Attosecond Control of an Atomic Electron Cloud Using Synchrotron Radiation
Researchers at SAGA Light Source, the University of Toyama, Hiroshima University and the Institute for Molecular Science have demonstrated a method to control the shape…
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New Quasi-Particle Discovered by Physicists Looking for Something Completely Different
They had been looking for something completely different, but they found a previously unknown quasi-particle they named pi-ton: A bound state of two electrons, two…
Contradiction of a Fundamental Law? Physicists Find Evidence of an Inverse Transition in Ferroelectrics
The transition could lead to advances in data storage, microelectronics, and sensors. Inverse transitions seem to contradict the fundamental law that disorder increases with temperature….
Record Superconductor Sustained by Atomic Quantum Fluctuations
This result suggests that superconductivity approaching room temperature may be possible in hydrogen-rich compounds at much lower pressures than previously expected with classical calculations. The…
Optical Backflow of Light Demonstrated For First Time – Theorized More Than 50 Years Ago by Quantum Physicists
“Abnormal” behavior predicted more than 50 years ago may help scientists probe the atmosphere and gauge the environment. Researchers at Tel Aviv University have for…
Gravity Mysteries – We May Have Had Fundamental Nature of the Universe Wrong This Whole Time
Symmetry has been one of the guiding principles in physicists’ search for fundamental laws of nature. What does it mean that laws of nature have…
Latest Breakthrough Brings World’s Most Powerful Particle Accelerator One Big Step Closer
Scientists have demonstrated a key technology in making next-generation high-energy particle accelerators possible. Particle accelerators are used to probe the make-up of matter in colliders…
New Quantum Switch Turns Metals Into Insulators by Altering the Quantum Nature of the Material
Most modern electronic devices rely on tiny, finely-tuned electrical currents to process and store information. These currents dictate how fast our computers run, how regularly…
A Quantum of Solid – New Macroscopic Quantum States
It is well known that quantum properties of individual atoms can be controlled and manipulated by laser light. Even large clouds of hundreds of millions…
Physics Researchers Discover Sand Dunes Can ‘Communicate’ With Each Other
Even though they are inanimate objects, sand dunes can ‘communicate’ with each other. A team from the University of Cambridge has found that as they…
Room Temperature Superconductor Breakthrough at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Closely Spaced Hydrogen Atoms Could Facilitate Superconductivity in Ambient Conditions An international team of researchers has discovered the hydrogen atoms in a metal hydride material…
Fluid Mechanics Discovery Inspired by Street Performers Making Gigantic Soap Bubbles
Physics of giant bubbles burst a secret of fluid mechanics that may help the flow of oil through pipes. A study inspired by street performers…
Theoretical Physicists Find Deep Link Between Quantum Entanglement and Thermalization
How Supercomputers Helped Link Quantum Entanglement to Cold Coffee Theoretical physicists from Trinity have found a deep link between one of the most striking features…
Light Trapped in Nanoresonators for Record Time – Could Enable Night Vision Devices
The reference particle captured light for a time exceeding 200 periods of one wave oscillation, 20-40 times longer than usual; this opens new perspectives in…
‘Zee Burst’ – Ghost Particles Studied Through Ultra-High Energy Events
With ‘Zee burst,’ physicists propose new resonance beyond the standard model. Physicists at Washington University in St. Louis have proposed a way to use data…
Exploring Strangeness in the Universe’s First Ten Microseconds
Having studied quark-gluon plasma since the late 1970s, Dr. Johann Rafelski summarizes the evolution in our understanding of the exotic quark signature of this primordial…
Ultrafast Microscope Works Like an HD Camera for the Quantum World
Processes taking place inside tiny electronic components or in molecules can now be filmed at a resolution of a few hundred attoseconds and down to…
Quantum Logic Spectroscopy Unlocks Potential of Highly Charged Ions
Atomic frequencies measured with 100 million times higher resolution. Scientists from the PTB and the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK), both Germany, have…