Tiny granules can help bring clean and abundant fusion power to Earth
Credit: Elle Starkman Beryllium, a hard, silvery metal long used in X-ray machines and spacecraft, is finding a new role ...
Tag: Atomic Physics
Measuring the laws of nature
A physical constant, which is of great importance for basic research, has now be re-measured, with much higher precision than ...
Tracking down dark matter
Physicists at Mainz University intend to detect axions using a new comagnetometer configurationCredit: ©Arne Wickenbrock, JGU Matter surrounds us day ...
A new path to understanding second sound in Bose-Einstein condensates
Credit: UHH, Mathey group When you jump into a lake and hold your head under water, everything sounds different. Apart ...
MiLiQuant: Putting quantum technology into practice
Collaboration of businesses and universities aims to transfer technology from the lab scale to practical industrial applicationsCredit: photo/©: Arne Wickenbrock ...
Theoretical physicists unveil one of the most ubiquitous and elusive concepts in chemistry
SISSA scientists provide a rigorous quantum mechanical explanation of the concept of atomic oxidation number and solve a long-standing conundrum ...
The 69th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting has opened its doors
Scientists from 89 countries meet with 39 Nobel Laureates Following the topic cycle, this year's programme is dedicated to physics. ...
Atomic ‘patchwork’ using heteroepitaxy for next generation semiconductor devices
Continuous process for engineering 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) heterostructuresCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan ...
Experiment reverses the direction of heat flow
A study led by Brazilian scientists used quantum correlations to make heat flow from a colder to a hotter medium ...
Experimental physicists redefine ultrafast, coherent magnetism
Credit: © J.K. Dewhurst Electronic properties of materials can be directly influenced via light absorption in under a femtosecond (10-15 ...
Bleach-induced transformation for humidity-durable air filters
Credit: DGIST Adding hydroquinone, a skin-bleaching ingredient, to a well-known 'metal organic framework' changes its copper ions in a way ...
Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists announces 2019 National Laureates
An ecologist from Stony Brook University, a theoretical physicist from University of Colorado Boulder and a chemical biologist from Harvard ...
Shaken and stirred: Scientists capture the deformation effect of shock waves on a material
Credit: Scientific Reports Understanding how shock waves affect structures is crucial for advancements in material science research, including safety protocols ...
Advanced NMR at Ames Lab captures new details in nanoparticle structures
Advanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory have revealed surprising details about the ...
Quantum music to my ears
Researchers have applied new atomic-sensing capabilities to detect and record music.Credit: J. Burrus at NIST WASHINGTON, D.C., June 18, 2019 ...
Nobel physics laureate Gerard Mourou awarded honorary doctorate at Duesseldorf University
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural SciencesCredit: HHU / Wilfried Meyer "Gerard Mourou has accrued great merit in our faculty through ...
Small currents for big gains in spintronics
A new low-power magnetic switching component could aid spintronic devicesCredit: © 2019 Tanaka-Ohya Laboratory UTokyo researchers have created an electronic ...
A microscopic topographic map of cellular function
A decade of research leads MU scientists to a better understanding of how materials move out of cellsCredit: University of ...
An innovative electron microscope overturning common knowledge of 88 years history
Direct atom-resolved imaging of magnetic materialsCredit: JST Under the JST-SENTAN program (Development of System and Technology for Advanced Measurement and ...
Tiny light box opens new doors into the nanoworld
Credit: Denis Baranov/Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered a completely new way ...