Altermagnetic spintronics | Nature Physics
Šmejkal, L., Sinova, J. & Jungwirth, T. Beyond conventional ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism: a phase with nonrelativistic spin and…
Oak Ridge, Cleveland Clinic, and IBM Demonstrate Quantum Simulations for Fusion Materials
Insider Brief Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Cleveland Clinic, and IBM have performed quantum computer-based calculations of…
In 1851, a French physicist suspended a metal ball from a 67-metre wire, and it became one of the first direct proofs that the Earth rotates |
Most of us accept that the Earth rotates because we have been taught it since childhood. We have…
Nobel Prize-winning creator of blue LEDs is focused on laser-based nuclear fusion power
Shuji Nakamura already transformed the world once. His invention of blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) changed everything about our…
How Sound Waves Can Be Visualized by Placing Candles in Front of a Speaker
Physicist Helen Czerski of BBC Earth demonstrated how sound waves can be visualized by placing tea candles in…
Physicist Roger Penrose has spent decades arguing that consciousness isn’t something the brain produces, but that explaining it will require physics we haven’t yet discovered
Roger Penrose does not think a computer will ever be conscious, and he does not think a brain…
New Quantum Sensor Opens a Window Into the Invisible Universe
A breakthrough quantum sensor has shown it can uncover hidden signals through overwhelming noise, paving the way for…
Farewell, atom-smashing Large Hadron Collider
It’s difficult to overstate just how much the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has helped advance our understanding of…
University of Michigan-Led Quantum Photonics Project Receives $4 Million NSF Award
Insider Brief Phase 2 adds $4M to the $1M pilot award, enabling the team to design connectable quantum…
New optical centrifuge unlocks the secrets of frictionless superfluids
Physicists have developed a new way to control the rotation of molecules inside tiny droplets of liquid helium,…
Scientists use budget tech to probe long-standing physics mystery
IIT-Delhi researchers have found that the Klemens model has ‘important limitations when applied to metals’. | Photo Credit:…
How astrophysicist Arthur McDonald’s summer job at a power plant came full circle
Open this photo in gallery: Photo Illustration by The Globe and Mail. Sources: Queen’s University, Getty Images Even…