Scientists Discover a New Way To Control Metals at the Atomic Scale
A new study demonstrates that manipulating atomic-scale interfaces can significantly change how a metal behaves electronically. Credit: Stock…
Scientists Create “Quantum Sound” Device That Works Near Absolute Zero
A new ultra-cold device developed at McGill University can generate controlled sound-like quantum vibrations known as phonons. The…
New quantum material switches superconductivity back on at 70 Tesla
Scientists in Austria have finally uncovered the reason why a strange uranium-based superconductor appears to come back to…
Quantum Metallurgy: Electron Crystals Deform and Melt
Photos Key takeaways Electron crystals, also called charge density waves, are clusters of electrons neatly arranged with uniform…
Scientists Uncover Hidden Property of Light That Twists Matter Sideways
Light is known to exert tiny forces, but measuring them at the nanoscale has remained a major challenge.…
After Decades, MIT Researchers Capture the First 3D Atomic View of a Mysterious Material
Using a technique called multi-slice electron ptychography (MEP), researchers move a nanoscale-sized probe of electrons over a material…
Observation of coherent ferron emission and propagation
Van Kranendonk, J. & Van Vleck, J. H. Spin waves. Rev. Mod. Phys. 30, 1 (1958). Article Google…
New Algorithm Solves “Impossible” Materials in Seconds
A new computational method reveals a faster way to explore intricate quantum systems, pointing toward emerging applications in…
Ancient method makes gas-trapping glass easier to shape at lower heat
Scientists have found a way to make a new class of gas-trapping glass easier to manufacture by borrowing…
Stretching Diamonds Unlocks Powerful New Quantum Sensing Abilities
Computational modeling reveals how stretching and squeezing a diamond’s crystal lattice precisely tunes the dynamic quantum states of…
Field-resolved observation of exciton coherence in a van der Waals magnet
Strogatz, S. H. From Kuramoto to Crawford: exploring the onset of synchronization in populations of coupled oscillators. Phys.…
Fibrillar adhesion dynamics govern the timescales of nuclear mechano-response via the vimentin cytoskeleton
Cell culture, transfections and drug treatments Human TIFFs (a kind gift from J.I.) were cultured in high-glucose Dulbecco’s…