Length-scale dependence of the anomalous atomic motion in metallic glasses
Stephenson, G. B., Robert, A. & Grübel, G. Revealing the atomic dance. Nat. Mater. 8, 702 (2009). Article …
Quantum ground state of rotation reached in a world-first in Europe
A collaborative effort between researchers at multiple institutes in Europe achieved a global first by trapping a silica…
Double-edged role of interactions in superconducting twisted bilayer graphene
Cao, Y. et al. Correlated insulator behaviour at half-filling in magic-angle graphene superlattices. Nature 556, 80 (2018). Article …
They Discovered Something Faster Than Light, But It Doesn’t Break Physics
It sounds paradoxical at first. Light, after all, is the gold standard of speed in the universe. But…
New Breakthrough in Solar Cell Efficiency Hits 130% Quantum Yield : ScienceAlert
Scientists are always pushing the boundaries of solar cell efficiency – how much of the available sunshine gets…
Metamaterials that learn to change shape
Smart, C. L. et al. Magnetically programmed diffractive robotics. Science 386, 1031 (2024). Article ADS Google Scholar Liu,…
“One of the Most Titanic Blasts in the Cosmos”: Gravitational Waves Support a “Forbidden Range” of Stellar Obliteration
Gravitational waves reveal an explosive “forbidden range” of stellar destruction so powerful that not even a black hole…
New electronically tunable quantum detector speeds up search for dark matter
For nearly a century, scientists have been searching for evidence of dark matter, an invisible substance they believe…
Scientists may finally detect hidden ripples in spacetime
Researchers led by the University of Warwick have introduced the first unified approach for identifying “spacetime fluctuations” —…
Scientists find quantum computers forget most of their work
Imagine setting up an elaborate chain of dominoes, where each piece must strike the next in perfect sequence…
Physicists have discovered a ‘mysterious proton’ that appears out of nowhere during experiments and vanishes in a fraction of a second
CERN has forever changed the way we study the world around us. The iconic laboratory has made studying…
Quantum firms race to market as the industry sees ‘inflection point’
Photo from Horizon Quantum’s listing ceremony at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City on Friday, March 20,…