Wide-band millimetre-wave synthesizer using microresonator-soliton photomixing
Jones, D. J. et al. Carrier-envelope phase control of femtosecond mode-locked lasers and direct optical frequency synthesis. Science…
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.…
Fusion Breakthrough? Magnetizing Plasmas with High-Powered Lasers Paves the Way Toward “Direct Drive” Fusion
Promising new fusion research is revealing how plasma can spontaneously generate its magnetic field, in a fundamental breakthrough…
Cosmic Rays From Across the Galaxy All Share One Eerie Energy Threshold
A new analysis of data collected by a space-based telescope has revealed that high-energy particles known as cosmic…
Quantum coherent manipulation and readout of superconducting vortex states
From the moment of its discovery, the antagonistic relation between superconductivity and a magnetic field has provided a…
Astronomers Witness the Awesome Power of a Black Hole’s “Dancing Jets”
Astronomers have long been fascinated by the powerful jets emanating from black holes. These jets result from gas…
Scientists finally solve 40-year-old physics puzzle about how things grow
Understanding how surfaces grow has long been one of physics’ most important challenges. In 1986, researchers introduced the…
Imaging the flat bands of magic-angle graphene reshaped by interactions
Cryogenic QTM All measurements in this work were performed in a cryogenic QTM system operating at a temperature…
Scientists finally solve 40-year-old physics puzzle about how things grow
Understanding how surfaces grow has long been one of physics’ most important challenges. In 1986, researchers introduced the…
Scientists made the first time crystal that humans can actually see
Scientists have created the first visible time crystal -matter that repeats through time instead of space – revealing…
Experiment shows quantum motion could reshape future computers
A new study has found that a single trapped atom can create a previously unseen form of quantum…
A dead galaxy from the early universe is forcing astronomers to rethink galactic evolution
Space tends to reward expectations. Young galaxies should spin. Gas falls in, gravity takes hold, angular momentum builds,…