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
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Magnetic resonance control of spin-correlated radical pair dynamics in vivo
Kaptein, R. & Oosterhoff, J. L. Chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization II: (relationwith anomalous ESR spectra). Chem. Phys.…
Why Scientists Are Calling This Laser Experiment a Historic First
For decades, scientists studying laser-assisted electron scattering, a technique known as LAES, have relied exclusively on linearly polarized…
This May Be the World’s First Quantum Battery
According to physicist Paul Davies, a tried-and-true “quantum” device exploits the odd rules of quantum mechanics to deliver…
Astronomers Witness Monster Black Hole Firing Cosmic Bullets Into Galaxy!
The XRISM spacecraft has captured the dramatic awakening of a supermassive black hole, IRAS 05189-2524, as it fires…
Higgs Boson was UK triumph, but British physics faces ‘catastrophic’ cuts
“We always had the money for these projects,” he told me. “I do not understand how we ended…