Building the Quantum Workforce of Tomorrow
Insider Brief The University of Oregon has launched a hands-on Quantum and Nanotechnology track within its Applied Physics…
World’s First Photonic Time Crystal Can Reshape Light in Trillionths of a Second
A THz electromagnetic wave induces strong, fast temporal modulations that realize a photonic time crystal: a crystal lattice…
Laser–plasma amplification of an ultrabroadband laser pulse to 0.3 TW
Experimental set-up This experimental platform (Extended Data Fig. 1) was specifically designed to propagate an intense, ultrabroadband (>60 nm)…
Congratulations To The Frikkin Laser Winners!
Apparently you all love lasers just as much as we do. We put out a challenge to use,…
Altermagnetic photonic crystals | Nature Physics
Šmejkal, L., Sinova, J. & Jungwirth, T. Emerging research landscape of altermagnetism. Phys. Rev. X 12, 040501 (2022).…
A metal long thought nonmagnetic changes character when stretched
For years, ruthenium dioxide (RuO₂) has kept physicists confused. Depending on which experiment they looked at, the metallic…
A metal long thought nonmagnetic changes character when stretched
For years, ruthenium dioxide (RuO₂) has kept physicists confused. Depending on which experiment they looked at, the metallic…
A beam of light can cross the entire universe in no time at all
A photon can cross a billion light-years while accumulating no elapsed time along its path.Special relativity links space…
The James Webb Telescope Is Changing Astronomers’ Understanding of the Ancient Cosmos
To test these new ideas, researchers are exploring the infant universe through simulations. “There’s actually been really remarkable…
Mysterious Milky Way object accelerates protons beyond one quadrillion electron volts
Scientists have conclusively identified a source in the Milky Way that can accelerate protons to some of the…
Mysterious Milky Way object accelerates protons beyond one quadrillion electron volts
Scientists have conclusively identified a source in the Milky Way that can accelerate protons to some of the…
The First Temporal Photonic Crystal Advances Light into a New Dimension
When a team of physicists in Paris fabricated the world’s first temporal photonic crystal, they added a new…