China’s major scientific facility High Energy Photon Source opens first global call for user research proposals
Aerial view of the building of High Energy Photon Source. Photo: Courtesy of the Institute of High Energy…
When Atoms Hear the Universe Ripple
Every time two black holes collide somewhere in the universe, they send ripples through the fabric of spacetime…
Physicists just turned glass into a powerful quantum security device
As quantum computers grow more powerful, many current encryption methods could eventually become vulnerable. One promising solution is…
Symmetry-broken Kondo screening and zero-energy mode in a kagome superconductor
Pan, S. H. et al. Imaging the effects of individual zinc impurity atoms on superconductivity in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ. Nature…
How a carrier of light you can’t see underlies much of the modern world
Imagine a world without internet, email, streaming services or social media. Imagine having to write letters or call…
Stephen Hawking, scientist, “Quiet and silent people are the ones who have the strongest and loudest minds”
Stephen William Hawking was a British theoretical physicist and cosmologist. Born on Jan. 8, 1942 in Oxford, Hawking…
Did you remember to pack the antimatter? CERN takes antiprotons for a short drive
GENEVA (AP) — Scientists in Geneva took some antiprotons out for a spin — a very delicate one…
CERN Physicists Discover Heavier Cousin of Proton
Physicists from the LHCb experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have discovered a new kind of heavy…
Academic collaboration with industry is no longer optional – it is now essential – Physics World
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Scientists use sound to control material behavior, adjust device stiffness
Researchers have uncovered a way to control material behavior using sound. In a study published in Nature Communications,…
‘Quantum Telepathy’ Could Tap Near-Term Quantum Computers For Real-World Applications
Insider Brief A new study proposes “quantum telepathy,” a method that uses entanglement to coordinate decisions between systems…
Magnetic circular dichroism imaging of atomic-scale antiferromagnetic order at a buried interface
van der Laan, G. et al. Experimental proof of magnetic X-ray dichroism. Phys. Rev. B 34, 6529–6531 (1986).…