Quantum Experiment Breaks a Long-Standing X-Ray Energy Limit
Helium atoms can produce coherent X-rays at energies beyond the cutoff predicted by standard high-harmonic theory. Credit: Shutterstock…
Scallop-derived plasmalogens may support brain health and memory
The study, funded by B&S Corporation Co., Ltd., which manufactures and markets scallop plasmalogen, evaluated memory and brain…
Researchers Map the Hidden 3D Geometry of a Quantum Wavefunction
An illustration of how researchers used state-of-the-art photoelectron spectroscopy (left-hand side) with a lab-based soft-X-ray light source that…
Scientists Watch Chemistry Unfold Atom by Atom
A UV pulse (purple beam) excites 3-fluoropyridine, while a delayed X-ray pulse (white beam) probes the nitrogen atom…
Supermassive black hole grows 13 times faster than cosmic speed limits
Japanese astronomers have discovered an extraordinary supermassive black hole in the early universe that is growing at a…
Nanotube design could shrink particle accelerators to hair-thin size
New research suggests that particle accelerators capable of generating intense, coherent X-rays, which are typically produced only at…
Elusive polaron ‘dance’ discovery solves decades-old quantum mystery
An international team of researchers has solved a long-standing puzzle in quantum physics by discovering an elusive quasiparticle,…
Waste material turned into high-performance structure with new method
Researchers have developed a method that can help turn plastics into valuable carbon nanomaterials. One of the world’s…
Astronomers spot black hole eating up to 3,000 Suns every year
Deep in the distant universe, astronomers have found a black hole that seems to be breaking the usual…