Physics

A New Technique Uses Frozen Hydrogen as the Target to Boost Proton Acceleration Using a Powerful Laser

A New Technique Uses Frozen Hydrogen as the Target to Boost Proton Acceleration Using a Powerful Laser

This relatively new idea of accelerating protons with powerful laser pulses promises numerous benefits over conventional accelerators. For instance, it appears possible to construct facilities…
Excitement and Skepticism are Raised by Viral Reports about Room-Temperature Superconductors

Excitement and Skepticism are Raised by Viral Reports about Room-Temperature Superconductors

Superconductors are materials that can conduct electricity with zero electrical resistance, and they exhibit fascinating properties when cooled to very low temperatures. Traditionally, superconductivity was…
Researchers Demonstrate How to Use Diamond Mirrors and a Crystal Cavity to Boost X-ray Laser Brightness and Power

Researchers Demonstrate How to Use Diamond Mirrors and a Crystal Cavity to Boost X-ray Laser Brightness and Power

Scientists at particle accelerator sites all over the world to expose the structure and behavior of atoms and molecules use powerful X-rays. Now, scientists at…
A Nearly Century-Old Trade-off Between Wavelength and Distance Resolution is Addressed by New Radar Research

A Nearly Century-Old Trade-off Between Wavelength and Distance Resolution is Addressed by New Radar Research

Researchers from Chapman University and other organizations have improved the distance resolution between objects using new interference radar functions. The findings could have significant implications…
Hydraulic Conductivity

Hydraulic Conductivity

Hydraulic conductivity (K, in SI units of meters per second) is a property of porous materials, soils, and rocks that characterizes the ease with which…
Researchers Create an Algorithm to Track the Creation of Nanoscale Two-Photon Lithography

Researchers Create an Algorithm to Track the Creation of Nanoscale Two-Photon Lithography

A new method of monitoring two-photon lithography nanoscale production may enhance the precision and efficacy of building 3D-engineered tissue scaffolds. Tissue scaffolds produce a 3D…
In thin Superconducting Films, Researchers have Discovered the Ubiquitous Superconductive Diode Effect

In thin Superconducting Films, Researchers have Discovered the Ubiquitous Superconductive Diode Effect

Due to its potential importance in the development of new technologies, the so-called superconducting (SC) diode effect has recently received considerable attention within the physics…
Using Optical Microresonators, Single-Particle Photoacoustic Vibrational Spectroscopy

Using Optical Microresonators, Single-Particle Photoacoustic Vibrational Spectroscopy

Pythagoras was the first to realize that at some frequencies, the vibrations of strings are greatly amplified. Our tone scheme is based on this discovery.…
Arrays of Quantum Rods could improve Televisions and Virtual Reality Devices

Arrays of Quantum Rods could improve Televisions and Virtual Reality Devices

Arrays of quantum rods have the potential to improve various display technologies, such as televisions and virtual reality (VR) devices. Quantum rods are nanoscale semiconductor…
Nanoparticle

Nanoparticle

A nanoparticle, also known as an ultrafine particle, is a matter particle with a diameter of 1 to 100 nanometres (nm). These are nanoscale particles…
When Electrons Gradually Disappear during Cooling

When Electrons Gradually Disappear during Cooling

When electrons slowly vanish during cooling, it is most likely referring to a physical phenomenon involving the behavior of electrons in a material as it…
Sensing and Controlling the Density of Microscopic Spins in Materials

Sensing and Controlling the Density of Microscopic Spins in Materials

Sensing and controlling microscopic spin density in materials is a key aspect of spintronics, which seeks to exploit electrons’ intrinsic spin in addition to their…
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