Quantum-scale thermodynamics offers a tighter definition of entropy – Physics World
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Chinese physicists prove Einstein wrong and put century-old debate to an end
For the first time, scientists in China have faithfully recreated a thought experiment proposed by Albert Einstein nearly…
Most normal matter in the universe isn’t found in planets, stars or galaxies – an astronomer explains where it’s distributed
If you look across space with a telescope, you’ll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central…
Twist-induced non-Hermitian topology of exciton–polaritons
Hasan, M. Z. & Kane, C. L. Colloquium: topological insulators. Rev. Mod. Phys. 82, 3045–3067 (2010). Article ADS …
Ultrafast time-resolved observation of non-thermal current-induced switching in an antiferromagnetic Weyl semimetal
Satoh, T. et al. Spin oscillations in antiferromagnetic NiO triggered by circularly polarized light. Phys. Rev. Lett. 105,…
Astronomers spot one of the largest spinning structures ever found in the Universe
image: A figure illustrating the rotation of neutral hydrogen (right) in galaxies residing in an extended filament (middle),…
Surprising optics breakthrough could transform our view of the Universe
Gravitational-wave detectors may soon get a major performance boost, thanks to a new instrumentation advance led by physicist…
Quasi-bound flat bands in the continuum
The theoretical framework for the quasi-bound flat bands in the continuum We start with a one-dimensional (1D) silicon…
Cosmic monster M82 X-2 is so bright it breaks the rules of physics
Astronomers using NASA’s NuSTAR X-ray telescope have confirmed that a compact star named M82 X-2 shines about 10…
Scientists make ‘world-first discovery’ while experimenting with plasma: ‘Ubiquitous in nature’
It turns out that containing the same process that powers the sun can be turbulent work. Even microscale…
Scientists Just Discovered the Secret Magnetic Behaviors of Light
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Search for light sterile neutrinos with two neutrino beams at MicroBooNE
A broad experimental programme has shown that the three quantum-mechanical eigenstates of neutrino flavour, νe, νμ and ντ,…