Physics

Researchers Use a Modular Waveguide Device to Generate High-Quality Quantum Light

Researchers Use a Modular Waveguide Device to Generate High-Quality Quantum Light

Researchers have created highly nonclassical light using a modular waveguide-based light source for the first time. The achievement is a significant step forward in the…
Quantum Simulations Predict the Most Stable Boron Nitride Structure

Quantum Simulations Predict the Most Stable Boron Nitride Structure

Boron nitride (BN) is a versatile substance with several engineering and scientific applications. This is largely owing to BN’s intriguing trait of “polymorphism,” which describes…
Physicists have Turned a Once-Theoretical Quantum matter Effect into Observable Reality

Physicists have Turned a Once-Theoretical Quantum matter Effect into Observable Reality

Physicists from the University of California, Santa Barbara, have become the first to witness a peculiar quantum behavior: the “quantum boomerang” effect, which occurs when…
Making Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion an Integral Part of Physics Education, According to Physics Instructors

Making Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion an Integral Part of Physics Education, According to Physics Instructors

While many physics instructors are beginning to include diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) courses in their classes, it may often feel like an afterthought rather…
A Particle Collider on the Moon is a Huge Ambition for Physicists

A Particle Collider on the Moon is a Huge Ambition for Physicists

A particle accelerator is a type of machine that accelerates charged particles and directs them into a beam. When utilized in the study, the beam…
The Secret behind Pearls’ Amazing Symmetry has been discovered

The Secret behind Pearls’ Amazing Symmetry has been discovered

When a speck of sand, dirt, or food particles get lodged within a mollusk, it forms a pearl. The creature detects the errant particle and…
In 1997, Scientists Made a Frog Levitate

In 1997, Scientists Made a Frog Levitate

In the year 2000, a levitating frog won an Ig Nobel prize in recognition of a team of scientists led by Dr. Andre Geim who…
Is Information the Fifth State of Matter Physicist Aims To Prove It Is

Is Information the Fifth State of Matter Physicist Aims To Prove It Is

A new experiment aims to establish the existence of a fifth state of matter. Dr. Melvin Vopson of the University of Portsmouth claims that information…
Topological Phenomena are Discovered at High, Technologically Relevant Frequencies by Researchers

Topological Phenomena are Discovered at High, Technologically Relevant Frequencies by Researchers

Topological control capabilities in an integrated acoustic-electronic system at technologically relevant frequencies are described in a new study published in Nature Electronics. This finding paves…
Potential for Lossless Electronics by Making a “Sandwich” of Magnets and Topological Insulators

Potential for Lossless Electronics by Making a “Sandwich” of Magnets and Topological Insulators

A Monash University-led research team has revealed that a large-bandgap quantum anomalous Hall insulator can be created by sandwiching an ultrathin topological insulator between two…
Fast-Moving Excitons have been Discovered in Metal, Revealing the Potential for Faster Digital Communication

Fast-Moving Excitons have been Discovered in Metal, Revealing the Potential for Faster Digital Communication

Excitons energized electrons coupled to empty electron “holes” can live persistently and travel fast through metal, according to a research lead by a physicist at…
Quantum Methods for Predicting Lithium-Metal Battery Reactivity in the Future

Quantum Methods for Predicting Lithium-Metal Battery Reactivity in the Future

Lithium-metal (Li-metal) batteries have a lot of potentials to store a lot more energy than current lithium-ion batteries. A Li-metal electric battery in a car,…
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