Ultraconfined terahertz phonon polaritons in hafnium dichalcogenides
Li, N. et al. Direct observation of highly confined phonon polaritons in suspended monolayer hexagonal boron nitride. Nat.…
MSnLib: efficient generation of open multi-stage fragmentation mass spectral libraries
Materials All solvents used were of LC–MS grade. Methanol, acetonitrile, water and formic acid were obtained from Thermo…
World-first quantum computer made with standard laptop chips launched
A UK startup has made a revolutionary advancement after delivering the world’s first full-stack quantum computer, built using…
University of Michigan’s ZEUS Facility Unleashes 2-Petawatt Death Beam That Simulates Zettawatt-Scale Destruction
IN A NUTSHELL 🔬 The ZEUS laser at the University of Michigan has achieved a groundbreaking 2-petawatt power…
France beats the world record for fusion plasma duration
France’s WEST tokamak held a hot plasma for 1,337 seconds, a little over 22 minutes. That performance matters…
Massive ‘domain wall’ between dimensions — The eerie signature that says it could exist
The universe has no visible boundaries, and it is currently in constant expansion. That is the reason scientists…
All-optical polarization encoding and modulation by nonlinear interferometry at the nanoscale
Neshev, D. N. & Miroshnichenko, A. E. Enabling smart vision with metasurfaces. Nat. Photonics 17, 26–35 (2023). Article …
Electrons that act like photons reveal a quantum secret
Science News from research organizations Intriguing behavior of such electrons in particular materials produced by chemical synthesis. Date:…
Study elevates graphene’s “miracle” potential to a whole new level
Physicists just watched light change the way graphene behaves at the level of its electrons. They did this…
Google’s Quantum AI Unlocks a Strange New Phase of Matter
Scientists have used a quantum computer to observe a never-before-seen phase of matter, opening the door to discoveries…
Unique molecule may lead to smaller, more efficient computers
Today, most of us carry a fairly powerful computer in our hand—a smartphone. But computers weren’t always so…
Fringe Movement Claims the Entirety of Modern Physics Is Wrong
It’s one thing when a respected scientist has a novel idea of what dark matter or dark energy…