How to have a blast like a black hole
Scientists at Osaka University use extremely intense laser pulses to create magnetized-plasma conditions comparable to those surrounding a black hole, ...
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Researchers find unexpected electrical current that could stabilize fusion reactions
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications Electric current is everywhere, from powering homes to controlling the plasma that ...
UArizona collaborates on $115M effort to build quantum computer
Three University of Arizona engineers are involved in the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Center, part of a $625 million ...
A molecular approach to quantum computing
New research demonstrates how the use of molecules in quantum computing leads to fewer errorsCredit: Caltech The technology behind the ...
Giant leap for molecular measurements
A new tool to analyze molecules is 100 times faster than previous methodsCredit: © 2020 Ideguchi et al. Spectroscopy is ...
Manganese single-atom catalyst boosts performance of electrochemical CO2 Reduction
Credit: FENG jiaqi Electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is a promising approach to convert CO2 into useful chemicals. A research ...
Sandwich catalysts offer higher activity and durability
Credit: In Su Lee (POSTECH) Sandwich is the food concocted by the 18th-ceuntry nobles to play card games uninterrupted. Meat ...
Revised code could help improve efficiency of fusion experiments
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications An international team of researchers led by the U.S. Department of Energy's ...
A quantum thermometer to measure the coldest temperatures in the universe
Credit: Trinity College Dublin. Physicists from Trinity College Dublin have proposed a thermometer based on quantum entanglement that can accurately ...
A touch of gold sends crystals electric with excitement
A touch of gold - or another noble metal - can change the structure of a crystal and its intrinsic ...
New superlattice by CCNY team could lead to sustainable quantum electronics
Credit: Image by Lukas Zhao A team of international physicists led by Lia Krusin-Elbaum of the City College of New ...
A stepping stone for measuring quantum gravity
Theoretical design for gravitational wave detector has many additional applicationsCredit: R. Marshman et al A group of theoretical physicists, including ...
The easy way to get a square deal
Scientists at Osaka University demonstrate a simple method for inserting high-energy cubane molecules into an existing single-crystal supramolecular framework, work ...
A new two-dimensional carbon allotrope — semiconducting diamane film synthesized
Credit: Feng Ke Atomically thin diamond, also called diamane, is a two-dimensional carbon allotrope and has attracted considerable scientific interest ...
Scientists use photons as threads to weave novel forms of matter
Credit: University of Southampton New research from the University of Southampton has successful discovered a way to bind two negatively ...
New advance in superconductors with ‘twist’ in rhombohedral graphite
Credit: The University of Manchester An international research team led by The University of Manchester has revealed a nanomaterial that ...
Physicists cast doubt on neutrino theory
Subatomic particles are no-shows in experiments, increasing doubts about their existenceCredit: Joseph Fuqua II/UC Creative + Brand University of Cincinnati ...
X-rays indicate that water can behave like a liquid crystal
Credit: Fivos Perakis Scientists at Stockholm University have discovered that water can exhibit a similar behavior like a liquid crystal ...
Scientists develop first quantum algorithm to characterize noise across large systems
Australian and North American physicists display rigorous, scalable diagnostic toolCredit: IBM Noise is the main obstacle to building large-scale quantum ...
Advance in programmable synthetic materials
Reading sequence of metal atoms in MOFs allows encoding of multiple chemical functionsCredit: UC Berkeley image by Omar Yaghi and ...