New time crystal built using sound waves breaks Newton’s third law
Physicists at New York University in the US have built a new kind of time crystal using sound…
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).…
‘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…
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,…
First quantum oscillations observed in gallium nitride holes
Gallium nitride, a semiconductor that can operate at high voltages, temperatures and frequencies, has enabled technologies from LED…
Are Strings Still Our Best Hope for a Theory of Everything?
Fifty-eight years after it first appeared, string theory remains the most popular candidate for the “theory of everything,”…
Isaac Newton, scientist: “A man can imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true”
Isaac Newton, born Dec. 25, 1642, in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, is widely regarded as one of history’s most…
Physicists create electron ‘catapult’ that moves particles through solar material at record speed
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Physicists flag over 50 papers on superheavy elements, leading to 3 retractions – Retraction Watch
A physicist in India has accumulated three retractions and 13 expressions of concern for papers on superheavy elements…
Scientists are rethinking how young galaxies formed their magnetic fields
Magnetic fields that stretch across thousands of light-years should take a very long time to organize. Standard dynamo…
A young man aged just 15 is about to officially become a doctor of quantum physics in Antwerp, and what is most surprising is that he already lives in Munich, where he is preparing a second doctorate focused on medicine and artificial intelligence
At 15, most teenagers are thinking about school tests, hobbies, or what to do on the weekend. Laurent…
6,800 feet below ground, in the search for dark matter, something has gone very, very cold
Six thousand eight hundred feet below the floor of an active nickel mine in northern Ontario, something has…