Quantum Mysteries – Scientists Have Discovered a New Type of Magnetism
For a magnet to stick to a fridge door, several physical effects must align perfectly. The magnetic moments of its electrons all point in the…
Exploring the Reality of Time Travel: Science Fact vs. Science Fiction
Will it ever be possible for time travel to occur? Have you ever dreamed of traveling through time, like characters do in science fiction movies?…
A Golden Future for Thermoelectrics – Scientists Discover Record-Breaking Material
Thermoelectric materials, which can convert heat directly into electrical energy and vice versa, are garnering attention for their technological potential. Researchers at TU Wien explored…
Unlocking Futuristic Materials: The Laser Key to Advanced Metamaterial Structures
The technique could speed up the development of acoustic lenses, impact-resistant films, and other futuristic materials. Metamaterials are products of engineering wizardry. They are made…
Twisting Reality: Atomic Sheets Unlocking the Doors of Advanced Technology
A collaborative team of physicists in the School of Arts & Sciences have found that putting a twist on tungsten disulfide stacks illuminates new approaches…
Advancing Material Science: New “Gold Standard” for Computational Codes
Scientists from NCCR MARVEL led the most comprehensive verification effort so far on computer codes for materials simulations, providing their colleagues with a reference dataset…