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Measurement of phonon angular momentum
Einstein, A. & de Haas, W. J. Experimental proof of the existence of Ampère’s molecular currents. KNAW Proc.…
Quantum material could make all electronics 1,000 times faster
Silicon has run almost every computer processor for six decades, but engineers recognize that shrinking silicon components is…
Dithering With Quantization To Smooth Things Over
It should probably come as no surprise to anyone that the images which we look at every day…
Record-Setting Qubit Performance Marks Important Step Toward Practical Quantum Computing
The promise of so-called “quantum advantage” is simple. By harnessing the counterintuitive rules of quantum mechanics, quantum computers…
This 3,000-ton magnet could change the future of energy forever
A 3,000‑ton stack of metal and superconducting cable is taking shape in southern France. Engineers say it will…
Echoes from the Big Bang suggest Earth is trapped inside a giant cosmic void, scientists claim
Astronomers have found what they claim is fresh evidence that Earth and our Milky Way galaxy are suspended…
Probing interplay of topological properties and electron correlation in TaIrTe4 via nonlinear Hall effect
The lattice structure of a few-layer TaIrTe4 is shown in Fig. 1a with a mirror plane \({M}_{\hat{{{{\rm{a}}}}}}\). As restricted…
Quantum materials with a ‘hidden metallic state’ could make electronics 1,000 times faster
A new method of changing electronic states on demand could make electronics 1,000 times faster and more efficient,…
Stimulated Brillouin scattering microscopy with a high-peak-power 780-nm pulsed laser system
Principle of a PL-SBS microscope The SBS microscope is based on the SBS between two focused counterpropagating laser…
Ask Ethan: Can we fix the worst prediction in all of science?
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Non-monotonic size-dependent exciton radiative lifetime in CsPbBr3 nanocrystals
We investigated the effect of nanocrystal size on optical properties, focusing on the radiative lifetime. Over 30 high-quality…