Spectroscopy of Wigner crystal polarons in an atomically thin semiconductor
Device fabrication The flakes used for device fabrication were mechanically exfoliated from bulk crystals (HQ Graphene, WSe2, NIMS…
New Simons Collaboration Explores Defects in Physics
For centuries, physicists have described how the universe functions based on observations of the natural world taken at…
The Dark Matter Detector in the Scottish Borders
It turns out, the world’s biggest dark matter detector may well be the planet you’re standing (or sitting)…
107 years ago, the Eddington total eclipse experiment helped prove Einstein’s theory of relativity
On Wednesday a total solar eclipse will pass over Iceland and other parts of Europe. And while many…
Physicists Made 10,000 Particles Defy Newton’s Third Law for an Hour. Here’s How
Some laws of physics are so fundamental that they’ve served as the baseline for science for centuries. But…
Can Quantum Save Democracy? Quantum Voting Experiments Put Ballot Secrecy and Election Security to the Test
Insider Brief Three recent experiments show how quantum technology could protect ballot secrecy and help verify election integrity,…
China says US tried to buy its super magnet that has ‘40% higher’ performance
A US laboratory that once dominated the field of superconducting magnets is now hoping to buy Chinese technology…
Scientists Reveal Hidden Structure of a Quantum Fluid
Insider Brief Berkeley Lab researchers observed a tunable Bose-Einstein condensate of excitons in an atomically thin semiconductor, creating…
Thermal imaging technique helps overcome a major problem for gravitational-wave astronomy – Physics World
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On the hunt for dark matter | MIT News
Physicists across the globe are on a quest for a particle that makes up nearly 85 percent of…
This tiny gold crystal could bring quantum technology out of the deep freeze
Quantum materials could reshape fields as varied as high-performance computing, secure communication, sensitive detection, and energy production. Yet…
Stephen Hawking, scientist: “We each exist for a short time, and in that time we explore a small part of the whole universe”
Stephen William Hawking left a mark on modern science that few have matched. His name became forever associated…