Physics & Astronomy

Physics & Astronomy

Ferroelectric Breakthrough: Viable Oxide Electrodes Disproved Predictions

Flux-closure domain (FCD) structures are microscopic topological phenomena found in ferroelectric thin films that feature distinct electric polarization…

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Detecting Radio Waves Using Entangled Atoms: A New Technique

In a study published in Physics Review Letters, and highlighted by APS Physics, ICFO researchers demonstrate a new technique for the coherent the detection of…

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Single-Photon Emitter Promises Advances in Quantum Processing

Los Alamos National Laboratory has produced the first known material capable of single-photon emission at room temperature and at telecommunications…

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Aalto-1 satellite sends first image — the camera developed by VTT

'We have run checks on the majority of the satellite's systems and found that the devices are fully functional,' Aalto University's Professor Jaan Praks, who…

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Magnon Circular Birefringence: Polarization Rotation Explained

A “circular birefringence” effect, where photons travelling inside a certain kind of crystal have different speeds depending on their circular polarization is…

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NASA finds moon of Saturn has chemical that could form 'membranes'

On Earth, acrylonitrile, also known as vinyl cyanide, is useful in the manufacture of plastics. Under the harsh conditions of Saturn's largest moon, this…

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New Magnet Discovered with Nearly Massless Charge Carriers

Researchers in the Louisiana Consortium for Neutron Scattering, or LaCNS, led by LSU Department of Physics & Astronomy Chair and Professor John F. DiTusa and…

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Broadband Light Sources: Innovations in Liquid Core Technology

The researchers pumped a hybrid waveguide with an ultrafast, intense laser pulse and produced a very broad light spectrum in the near and mid-infrared range…

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WSU Physicists Innovate by Writing Circuits in Crystals

Washington State University physicists have found a way to write an electrical circuit into a crystal, opening up the possibility of transparent,…

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X-Ray Pulse Innovation: Enhancing Sharpness with Motion

A team of theoretical physicists from the MPI for Nuclear Physics (MPIK) in Heidelberg has developed a novel method to intensify the spectrally broad x-ray…

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Ultrafocused Pulses: Advancing Electromagnetic Wave Applications

Microwaves, heat radiation, light and X-radiation are examples for electromagnetic waves. Many applications require to focus the electromagnetic fields to…

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Large Distant Comets More Common Than We Thought

NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft has delivered new insights about these distant wanderers. A team of astronomers led by James…

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CCNY Physicists Unlock New Electron Valley Manipulation

Now City College of New York physicists led by Vinod Menon have demonstrated how to manipulate the “valley” property using light by placing two-dimensional…

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Carbon Nanotubes Generate Light-Emitting Quasi-Particles

Light-matter quasi-particles can be generated electrically in semiconducting carbon nanotubes. Material scientists and physicists from Heidelberg University…

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Scientists Discover Unexpectedly Strong Magnetic Fields on Stars

An international group of astronomers lead by scientists from the University of Göttingen has detected unexpectedly strong magnetic fields on the surface of a…

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NASA Mission Surfs Space Waves to Boost Weather Insights

The new study looked at a newly identified population of hiss waves at a lower frequency than usually studied. These low-frequency hiss waves are particularly…

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