Energy-efficient computing with tiny magnetic vortices A large percentage of energy used today is consumed in the form of electrical power for processing and storing data and for running the relevant terminal equipment and devices. Innovative concepts, su …
Researchers use ultrasound waves to move objects hands-free Researchers have discovered a new method to move objects using ultrasound waves, opening the door for using contactless manipulation in industries such as robotics and manufacturing.
Milestone for laser technology Extremely intense light pulses generated by free-electron lasers (FELs) are versatile tools in research. Particularly in the X-ray range, they can be deployed to analyze the details of atomic structur …
Measuring times in billionths of a billionth of a second Scientists have developed a novel interferometric technique capable of measuring time delays with zeptosecond (a trillionth of a billionth of a second) resolution. They have used this technique to mea …
Changing the color of quantum light on an integrated chip Recently, researchers have developed an integrated electro-optic modulator that can efficiently change the frequency and bandwidth of single photons. The device could be used for more advanced quantum …
An exotic interplay of electrons Water that simply will not freeze, no matter how cold it gets — a research group has discovered a quantum state that could be described in this way. Experts have managed to cool a special material to …
Researchers solve 20-year-old optical light mystery It was believed that it was impossible to differentiate the enantiomers of a chiral molecule using helical light beams — until now that is. Researchers have now developed a new chiroptical technique …
More control over plasma accelerators If one particle accelerator alone is not enough to achieve the desired result, why not combine two accelerators? Physicists have now implemented this idea. They combined two plasma-based acceleration …
Breaking the scaling limits of analog computing A new technique greatly reduces the error in an optical neural network, which uses light to process data instead of electrical signals. With their technique, the larger an optical neural network becom …
Explainable AI-based physical theory for advanced materials design Microscopic image data is key to developing low-power, high-speed electronic devices. However, the complex interactions in nanoscale magnetic materials are difficult to understand. A research group ha …
Research unearths obscure heat transfer behaviors Researchers have found that boron arsenide, which has already been viewed as a highly promising material for heat management and advanced electronics, also has a unique property. After reaching an ext …
Physicist identifies how electron crystals melt The mysterious changes in phases of matter — from solid to liquid and back again — have fascinated some researchers. Researchers have now identified an intermediate phase between solid and liquid in …
The entanglement advantage Researchers have demonstrated a way to entangle atoms to create a network of atomic clocks and accelerometers. The method has resulted in greater precision in measuring time and acceleration.
Nanoengineers develop a predictive database for materials Nanoengineers have developed an AI algorithm that predicts the structure and dynamic properties of any material — whether existing or new — almost instantaneously. Known as M3GNet, the algorithm was …
A radical new approach in synthetic chemistry Scientists have measured how unpaired electrons in atoms at one end of a molecule can drive chemical reactivity on the molecule's opposite side. This work shows how molecules containing these so- …
Achieving a quantum fiber Researchers have successfully demonstrated the transport of two-photon quantum states of light through a phase-separated Anderson localization optical fiber.
Spin correlation between paired electrons demonstrated Physicists have experimentally demonstrated for the first time that there is a negative correlation between the two spins of an entangled pair of electrons from a superconductor. For their study, the …
Microlaser chip adds new dimensions to quantum communication With only two levels of superposition, the qubits used in today's quantum communication technologies have limited storage space and low tolerance for interference. Engineering's hyperdimensi …
A possible game changer for next generation microelectronics Researchers have discovered new properties of tiny magnetic whirlpools called skyrmions. Their pivotal discovery could lead to a new generation of microelectronics for memory storage with vastly impro …
Legacy of a molecular dynamics trailblazer Physicists explains how the theoretical chemist Martin Karplus and his team applied the approach of molecular dynamics simulation to a large biological molecule, a protein, deeply impacting biology an …
How does radiation travel through dense plasma? Researchers provide experimental data about how radiation travels through dense plasmas. Their data will improve plasma models, which allow scientists to better understand the evolution of stars and m …
A chemical reaction as good as gold A new study finds gold atoms could be key to unlocking organic (carbon-based) reactions, potential building blocks in constructing materials with electronic properties useful in energy-efficient futur …
How long can exotic nuclei survive at the edge of stability? A new study has measured how long it takes for several kinds of exotic nuclei to decay. The paper marks the first experimental result from the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. It is just a small taste …
Faster and more efficient computer chips thanks to germanium Our current chip technology is largely based on silicon — even though different materials such as silicon-germanium would have decisive advantages. The problem is that it is very hard to create clean …
New quantum phase discovered for developing hybrid materials Scientists have discovered that, in the crystalline solid Ba1-xSrxAl2O4, a highly disordered atomic arrangement is formed in the AlO4 network at chemical compositions near the structural quantum criti …
New quasiparticle discovered in moiré patterns A new species of exciton with novel characteristics has been discovered in moiré crystal superlattice. Scientists have developed a pristine unit-cell matrix projection method that reduces computationa …
Light-driven molecular motors light up Combining two light-mediated functions in a single molecule is quite challenging. Scientists have now succeeded in doing just that, in two different ways.
Surface melting of glass In 1842, the famous British researcher Michael Faraday made an amazing observation by chance: A thin layer of water forms on the surface of ice, even though it is well below zero degrees. So the tempe …