Centaurus High students nab international particle physics prize; are headed to Germany
Centaurus High School students proposed starting a physics club in 2018 to work on developing a project for…
Rice University and Max Planck Society Launch Quantum Materials Research Partnership
Mohib Ur Rehman Covering quantum and emerging technologies, Mohib explores the intersection of technology, security, and society. His…
The World’s Largest Particle Accelerator Is Shutting Down (For Now)
Richard Juilliart/Shutterstock The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the…
Black hole mergers: Penn State physicists use simple thermodynamics to predict cosmic collisions
Artist’s impression of orbiting black holes about to merge. New research, led by Penn State physicists, shows that…
Magnonic spontaneous oscillation induced by parametric pumping
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Topological textures in polar materials
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Incredible new material makes heat programmable
In most materials, the way heat is absorbed and the way it is emitted are inseparable. If a…
A Fusion Startup Lit Bulbs With Electricity Pulled Straight From Plasma
Close-up of Realta’s direct energy converter assembly prototype. Credit: Realta Fusion/UW-Madison A fusion company has made a few…
Scientists may have finally solved the black hole information paradox
For decades, physicists have wrestled with one of the deepest puzzles in modern science: the “black hole information…
Visualization of the Zhang–Rice singlet, electronic molecules and Cooper pair formation in a cuprate superconductor
Lee, P. A., Nagaosa, N. & Wen, X.-G. Doping a Mott insulator: physics of high-temperature superconductivity. Rev. Mod.…
Electro-optic comb-empowered measurement of the dynamic frequency of a laser
Qiao, S. et al. Ultra-highly sensitive dual gases detection based on photoacoustic spectroscopy by exploiting a long-wave, high-power,…
Physicists Just Achieved Superconductivity at Highest Temperature Yet – Under Normal Pressure
Superconductive materials could revolutionize electronics – if only they weren’t so fussy. Coaxing materials into this state, where…