'Kink state' control may provide pathway to quantum electronics The key to developing quantum electronics may have a few kinks. According to researchers, that's not a bad thing when it comes to the precise control needed to fabricate and operate such devices, …
Quantum sensor for the atomic world In a scientific breakthrough, an international research team has developed a quantum sensor capable of detecting minute magnetic fields at the atomic length scale. This pioneering work realizes a long …
Better way to produce green hydrogen Researchers have developed a material that shows a remarkable ability to convert sunlight and water into clean energy.
Spin qubits go trampolining Researchers have developed somersaulting spin qubits for universal quantum logic. This achievement may enable efficient control of large semiconductor qubit arrays. The research group recently publish …
Paving the way to extremely fast, compact computer memory Researchers have demonstrated that the layered multiferroic material nickel iodide (NiI2) may be the best candidate yet for devices such as magnetic computer memory that are extremely fast and compact …
Neural networks made of light Scientists propose a new way of implementing a neural network with an optical system which could make machine learning more sustainable in the future. In a new paper, the researchers have demonstrated …
Light-induced Meissner effect Researchers have developed a new experiment capable of monitoring the magnetic properties of superconductors at very fast speeds.
Quadrupolar nuclei measured by zero-field NMR Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, paving the way towards benchmarking quantum chemistry calculations.
Detecting defects in tomorrow's technology New research offers an enhanced understanding of common defects in transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) — a potential replacement for silicon in computer chips — and lays the foundation for etchi …
A 2D device for quantum cooling Engineers have created a device that can efficiently convert heat into electrical voltage at temperatures lower than that of outer space. The innovation could help overcome a significant obstacle to t …
Single atoms show their true color A new technique reveals single atom misfits and could help design better semiconductors used in modern and future electronics.
Scientists discover way to 'grow' sub-nanometer sized transistors A research team has implemented a novel method to achieve epitaxial growth of 1D metallic materials with a width of less than 1 nm. The group applied this process to develop a new structure for 2D sem …
A genetic algorithm for phononic crystals Researchers tested phononic nanomaterials designed with an automated genetic algorithm that responded to light pulses with controlled vibrations. This work may help in the development of next-generati …
Neutrons on classically inexplicable paths Is nature really as strange as quantum theory says — or are there simpler explanations? New neutron measurements prove: It doesn't work without the strange properties of quantum theory.
A chip-scale Titanium-sapphire laser With a single leap from tabletop to the microscale, engineers have produced the world's first practical Titanium-sapphire laser on a chip, democratizing a once-exclusive technology.
Precision instrument bolsters efforts to find elusive dark energy Dark energy — a mysterious force pushing the universe apart at an ever-increasing rate — was discovered 26 years ago, and ever since, scientists have been searching for a new and exotic particle cau …
Controlling electronics with light: The magnetite breakthrough Researchers have discovered that by shining different wavelengths (colors) of light on a material called magnetite, they can change its state, e.g. making it more or less conducive to electricity. The …
New NOvA results add to mystery of neutrinos The international collaboration presented their first results with new data in four years, featuring a new low-energy sample of electron neutrinos and a dataset doubled in size.
Breakthrough may clear major hurdle for quantum computers The potential of quantum computers is currently thwarted by a trade-off problem. Quantum systems that can carry out complex operations are less tolerant to errors and noise, while systems that are mor …
Researchers film energy materials as they form Shooting a movie in the lab requires special equipment. Especially when the actors are molecules — invisible to the naked eye — reacting with each other. 'Imagine trying to film tiny lava flows …
New material puts eco-friendly methanol conversion within reach Researchers have developed innovative, eco-friendly quantum materials that can drive the transformation of methanol into ethylene glycol. This discovery opens up new possibilities for using eco-friend …
Molecular sponge for the electronics of the future An international research team has succeeded in developing a new type of material in the rather young research field of covalent organic frameworks. The new two-dimensional polymer is characterized by …
Quantum entanglement measures Earth rotation Researchers carried out a pioneering experiment where they measured the effect of the rotation of Earth on quantum entangled photons. The work represents a significant achievement that pushes the boun …
A liquid crystal source of photon pairs Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC), as a source of entangled photons, is of great interest for quantum physics and quantum technology, but so far it could be only implemented in solids. Res …
Quantum data assimilation: A quantum leap in weather prediction Data assimilation is an important mathematical discipline in earth sciences, particularly in numerical weather prediction (NWP). However, conventional data assimilation methods require significant com …
Uncovering the nature of emergent magnetic monopoles To understand the unique physical phenomena associated with the properties of magnetic hedgehogs and antihedgehogs, which behave as virtual magnetic monopoles and antimonopoles respectively, it is ess …
Switching nanomagnets using infrared lasers Physicists have calculated how suitable molecules can be stimulated by infrared light pulses to form tiny magnetic fields. If this is also successful in experiments, the principle could be used in qua …
Perturbations simplify the study of 'super photons' Thousands of particles of light can merge into a type of 'super photon' under suitable conditions. Physicists call such a state a photon Bose-Einstein condensate. Researchers have now shown …
Pushing an information engine to its limits The molecules that make up the matter around us are in constant motion. What if we could harness that energy and put it to use? Over 150 years ago Maxwell theorized that if molecules' motion coul …