Spin-Rotation Coupling Quantum Effect Measured for the First Time – Predicted 30 Years Ago
It was predicted 30 years ago, now the effect was measured for the first time by scientists at TU Wien (Vienna): The neutron spin exhibits…
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CERN’s MoEDAL Hunts for Dyons – Theoretical Particles First Hypothesized in 1969
The MoEDAL collaboration at CERN reports the first search at a particle accelerator for particles with both electric and magnetic charge. A magnetic monopole is…
Traces of New Form of Superfluidity Revealed by Exotic Atomic Nuclei
Recent observations of the internal structure of the rare isotope ruthenium-88 shed new light on the internal structure of atomic nuclei, a breakthrough which could…
Discovery of a New Electronic State of Matter May Advance Second Quantum Revolution
Discovery shows electrons can bind together in ways similar to how quarks combine to form neutrons and protons. A research team led by professors from…
Deconstructing Schrödinger’s Cat – Solving the Paradox
The French theoretical physicist Franck Laloë presents a modification of Schrödinger’s famous equation that ensures that all measured states are unique, helping to solve the…
Researchers Explain the Strange Electron Flow in Future Materials
Researchers demonstrate how the perfect flow of electrons on the surface of some types of topological insulators can be surprisingly fragile. Electrons race along the…
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…
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…