Astronomers Find Unusual Long-Period Radio Source That Defies Easy Explanation
Astronomers using the Australian SKA Pathfinder (ASKAP) have detected a long-period radio transient with a period of 36…
New particle discovered by Large Hadron Collider
Artist’s impression of the new particle, which contains two charm quarks and one down quark. — CERN The…
Optically detected nuclear magnetic resonance of coherent spins in a molecular complex
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a well-established and highly developed field that plays a vital role across a…
Static electricity is a big mystery — a jolt of fresh research could help to solve it
Static electricity is so commonplace that it can come across as simple. Rub a balloon against your head,…
MIT scientists finally see hidden quantum “jiggling” inside superconductors
The kind of light used to examine a material can reveal very different details. Visible light shows what’s…
Why Scientists Are Calling This Laser Experiment a Historic First
For decades, scientists studying laser-assisted electron scattering, a technique known as LAES, have relied exclusively on linearly polarized…
Bistable superlattice switching in a quantum spin Hall insulator
Auciello, O., Scott, J. F. & Ramesh, R. The physics of ferroelectric memories. Phys. Today 51, 22–27 (1998).…
Magnetic resonance control of spin-correlated radical pair dynamics in vivo
Kaptein, R. & Oosterhoff, J. L. Chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization II: (relationwith anomalous ESR spectra). Chem. Phys.…
Astronomers Witness Monster Black Hole Firing Cosmic Bullets Into Galaxy!
The XRISM spacecraft has captured the dramatic awakening of a supermassive black hole, IRAS 05189-2524, as it fires…
This May Be the World’s First Quantum Battery
According to physicist Paul Davies, a tried-and-true “quantum” device exploits the odd rules of quantum mechanics to deliver…
Single-shot, reference-less computational wavefront sensing for complex optical fields
Hardy, J. W. Adaptive Optics for Astronomical Telescopes https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195090192.001.0001 (Oxford University Press, 1998). Wang, K. et al. Direct…
‘Doubly charmed’ subatomic particle discovered at Cern
A entirely new subatomic particle has been discovered by a team including British researchers at Cern, the nuclear…