Physics

Researchers Describe a Quasiparticle that, when Controlled by Electricity, may Transfer Heat

Researchers Describe a Quasiparticle that, when Controlled by Electricity, may Transfer Heat

By demonstrating that quasiparticles moving in wave-like patterns among vibrating atoms carry sufficient heat to transform the material into a thermal switch when an external…
Near-Zero-Dispersion Broadband Modulational Instability and the Soliton Kerr Microcombs are Dispersed Anomalously

Near-Zero-Dispersion Broadband Modulational Instability and the Soliton Kerr Microcombs are Dispersed Anomalously

Microcombs, which are frequency combs based on microresonators, have generated a great deal of interest in recent years due to their ground-breaking capabilities of small…
A Liquid Laser That can be Robust by Wind and is Tunable in Air

A Liquid Laser That can be Robust by Wind and is Tunable in Air

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba’s Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science have shown how to make ionic liquid microdroplets that function as flexible,…
A New Shield Permits Wireless Optical Signals While Preventing Electromagnetic Interference

A New Shield Permits Wireless Optical Signals While Preventing Electromagnetic Interference

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is the disturbance that affects an electrical circuit due to either electromagnetic induction or electromagnetic radiation emitted from an external source. The…
Researchers Develop a Macroscopic Object-Pulling Optical Tractor Beam

Researchers Develop a Macroscopic Object-Pulling Optical Tractor Beam

A method for pulling a macroscopic object with laser light has been created by researchers. This is one of the first instances of using laser…
Researchers Present a Novel Approach for Inducing Useful Defects Using Invisible Material Properties

Researchers Present a Novel Approach for Inducing Useful Defects Using Invisible Material Properties

The principle behind a large portion of contemporary electronic and computing technology is to alter the electrical conductivity of semiconductors by adding chemical impurities, or…
Fascinating Topology of the Möbius Strip Provides Interesting Insights on Optical Resonances

Fascinating Topology of the Möbius Strip Provides Interesting Insights on Optical Resonances

Optical resonances in a Möbius strip can be determined by the topology of the strip, as well as the properties of the materials used to…
The Energy Flow in Astrophysical Plasmas is Revealed by the World’s Largest Turbulence Simulation

The Energy Flow in Astrophysical Plasmas is Revealed by the World’s Largest Turbulence Simulation

The world’s largest turbulence simulation, known as the “Astro-Giga-Turbulence” simulation, uses supercomputers to simulate the flow of energy in astrophysical plasmas. These simulations help scientists…
The Physics of Quantum Computation

The Physics of Quantum Computation

Quantum computing relies on the properties of quantum mechanics, which are different from classical mechanics, to perform certain types of computation. One important property of…
Rainbow-colored Imaging Gases

Rainbow-colored Imaging Gases

Gases can be imaged in rainbow colors through a technique called spectroscopy. Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter. When…
Increasing the Efficiency of Electron-triggered Light Emission

Increasing the Efficiency of Electron-triggered Light Emission

One way to strengthen electron-triggered light emission is to increase the density of electrons being emitted. This can be achieved by using a material with…
Discovered in a Clear Magnetic Crystal is a Dynamical Fractal

Discovered in a Clear Magnetic Crystal is a Dynamical Fractal

Dynamic fractal scaling refers to the idea that certain properties of a system may exhibit self-similarity over a range of scales, and can be described…
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