Physicists Create a New Kind of Schrödinger’s Cat State From Exotic Quantum Building Blocks
Reconstructed Wigner function of a superposition of two trisqueezed states. Its sixfold rotational symmetry and regions of Wigner…
Superconductivity breakthrough could unlock ultra-efficient electronics
Superconductors could one day help power a new generation of ultra-efficient electronics, but major technical hurdles have kept…
How Einstein’s Lost Theory Could Help Us Find Minerals
Albert Einstein postulated in his 1905 theory of special relativity that the speed of light in a vacuum…
Physicist Eva Andrei Becomes First Rutgers Professor to Earn Kavli Prize, One of the Highest Honors in Science
The recognition for her foundational work in nanoscience includes a $1 million shared prize Physicist Eva Andrei, whose…
A Dying Star Could Trigger the Birth of a New Universe, Scientists Say
A new study suggests that the collapse of a dying star may not always end in the formation…
Darkness can travel faster than the speed of light — without breaking Einstein’s relativity
A dark point inside a beam of light should not be much of a traveler. Yet in a…
How to create distinguishable states for quantum systems | MIT News
Researchers around the world are racing to develop new quantum-based systems for sensing, communication, computing, and control that…
String-sliding vibrational modes govern the boson peak and phonon anomalies in amorphous materials
Zeller, R. C. & Pohl, R. O. Thermal conductivity and specific heat of noncrystalline solids. Phys. Rev. B…
2,297 feet underground, a giant Chinese detector catches ghost particles changing ‘flavors’
Scientists are using a detector in China, positioned 2,297 feet below the surface, to investigate neutrinos, the so-called…
Gravastars: Not all dying stars end up as black holes
A giant star has one famous fate. Its core gives out, gravity takes over, and everything vanishes into…
Physicist Edward Witten on the future of quantum theory
Edward Witten is an American theoretical physicist and professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study. His work…
Scientists Uncover New Evidence of Mysterious ‘Time-Reversal Symmetry Breaking’ in This ‘Exotic’ Kagome Metal
Physicists report the discovery of new evidence for a mysterious quantum state in an unusual class of materials,…