A physicist combined two crystals that normally repel each other — Then realized solar panels may be built the wrong way
Our solar panels may have been built the wrong way. Over the past half-century, scientists have been studying…
Scientists Figure Out How to Use Ultrasound to Bend Electricity Around Solid Objects
Credit: Josu Irisarri. When high-voltage electricity breaks out in open air, it rips through the atmosphere, forming chaotic,…
Astronomers Find Unusual Long-Period Radio Source That Defies Easy Explanation
Astronomers using the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) have detected a long-period radio transient with a period of 36…
Physicists discover a heavy cousin of the proton at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider
Scientists from The University of Manchester have played a key role in identifying a previously unknown subatomic particle…
New particle discovered by Large Hadron Collider
Artist’s impression of the new particle, which contains two charm quarks and one down quark. — CERN The…
New breakthrough brings diamond-based quantum internet closer to reality
Scientists are steadily advancing toward a future where quantum communication networks could revolutionize how information is transmitted. A…
Scientists witness birth of one of the universe’s strongest magnets for the first time, thanks to a general relativity ‘magic trick’
For the first time, astronomers have witnessed the birth of one of the universe’s most powerful magnets, or…
CERN Adds a New Particle to Large Hadron Collider’s Subatomic Zoo
The Large Hadron Collider’s subatomic discoveries didn’t stop with the Higgs boson: This week, scientists at Europe’s CERN…
Optically detected nuclear magnetic resonance of coherent spins in a molecular complex
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a well-established and highly developed field that plays a vital role across a…
Static electricity is a big mystery — a jolt of fresh research could help to solve it
Static electricity is so commonplace that it can come across as simple. Rub a balloon against your head,…
MIT scientists finally see hidden quantum “jiggling” inside superconductors
The kind of light used to examine a material can reveal very different details. Visible light shows what’s…
Bistable superlattice switching in a quantum spin Hall insulator
Auciello, O., Scott, J. F. & Ramesh, R. The physics of ferroelectric memories. Phys. Today 51, 22–27 (1998).…