Scientists propose a novel method for controlling fusion reactions
Credit: Photo courtesy of Suying Jinl Scientists have found a novel way to prevent pesky magnetic bubbles in plasma from ...
Tag: Atomic Physics
The art of making tiny holes
How can you perforate an atomic layer of material and leave the one underneath intact? Scientists at TU Wien (Vienna) ...
Sharing a secret…the quantum way
Wits Researchers have demonstrated a new quantum approach for sharing a secret amongst many parties, setting a new record for ...
‘Quantum negativity’ can power ultra-precise measurements
Credit: Hugo Lepage Scientists have found that a physical property called 'quantum negativity' can be used to take more precise ...
Quantum physicists crack mystery of ‘strange metals,’ a new state of matter
Strange metals have surprising connections to high-temperature superconductors and black holesCredit: P. Cha et al./Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
New $25-million center to advance quantum science and engineering
Credit: CU Boulder The National Science Foundation announced this week that CU Boulder will receive a $25 million award to ...
Physicists take stop-action images of light-driven molecular reaction
Credit: Lea-Maria Ibele MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- Kansas State University physicists have taken extremely fast snapshots of light-induced molecular ring-opening reactions ...
Physicists celebrate Japan collider record
Particle accelerator breaks world record for collisions, raising tantalizing possibilities for new physicsCredit: Andrew Higley/UC Creative University of Cincinnati physicists ...
Higher-order topology found in 2D crystal
Credit: Gil-Ho Lee (POSTECH) Over the last decade, the field of condensed matter physics has experienced a golden age with ...
Researchers present concept for a new technique to study superheavy elements
Merging methodologies from physics and chemistry for the optical spectroscopy of superheavy elementsCredit: Ill./©: Mustapha Laatiaoui Superheavy elements are intriguing ...
Russian scientists have discovered a new physical paradox
Scientists offered their explanation on how to eliminate the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam-Tsingou paradoxCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University Researchers from the ...
Rock ‘n’ control
Göttingen physicists use oscillations of atoms to control a phase transitionCredit: Dr Murat Sivis The goal of "Femtochemistry" is to ...
Towards lasers powerful enough to investigate a new kind of physics
An international team of researchers has demonstrated an innovative technique for increasing the intensity of lasersCredit: AIP Publishing In a ...
Researchers develop computational model to build better capacitors
Credit: Doug Irving, NC State University Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a computational model that helps users ...
Building a harder diamond
Scientists at the University of Tsukuba use computer calculations to propose a new way to rearrange the carbon atoms in ...
Mathematical noodling leads to new insights into an old fusion problem
Credit: Pamela Serai A challenge to creating fusion energy on Earth is trapping the charged gas known as plasma that ...
New materials of perovskite challenge the chemical intuition
Credit: Changqing Jin, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences High-pressure materials science has taken off over the last couple ...
Rice lab’s bright idea is pure gold
Physicists see surprisingly strong light, high heat from nanogaps between plasmonic electrodesCredit: Illustration by Longji Cui and Yunxuan Zhu/Rice University ...
Developing new techniques to improve atomic force microscopy
Credit: Image courtesy the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and ...
Imaging magnetic instabilities using laser accelerated protons
An international team of researchers highlighted two variants of Weibel's instabilityCredit: David Tordeux The magnetic structures resulting from a plasma ...