Three nonlinear optical materials achieve sub-200-nm cutoff edges for advanced photonics
a) The central symmetry produced by the [GdO3F4] polyhedra; b) the [B3O6] groups connected by the same O…
Dual epitaxial telecom spin-photon interfaces with long-lived coherence
Fiber-integrated Er3+ qubit chip Figure 1 illustrates the schematic of our Er3+ qubit device. The die chip consists of…
Ultrafast VUV pulses fully characterized for probing valence electron dynamics
Electron FROG apparatus. a. measured spectra of pulses tuned across the VUV, b. and c. electron FROG traces…
High-speed antiferromagnetic domain walls driven by coherent spin waves
Hinzke, D. & Nowak, U. Domain wall motion by the magnonic spin Seebeck effect. Phys. Rev. Lett. 107,…
Quantum interference and occupation control in high harmonic generation from monolayer WS2
Transition from perturbative to strong-field driven HHG in monolayer WS2 Figure 1a schematically illustrates the electronic processes in monolayer…
These ‘Ghost Particles’ Might Be the Reason Anything Exists At All
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Mathematician calculates physical limits to how tall we can grow
We can confirm that a large watermelon as a head is a poor fashion choice. Credit: Morgan Knoxlee…
Charge carrier pairs in cuprate compounds shed light on high-temperature superconductivity
A short pulse excites a pair of charge carriers in oxygen atoms (red). Its energy could be measured.…
Bees and fish exposed to crop chemicals show significant behavioral changes
The honeybee (Apis mellifera) served as the model organism for pollinating insects. Credit: André Künzelmann / UFZ Plant…
Have we just solved dark energy? Study says the Universe’s expansion is actually slowing down
Dark energy is the name given to the mysterious force that seems to be accelerating the expansion of…
MIT gets first ‘direct view’ of exotic superconductivity in graphene
By developing a novel technique to get a “direct view” of its properties, MIT physicists have reported a…
Do Aliens Speak Physics? And Other Questions about Science and the Nature of Reality
When we imagine contact with extraterrestrial intelligence, we tend to picture messages: radio signals, mathematical codes, or perhaps…