Observation of superconductivity-induced leading-edge gap in a bilayer nickelate
Sun, H. et al. Signatures of superconductivity near 80 K in a nickelate under high pressure. Nature 621, 493–498…
Does dark energy really exist? Our work identifies cracks in the foundations of today’s cosmological model
According to our best understanding, the universe is expanding – and is doing so at an accelerating rate.…
Chandrasekhar and the Limits of Physics, Part 2: Humiliation
(This is Part 2 of a series on the life and work of Chandrasekhar. Read Part 1 first.)…
Researchers Demonstrate New Superconducting Circuit Design That Could Advance Topological Quantum Computing
Insider Brief Researchers experimentally demonstrated a new superconducting circuit architecture that reproduces a key gauge symmetry proposed for…
Diffuse puffs of “missing” matter surround most galaxies | MIT News
Stars and galaxies make up much of the universe’s ordinary, observable matter. But for decades, scientists have wrestled…
Researchers Explore Gold Nanoclusters as a Potential Quantum Technology Platform
Insider Brief Researchers at Penn State and the University of Toronto are studying gold-based quantum materials, including gold…
New quantum gravity theory links entropy, dark energy, and life
A new theoretical study offers a possible way to address one of modern physics’ most difficult puzzles: how…
Scientists Find a Way Around a 160-Year-Old Law of Physics to Create Programmable Heat : ScienceAlert
There are certain laws of physics that heat must follow. Take Kirchhoff’s law of thermal radiation, for example,…
New quantum gravity theory links entropy, dark energy, and life
A new theoretical study offers a possible way to address one of modern physics’ most difficult puzzles: how…
Attosecond response of molecules to impulsive ionization
Calegari, F. & Martin, F. Open questions in attochemistry. Commun. Chem. 6, 1–5 (2023). Article Google Scholar Ostroverkhova,…
A Star Orbiting Our Galaxy’s Supermassive Black Hole Tests the Limits of Relativity
Although general relativity is an elegant theory of gravity, we don’t often need to use it. For most…
Topological Jackiw-Rebbi states in photonic Van der Waals heterostructures
Theoretical model for guided modes of photonic gratings Assuming continuous translational symmetry in the lateral y direction, the…