Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

Researchers find ice feature on Saturn's giant moon

Rain, seas and a surface of eroding organic material can be found both on Earth and on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. However, on Titan it is methane, not…

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Decoupled Graphene Breakthrough Using Potassium Bromide

Graphene consists of a layer of carbon atoms just one atom in thickness in a honeycomb pattern and is the subject of intensive worldwide research.

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New Record in Quantum Memory Efficiency by HKUST Physicist

Quantum computers are expected to be much faster and more powerful than their traditional counterparts as information is calculated in qubits – which unlike…

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Carnegie Mellon Chemists Manipulate Quantum States of Gold Nanoclusters

Excited quantum states occur when light is absorbed by a particle and the energy from that light is temporarily stored within the particle, making its energy…

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New Center for Plasma Astrophysics Opens in Munich

The Helmholtz Excellence Network “Munich Center for Plasma Astrophysics” headed by Professor Frank Jenko from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP)…

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Coffee Machine Enhances Efficiency of Ion Traps in Physics

Ion traps can localize and restrain individual charged particles in a confined space for subsequent manipulations with these particles, such as displacing or…

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Liquid Crystals in Nanopores: Unveiling Negative Pressure Insights

At first glance, negative pressure appears to be an exotic phenomenon. In fact, it is common in nature, and what's more, occurs on many scales. On the scale of…

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New Insights Into Two-Dimensional Magnets With Diamond Sensors

The use of atomically thin, two-dimensional van der Waals materials promises innovations in numerous fields in science and technology. Scientists around the…

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Surprising Quantum Effect Found in Hard Disk Materials

Sometimes scientific discoveries can be found along well-trodden paths. That proved the case for a cobalt-iron alloy material commonly found in hard disk…

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Slowest Atom Decay Ever Measured by Zurich Researchers

The XENON1T detector is mainly used to detect dark matter particles deep underground. But a research team led by Zurich physicists, among others, has now…

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New Device Could Advance Scalable Quantum Computing

Researchers have been trying for many years to build a quantum computer that industry could scale up, but the building blocks of quantum computing, qubits,…

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Quantum Gas Achieves Supersolid State: A Scientific Breakthrough

Supersolidity is a paradoxical state where the matter is both crystallized and superfluid. Predicted 50 years ago, such a counter-intuitive phase, featuring…

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First Detection of Helium Hydride Ion in Astrophysical Nebulae

Despite its importance in the history of the early Universe, HeH+ has so far escaped detection in astrophysical nebulae. Operating the GREAT far-infrared…

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In Vivo Super-Resolution Imaging with Photoacoustic Tomography

However, by detecting ultrasonic waves, PACT cannot escape the doom that is faced by all wave-based imaging techniques: the diffraction of waves presents a…

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Jupiter-Sized Star Produces Unprecedented Superflare Event

Coolest and smallest star to produce a superflare found
Star is a tenth of the radius of our Sun
Researchers led by University of Warwick could only see…

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SLAC's high-speed 'electron camera' films molecular movie in HD

With an extremely fast “electron camera” at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, researchers have made the first high-definition…

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