Physicists at MIT Shave Estimate of Mass of Neutrino “Ghost Particle” in Half
Joseph Formaggio explains the discovery that the ghostly particle must be no more than 1 electronvolt, half as massive as previously thought. An international team…
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New Tool to Probe Fundamental Matter – Quarks, Bosons, Electrons
The origin of matter remains a complex and open question. A novel experimental approach — described in Nature Physics — could be exploited to better…
Miniaturizing Medical Imaging, Sensing Technology Is a “Big Deal”
High-quality medical images produced using a microchip prove researcher’s fabrication method can be used to miniaturize sensing, imaging, and optical communication systems. Scientists in Christine…
Newly Discovered Property of Cadmium Could Lead to the Most Accurate Clock Ever
Researchers experimentally determined a property of cadmium called the magic wavelength which is considered essential for the development of the most accurate clocks ever envisaged….
New Advance in Noise Canceling for Quantum Computers
A team from Dartmouth College and MIT has designed and conducted the first lab test to successfully detect and characterize a class of complex, “non-Gaussian”…
Astonishing Nanomaterial Is Both Twisted and Untwisted at the Same Time
Scientists illuminate secrets of a nanomaterial that is both twisted and untwisted at the same time. The material developed at University of Bath allows for…
Researchers Use Light to Control High-Speed Chemical Reactions in a New Way
Many natural and synthetic chemical systems react and change their properties in the presence of certain kinds of light. These reactions can occur too quickly…
Near Misses at Large Hadron Collider Shed Light on the Behavior of Gluons
New findings from University of Kansas experimental nuclear physicists Daniel Tapia Takaki and Aleksandr (Sasha) Bylinkin were just published in the European Physical Journal C….
Are Protons Smaller Than We Thought? New Measurement Helps Resolve Mystery.
Scientists measure precise proton radius to help resolve decade-old puzzle, resulting in York University research that confirms protons are smaller than expected. York University researchers…
Exotic Physics Phenomenon Involving Time Reversal Observed for First Time
Observation of the predicted non-Abelian Aharonov-Bohm Effect may offer step toward fault-tolerant quantum computers. An exotic physical phenomenon, involving optical waves, synthetic magnetic fields, and…
Researchers Develop Technique to Efficiently De-Ice Surfaces in Seconds
Airplane wings, wind turbines, and indoor heating systems all struggle under the weight and chill of ice. Defrosting and de-icing techniques are energy-intensive, however, and…
Physicists Use Lasers to Study Explosions
An explosion is a complex event involving quickly changing temperatures, pressures, and chemical concentrations. In a paper in the Journal of Applied Physics, from AIP…
Break in Temporal Symmetry Produces Molecules That Can Encode Information
Theoretical findings in a study performed by researchers with FAPESP’s support and published in Scientific Reports could be exploited in the development of quantum computing….
Cutting Edge AI Learns to Model Our Universe
Researchers have successfully created a model of the Universe using artificial intelligence, reports a new study. Researchers seek to understand our Universe by making model…
Defrosting Surfaces in Seconds at 100x Efficiency
A group of researchers has devised a method of sliding ice and frost off surfaces by melting the interfacial layer directly. In the future, a…
Physicists Create Device for Imitating Biological Memory
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have created a device that acts like a synapse in the living brain, storing information and…
Clever Experiment on Single Atoms Advances Understanding of Dark Matter
An experiment to test a popular theory of dark energy has found no evidence of new forces, placing strong constraints on related theories. Dark energy…
Physicists Use Silicon Nanoblades to Harvest Energy From Waste Heat
Nanoblades could reshape how circuits are cooled and provide a better way of converting waste heat. A University of Texas at Dallas physicist has teamed…
