How Do Quasiparticles Die? A Quantum Physics Whodunit
What causes quasiparticle death? In large systems of interacting particles in quantum mechanics, an intriguing phenomenon often emerges: groups of particles begin to behave…
Particle Physics
Zero-Emissions Energy: Comprehensive Physics Basis for a New Fusion Reactor Design
As part of the Journal of Plasma Physics’ continuing focus on the scientific progress in fusion physics, the journal editors and Cambridge University Press are…
Physicists Harness the Atomic Motion of Graphene to Generate Clean, Limitless Power
Researchers build circuit that harnessed the atomic motion of graphene to generate an electrical current that could lead to a chip to replace batteries. A…
New Calculation Using the World’s Fastest Supercomputers Refines Comparison of Matter With Antimatter
Theorists publish improved prediction for the tiny difference in kaon decays observed by experiments. An international collaboration of theoretical physicists—including scientists from the U.S. Department…
Timing the Life of Antimatter Particles – Less Than 1/50,000,000 Second – May Lead to Better Cancer Treatment
Japanese team aims to detect oxygen concentration in tumors using upgraded medical imaging scan. Experts in Japan have devised a simple way to glean more…
Extremely Powerful Cosmic “Dark Matter Detector” Probed by Astrophysicist
A University of Colorado at Boulder astrophysicist is searching the light coming from a distant, and extremely powerful celestial object, for what may be the…
Cold Neutrons Uncover “Floppy” Atomic Dynamics That Help Turn Heat Into Electricity
‘Cold neutrons’ uncover atomic dynamics that give thermoelectric materials low-heat conductivity. Materials scientists at Duke University have uncovered an atomic mechanism that makes certain thermoelectric…
Invention Using Terahertz Radiation Could Make Particle Accelerators 10 Times Smaller
SLAC invention uses terahertz radiation to power a miniscule copper accelerator structure. Particle accelerators generate high-energy beams of electrons, protons and ions for a wide…
One-of-a-Kind Nuclear Physics Experiment Achieves Higher Precision Weak Force Measurement Between Protons, Neutrons
Through a one-of-a-kind experiment at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, nuclear physicists have precisely measured the weak interaction between protons and neutrons….
Physicists Play With the Laws of Nature: Controlling Ultrastrong Light-Matter Coupling at Room Temperature
Physicists at Chalmers, together with colleagues in Russia and Poland, have managed to achieve ultrastrong coupling between light and matter at room temperature. The discovery…
Exotic Particles: Why There Is No Speed Limit in the Superfluid Universe
Physicists from Lancaster University have established why objects moving through superfluid helium-3 lack a speed limit in a continuation of earlier Lancaster research. Helium-3 is…
Physicists “Trick” Photons Into Behaving Like Electrons Using Artificial Magnetic Fields
Scientists have discovered an elegant way of manipulating light using a “synthetic” Lorentz force — which in nature is responsible for many fascinating phenomena including…
New Theory About the Nature of Dark Matter Explains Mysterious Deficiency in Galaxy Pair
UC Riverside-led study found self-interacting dark matter theory explains why two galaxies have less dark matter than others. A new theory about the nature of…
Large Hadron Collider Creates Matter From Light
Scientists on an experiment at the Large Hadron Collider see massive W particles emerging from collisions with electromagnetic fields. How can this happen? The Large…
Unexpected Electrical Current Discovered That Could Stabilize Fusion Reactions – Bringing the Fusion Energy That Drives the Sun to Earth
Electric current is everywhere, from powering homes to controlling the plasma that fuels fusion reactions to possibly giving rise to vast cosmic magnetic fields. Now,…
A Molecular Approach to Quantum Computing Leads to Fewer Errors
New research demonstrates how the use of molecules in quantum computing leads to fewer errors. The technology behind the quantum computers of the future is…
Time-Stretch Infrared Spectroscopy: Giant Leap for Molecular Measurements
A new tool to analyze molecules is 100 times faster than previous methods. Spectroscopy is an important tool of observation in many areas of science…
New Molecule Developed to Store Solar Energy in Chemical Bonds
Researchers at Linköping University have developed a molecule that absorbs energy from sunlight and stores it in chemical bonds. A possible long-term use of the…