Scientists Observe “Quasiparticles” in Classical Systems for the First Time
Since the advent of quantum mechanics, the field of physics has been divided into two distinct areas: classical physics and quantum physics. Classical physics deals…
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Stanford Scientists Have Produced the First Complete Picture of an Elusive Quasiparticle
Scientists have taken a significant step in understanding these whirling quasiparticles and putting them to work in future semiconductor technologies. Researchers reported that they have…
Engineered Viruses Provide Quantum-Based Enhancement of Energy Transport
In a newly published study, a team of scientists detail how they used genetically engineered viruses to enhance energy transport in genetically engineered excitonic networks….
New Hybrid Materials Could Far Surpass the Current Solar Efficiency Limits
Scientists from the University of Cambridge have developed a new method for transferring energy from organic to inorganic semiconductors that could boost the efficiency of…
Theorists Find a New Way to Improve Solar Cell Efficiency
Researchers at MIT and Harvard have discovered a way of rendering excitons immune to getting stuck in minuscule defects as they hop through a material,…
Stanford Physicists Develop an Electrically Driven Polariton Laser
Making use of the unique physical properties of bosons, Stanford physicists have created an electrically driven polariton laser that uses less power than conventional lasers…
Cooling of Excitons Leads to a New State of Matter
A newly published paper details the findings made by physicists while measuring the coherence and spin of excitons in a refrigerated system. The team discovered…
