Physics

At the Nanoscale, Charge Order and Superconductivity Interact

At the Nanoscale, Charge Order and Superconductivity Interact

Scientists have been working tirelessly to understand the fundamental mechanisms underlying high-temperature superconductivity, with the ultimate goal of designing and engineering new quantum materials that…
For an Exponentially Long Time, Quantum Complexity Grows Linearly

For an Exponentially Long Time, Quantum Complexity Grows Linearly

Physicists are well aware of the enormous gap between quantum physics and gravity theory. Theoretical physics has presented some plausible speculation to bridge this gap…
New Silicon Nanowires can Withstand Extreme Temperatures

New Silicon Nanowires can Withstand Extreme Temperatures

A team of researchers created an ultrathin silicon nanowire that conducts heat 150 percent more efficiently than traditional materials used in advanced chip technologies. The…
Algorithms Make Metalens Design Possible

Algorithms Make Metalens Design Possible

Researchers have created a new method for designing large-scale metasurfaces that employs machine intelligence techniques to generate designs automatically. The method will allow for new…
Rare Namibian Gemstone Makes Light-Based Quantum Computers Possible

Rare Namibian Gemstone Makes Light-Based Quantum Computers Possible

Cuprite, a gemstone, has the potential to pave the way for faster and more powerful quantum computers. It has long been valuable for quantum research…
Reconfigurable Metasurfaces are Shaping the Future of Light

Reconfigurable Metasurfaces are Shaping the Future of Light

Researchers have demonstrated how reconfigurable metasurfaces — artificial materials with extraordinary optical properties — are critical to the future of nanotechnology by harnessing the power…
Small Stones are Tossed into a Quantum Whirlpool

Small Stones are Tossed into a Quantum Whirlpool

Researchers discovered that silicon nanoparticles are drawn to vortices in superfluid helium. Their simulations enabled them to visualize the vortex line recombination process. The research…
The Magic and Mystery of Turbulence

The Magic and Mystery of Turbulence

There wasn’t much Werner Heisenberg didn’t know by the time he was in his 70s. He was a world-renowned theoretical physicist who had won numerous…
Record-Breaking Rare Radioactive Decay Spotted From Pumpkin-Shaped Atomic Nucleus

Record-Breaking Rare Radioactive Decay Spotted From Pumpkin-Shaped Atomic Nucleus

Physicists have built a pumpkin-shaped nucleus that has set a new record for proton emission by having the shortest half-life ever observed for a proton…
Researchers Discover a Method to Create Diodes from Superconductors

Researchers Discover a Method to Create Diodes from Superconductors

Researchers from Pisa, Jyväskylä, San Sebastian, and MIT have showed how a heterostructure made of superconductors and magnets can be used to generate unidirectional current…
Using the Coldest Material in the Universe to Measure the World’s Tiniest Magnetic Fields

Using the Coldest Material in the Universe to Measure the World’s Tiniest Magnetic Fields

A team of researchers from ICFO and Aalto University have discovered magnetic signals undetected by any other sensor technology using atoms only a few billionths…
A Sensor Breakthrough Makes Way for a Groundbreaking Map of the World Below the Surface of the Earth

A Sensor Breakthrough Makes Way for a Groundbreaking Map of the World Below the Surface of the Earth

A long-awaited milestone with tremendous consequences for industry, human understanding, and national security has been reached thanks to quantum technology. Researchers from the UK National…
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