Strong ultrafast nonlinear optical response from megaelectronvolt electrons in semiconductors
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Symmetry shortcut unlocks maximum work from unknown quantum states
For years, physicists have treated knowledge as a kind of fuel in the quantum world, the more precisely…
Physicists uncover quantum states that govern muon-catalyzed fusion
Muon-catalyzed fusion is one of those strange concepts that’s been promising enough to keep researchers interested, but stubbornly…
Generation of continuous-wave 1–11 THz radiation with intersubband polaritonic metasurfaces
Booske, J. H. et al. Vacuum electronic high power terahertz sources. IEEE Trans. Terahertz Sci. Technol. 1, 54–75…
New method could measure quantum entanglement inside real-world materials
Scientists have always wondered whether ordinary materials are also secretly held together by quantum connections. Until now, there…
Orazio Svelto (1936–2026) | Nature Photonics
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Quantum ground state of rotation reached in a world-first in Europe
A collaborative effort between researchers at multiple institutes in Europe achieved a global first by trapping a silica…
‘Blind spot’ that kills quantum order uncovered for the first time
Quantum systems don’t fail quietly; they collapse in a flash. In less time than it takes light to…
In a Landmark Physics First, Scientists Observe Atoms Existing in Two Separate Places at the Same Time
Scientists at Australian National University (ANU) have reported the first confirmed observation of atoms engaged in one of…
physicist who brought quantum theory to the macro world
Credit: L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Originally educated as a philosopher, Anthony (Tony) Leggett later switched…
Near-miss particle encounters reveal hidden secrets of strong force
Deep inside every atom lies a restless world of quarks and gluons—the tiny building blocks that hold everything…
Large exciton longitudinal–transverse splitting enables room-temperature ultrafast coherent polaritonics in layered perovskite crystals
Phillips, D. F., Fleischhauer, A., Mair, A., Walsworth, R. L. & Lukin, M. D. Storage of light in…