U.S. Commission on China Calls for ‘Quantum First’ National Goal by 2030, Recommends Significant Funding
Insider Brief A federal commission is urging Congress to adopt a “Quantum First” national goal by 2030 to…
Physicists reveal a new quantum state where electrons run wild
Electricity keeps modern life running, from cars and phones to computers and nearly every device we rely on.…
Brownian spin-locking effect | Nature Materials
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Astronomers Witness the Moment a Fatal Shockwave Bursts Through the Surface of a Star
Supernovas, the catastrophic explosions that follow the collapse of a star, are essential to our understanding of the…
How Three Runaway Stars Solved A Galactic Mystery
All motion is relative. That simple fact makes tracking the motion of distant objects outside our galaxy particularly…
Effective bands and band-like electron transport in amorphous solids
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Cryogenic atomic clock could reset the limits of precision timekeeping
Scientists in Toronto have unveiled a chilling breakthrough, a laser-regulated atomic clock cooled to just five degrees above…
It’s like 36 billion Suns — Cosmic “monster” discovered inside a mysterious bubble
Over the past decade, the concept of scale has often been used to understand the universe, like comparing…
All-optical modulation with single photons using an electron avalanche
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Light-controlled material changes shape in 1D, 2D, or 3D on demand
In the future, there could be materials that can reconfigure themselves on demand, adapting their structure and properties…
Scientists Finally Identify the Source of the Cosmic Ray ‘Knee’
Cosmic rays, high-energy particles that travel through space, have puzzled scientists for decades. One particular feature of their…
As our black hole images get more detailed, we may find Einstein wasn’t quite right about them
New research suggests future images of black holes could be precise enough to allow scientists to determine if…