Scientists Overhear Two Atoms Chatting: Magnetic Quantum Interactions
How materials behave depends on the interactions between countless atoms. You could see this as a giant group chat in which atoms are continuously exchanging…
Quantum Mechanics
A Ghostly Solution: Strange Property of the Quantum Realm Enables Efficient Energy Harvesting in Tiny Device
Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have tapped into a poltergeist-like property of electrons to design devices that can capture excess heat from their…
Low Temperature Physics Gives Insight Into Quantum Turbulence
A novel technique for studying vortices in quantum fluids has been developed by Lancaster physicists. Andrew Guthrie, Sergey Kafanov, Theo Noble, Yuri Pashkin, George Pickett…
Physicists Prove That the Imaginary Part of Quantum Mechanics Really Exists!
An international research team has proven that the imaginary part of quantum mechanics can be observed in action in the real world. For almost a…
Playing Games With Quantum Interference to Solve a Mysterious Physics Puzzle
As Richard Feynman famously put it, “the double slit experiment is absolutely impossible to explain in any classical way and has in it the heart…
Surprise in Solid-State Physics: Magnetic Effect Without a Magnet
Surprise in solid-state physics: The Hall effect, which normally requires magnetic fields, can also be generated in a completely different way – with extreme strength….
Artificial Intelligence Solves Schrödinger’s Equation, a Fundamental Problem in Quantum Chemistry
Scientists at Freie Universität Berlin develop a deep learning method to solve a fundamental problem in quantum chemistry. A team of scientists at Freie Universität…
Counter-Intuitive Quantum Mechanics: State of Vibration That Exists Simultaneously at Two Different Times
When Light and Atoms Share a Common Vibe An especially counter-intuitive feature of quantum mechanics is that a single event can exist in a state…
MIT Physicists Created a Perfect Fluid and Captured the Sound – Listen Here
The results should help scientists study the viscosity in neutron stars, the plasma of the early universe, and other strongly interacting fluids. For some, the…
Cracking the Secrets of an Emerging Branch of Physics: Exotic Properties to Power Real-World Applications
In a new realm of materials, PhD student Thanh Nguyen uses neutrons to hunt for exotic properties that could power real-world applications. Thanh Nguyen is…
New Time Dilation Phenomenon Revealed: Timekeeping Theory Combines Quantum Clocks and Einstein’s Relativity
A phenomenon of quantum mechanics known as superposition can impact timekeeping in high-precision clocks, according to a theoretical study from Dartmouth College, Saint Anselm College…
Max Planck and the Birth of Quantum Mechanics
In the early evening of Sunday, October 7, 1900—120 years ago—Max Planck found the functional form of the curve that we now know as the…
Reality Does Not Depend on the Measurer According to New Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics
For 100 years scientists have disagreed on how to interpret quantum mechanics. A recent study by Jussi Lindgren and Jukka Liukkonen supports an interpretation that…
New Quantum Paradox Reveals Contradiction Between Widely Held Beliefs – “Something’s Gotta Give”
Quantum physicists at Griffith University have unveiled a new paradox that says, when it comes to certain long-held beliefs about nature, “something’s gotta give.” Quantum…
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…
Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity Come Together: Astrophysicists Observe Long-Theorized Quantum Phenomena
A team led by students probes the mass-radius relation of white dwarf stars, observing in their data evidence of quantum mechanics and Einstein’s theory of…
New Quantum Approach for Sharing Secrets Sets a Record With 11 Dimensions
Wits Researchers have demonstrated a new quantum approach for sharing a secret amongst many parties, setting a new record for the highest dimensions and parties…
Scientists Discover a Topological Magnet That Exhibits Exotic Quantum Effects
Magnet’s novel quantum effects extend to room temperature. An international team led by researchers at Princeton University has uncovered a new class of magnet that…