New 3D topological phase of matter exhibits anomalous symmetry at non-zero temperatures
Image depicting the phase transition that occurs in our model as a function of the temperature. The model…
Fresh fossil finds in Africa shed light on the era before Earth’s largest mass extinction
Jacqueline Lungmus, an assistant professor of geosciences at the University of Oklahoma and UW undergraduate alum; Kenneth Angielczyk,…
Exact collective occupancies of the Moshinsky model in two-dimensional geometry
We consider a system of N bosons in a two-dimensional isotropic harmonic potential, interacting with a force proportional…
New research reveals surprising ancestry
‘Tanzania’ variety of sweetpotato. Credit: Benard Yada at National Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI), Uganda The sweet potato…
At 36 billion solar masses, is the heaviest black hole too massive?
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Tiny gold “super atoms” could spark a quantum revolution
The efficiency of quantum computers, sensors and other applications often relies on the properties of electrons, including how…
New magnetic model explains why delta-plutonium shrinks when heated
Most materials expand when heated. This happens because the rising temperature causes atoms to vibrate intensely, move further…
how we did it and why it’s historic
A major breakthrough in quantum technology was achieved in October 2024: the first-ever quantum satellite communication link between…
New metalaser is a laser researcher’s dream – Physics World
New metalaser is a laser researcher’s dream – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics…
Optomechanical control of long-lived bulk acoustic phonons in the quantum regime
The cavity optomechanical system In what follows, we build our cavity optomechanical system around the μHBAR seen in…
Scientists freeze quantum motion without cooling
What are the limits of quantum physics? This is a question that has been researched around the world…
From lead to gold in a flash at the Large Hadron Collider
Nuclear physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider recently made headlines by achieving the centuries-old dream of alchemists…