After Decades, MIT Researchers Capture the First 3D Atomic View of a Mysterious Material
Using a technique called multi-slice electron ptychography (MEP), researchers move a nanoscale-sized probe of electrons over a material…
Observation of coherent ferron emission and propagation
Van Kranendonk, J. & Van Vleck, J. H. Spin waves. Rev. Mod. Phys. 30, 1 (1958). Article Google…
New Algorithm Solves “Impossible” Materials in Seconds
A new computational method reveals a faster way to explore intricate quantum systems, pointing toward emerging applications in…
Ancient method makes gas-trapping glass easier to shape at lower heat
Scientists have found a way to make a new class of gas-trapping glass easier to manufacture by borrowing…
Stretching Diamonds Unlocks Powerful New Quantum Sensing Abilities
Computational modeling reveals how stretching and squeezing a diamond’s crystal lattice precisely tunes the dynamic quantum states of…
Field-resolved observation of exciton coherence in a van der Waals magnet
Strogatz, S. H. From Kuramoto to Crawford: exploring the onset of synchronization in populations of coupled oscillators. Phys.…
Why NASA Wants to Start a Fire on the Moon
Spherical flame experiment onboard the ISS. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center The vacuum of space is one of…
Fibrillar adhesion dynamics govern the timescales of nuclear mechano-response via the vimentin cytoskeleton
Cell culture, transfections and drug treatments Human TIFFs (a kind gift from J.I.) were cultured in high-glucose Dulbecco’s…
Atomic polarization enables new control over metal electronic behavior
Engineers have long treated metals as fixed materials with limited tunability. A new study from the University of…
The Atomic Gap That Could Cost the Semiconductor Industry Billions
Ultrathin 2D materials have long been seen as the key to pushing computer chips beyond current limits. But…
A quantum-coherent photon–emitter interface in the original telecom band
Wang, H., Ralph, T. C., Renema, J. J., Lu, C.-Y. & Pan, J.-W. Scalable photonic quantum technologies. Nat.…
Breakthrough Crystal Lets Scientists “Write” Nanoscale Patterns With Light
A 532-nm continuous-wave laser “sculpted” microscopic patterns onto a flake of As2S3, including a monochromatic portrait of Albert…