AI for Particle Physics: Searching for Anomalies
In 1930, a young physicist named Carl D. Anderson was tasked by his mentor with measuring the energies…
Scientists just mapped the hidden structure holding the Universe together
Scientists have produced the most detailed map ever created of dark matter that runs throughout the Universe, revealing…
how Chien-Shiung Wu missed out on the top award in physics – Physics World
Twenty-three nominations, yet no Nobel prize: how Chien-Shiung Wu missed out on the top award in physics –…
Physicists push thousands of atoms to a ‘Schrödinger’s cat’ state — bringing the quantum world closer to reality than ever before
Physicists have put thousands of atoms into a “Schrödinger’s cat” state — smashing the record for the most…
Co-propagating photonic topological interface states with hybridized pseudo-spins
Lu, L., Joannopoulos, J. D. & Soljačić, M. Topological photonics. Nat. Photonics 8, 821–829 (2014). Article ADS Google…
Dissipative solitons in mode-locked parity–time-symmetric lasers
Bender, C. M. & Boettcher, S. Real spectra in non-Hermitian Hamiltonians having \({\mathcal{P}}{\mathcal{T}}\) symmetry. Phys. Rev. Lett. 80,…
Scientists release a map of the clearest picture yet of what dark matter looks like – NPR
Scientists release a map of the clearest picture yet of what dark matter looks like NPRMysterious dark matter seen…
Physicists Converted Lead Into Gold
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Super-moiré spin textures in twisted two-dimensional antiferromagnets
Dietl, T. & Ohno, H. Dilute ferromagnetic semiconductors: physics and spintronic structures. Rev. Mod. Phys. 86, 187–251 (2014).…
Is the whole universe just a simulation?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an…
Fully autonomous tuning of a spin qubit
Here we provide details of the experimental setup and the algorithmic choices made in this study. We begin…
China’s first-of-a-kind ABF crystal creates most energised solid-state laser beam
The shortest wavelength of a laser beam generated from a crystal has been realised in a laboratory at…