Structural exciton localization drives efficient solid-state sensitized triplet fusion upconversion
Feng, J., Alves, J., de Clercq, D. M. & Schmidt, T. W. Photochemical upconversion. Annu. Rev. Phys. Chem.…
Physicists Observe Strange Quantum Rotation Effect That Defies Intuition
Like on a Ferris wheel, a powerful terahertz laser drives the atoms of a crystal along precise circular…
Ultrasensitive biosensing by radiative Q-factor modulation in strongly coupled three-dimensional bound-state-in-the-continuum metasurfaces
Altug, H., Oh, S.-H., Maier, S. A. & Homola, J. Advances and applications of nanophotonic biosensors. Nat. Nanotechnol.…
A Strange Quantum Effect May Explain One of Biology’s Greatest Mysteries
Researchers have uncovered a possible explanation for why living systems repeatedly choose one molecular form instead of its…
Physicists May Be on the Verge of Discovering “New Physics” at CERN
Physicists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider have uncovered new hints that certain particle decays may not behave as…
Physicists Solve Major Challenge in Quantum Synchronization
An artistic representation of nonreciprocal quantum synchronization. RIKEN researchers have proposed a novel approach for the nonreciprocal quantum…
Scientists Create “Quantum Sound” Device That Works Near Absolute Zero
A new ultra-cold device developed at McGill University can generate controlled sound-like quantum vibrations known as phonons. The…
Scientists Discover a New Way To Control Metals at the Atomic Scale
A new study demonstrates that manipulating atomic-scale interfaces can significantly change how a metal behaves electronically. Credit: Stock…
New quantum material switches superconductivity back on at 70 Tesla
Scientists in Austria have finally uncovered the reason why a strange uranium-based superconductor appears to come back to…
Quantum Breakthrough Turns Simple Forces Into Powerful New Interactions
Experimental trapped-ion setup used to generate the family of squeezed states. The ion is confined between electrode structures…
Fourier ptychography sharpens terahertz imaging
Imaging in the terahertz (THz) spectral range is a valuable screening tool. However, the quality of sources, detectors…
A metropolitan-scale multiplexed quantum repeater with Bell non-locality
Briegel, H. J., Dür, W., Cirac, J. I. & Zoller, P. Quantum repeaters: the role of imperfect local…