MIT scientists finally see hidden quantum “jiggling” inside superconductors
The kind of light used to examine a material can reveal very different details. Visible light shows what’s…
Why Scientists Are Calling This Laser Experiment a Historic First
For decades, scientists studying laser-assisted electron scattering, a technique known as LAES, have relied exclusively on linearly polarized…
Bistable superlattice switching in a quantum spin Hall insulator
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Magnetic resonance control of spin-correlated radical pair dynamics in vivo
Kaptein, R. & Oosterhoff, J. L. Chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization II: (relationwith anomalous ESR spectra). Chem. Phys.…
CERN Adds a New Particle to Large Hadron Collider’s Subatomic Zoo
The Large Hadron Collider’s subatomic discoveries didn’t stop with the Higgs boson: This week, scientists at Europe’s CERN…
Astronomers Witness Monster Black Hole Firing Cosmic Bullets Into Galaxy!
The XRISM spacecraft has captured the dramatic awakening of a supermassive black hole, IRAS 05189-2524, as it fires…
This May Be the World’s First Quantum Battery
According to physicist Paul Davies, a tried-and-true “quantum” device exploits the odd rules of quantum mechanics to deliver…
‘Doubly charmed’ subatomic particle discovered at Cern
A entirely new subatomic particle has been discovered by a team including British researchers at Cern, the nuclear…
Bose–Hubbard simulator with long-range hopping
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Higgs Boson was UK triumph, but British physics faces ‘catastrophic’ cuts
Those experiments seek to answer some of the biggest questions in science. These include learning how the Universe…
Quantum Darwinism: How humans agree on the nature of reality
Quantum physics allows particles to exist in many possible states at the same time. But in the reality…
Is the Universe Defective? Part 4: Hiding in Plain Darkness
This is Part 4 of a series on topological defects. Read Parts 1, 2, and 3. The WHAT?…