Physicists Reveal Prethermal Discrete Time Crystals As Classical Phases of Matter
An international team of physicists has shown that novel non-equilibrium phases of matter — called prethermal discrete time crystals (DTCs) — can emerge in classical…
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Can We See Quantum Nonlocality at the Macroscopic Scale?
Scientists from the University of Vienna and the Austrian Academy of Sciences have shown that it is possible to fully preserve the mathematical structure of…
Optically Generated Quantum Fluids of Light Reveal Exotic Matter-Wave States in Condensed Matter Physics Breakthrough
Researchers from Skoltech and the University of Southampton, U.K., used all-optical methods to create an artificial lattice whose nodes house polaritons — quasiparticles that are half-light…
Time Crystals: “Back to Basics” Approach Helps Unravel New Phase of Matter
A new phase of matter, thought to be understandable only using quantum physics, can be studied with far simpler classical methods. Researchers from the University…
Solving a Cosmic Conundrum: “Perfect Fluid” Brings Us Closer to Understanding How Our Universe Began
How to Catch a Perfect Wave: Scientists Take a Closer Look Inside the Perfect Fluid Berkeley Lab research brings us closer to understanding how our…
Hot Electron Production Using a Short-Pulse, High-Contrast Laser on Cone and Planar Targets
Scientists focus on cone targets to enhance temperature of electron beams. Intense short-pulse laser-driven production of bright high-energy sources, such as X-rays, neutrons and protons,…
Hot “Black Ice” – Come On In, the Water Is Superionic
The interiors of Uranus and Neptune each contain about 50,000 times the amount of water in Earth’s oceans, and a form of water known as…
Unified Physics Theory Explains How Materials Transform From Solids to Liquids
Years of meticulous experimentation have paid off for researchers aiming to unify the physics that defines materials that transition from solids to liquids. The researchers…
Physicists Build Mathematical “Playground” To Study Quantum Information Theory
In a new study from Skoltech and the University of Kentucky, researchers found a new connection between quantum information and quantum field theory. This work…
Physicists Probe Light Smashups To Guide Future Research Beyond the Standard Model
Understanding photon collisions could aid search for physics beyond the Standard Model. Hot on the heels of proving an 87-year-old prediction that matter can be…
Physicists Find “Magnon” Origins in 2D Magnet – Could Prove Useful for Encoding Information
Topological feature could prove useful for encoding information in electron spins. Rice physicists have confirmed the topological origins of magnons, magnetic features they discovered three…
The Nanophotonics Orchestra Presents: Twisting to the Light of Nanoparticles To Reveal “Forbidden” Colors
Physicists at the University of Bath in the UK observe a new physical effect in chiral (twisted) nanoparticles. Physics researchers at the University of Bath…
National Ignition Facility Examines the Performance of Various Materials As Fusion Fuel Ablators
Scientists have examined the performance of pure boron, boron carbide, high-density carbon, and boron nitride ablators — the material that surrounds a fusion fuel and…
Strange Electron Behavior Surprises Solid State Physicists
New Wave of Electron Research A surprise result for solid state physicists hints at an unusual electron behavior. While studying the behavior of electrons in…
Creating Liquid Shapes That Are Nearly Impossible To Find in Nature: Physicists Make Square Droplets and Liquid Lattices
Driving systems out of equilibrium with electric fields proves useful for creating liquid shapes that are nearly impossible to find in nature. When two substances…
Layered Graphene with a Twist Displays Unique Quantum Confinement Effects in 2-D
Understanding how electrons move in 2-D layered material systems could lead to advances in quantum computing and communication. Scientists studying two different configurations of bilayer…
Pioneering and Highly Accurate Approach to Clocking Electron Movements Inside an Atom
New technique delivers resolution improvement in ultrafast processes. An international consortium of scientists, initiated by Reinhard Kienberger, Professor of Laser and X-ray Physics at the…
Scientists Realize Noiseless Photon-Echo Protocol – Key to Long-Distance Quantum Communication
Prof. Chuanfeng Li and Prof. Zongquan Zhou from University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) innovatively raised…