How a superfluid simultaneously becomes a solid
Initialization of the lattice. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-02927-4 In everyday life, all matter exists as either…
How an in-between quantum state could boost future technologies
By working in two or more dimensions—as opposed to one dimension, shown in the orange box—researchers have more…
Physicists observe an elusive form of the Hall effect for the first time
This infographic depicts the technique used by the research team to observe the anomalous Hall effect in a…
MRI technology inspires quantum advancement with 2D materials
Purdue University physicist Tongcang Li performs optically detected magnetic resonance spectroscopy in his lab. Li and his team…
Reflective light from wind turbine blades may be luring bats to their deaths
(a) Experimental Y-maze apparatus, used to test the orientation preferences of Lasiurus cinereus and Lasionycteris noctivagans for sections…
Novel approach suppresses magnetic noise for the fast optical control of a coherent hole spin in a microcavity
Open microcavity system and coherent control of a hole spin qubit. Using carefully controlled laser pulses, the spin…
Physicists create thin films that unite topological insulators and ferroelectric behavior
A view of the crystal lattice of a topological insulator discovered by RIKEN researchers (blue spheres: tellurium atoms;…
Warped protoplanetary disks reshape existing ideas about how planets form
Visualization of the warped disk around the young star MWC 758, with warping exaggerated by a factor four…
Chemists create new high-energy compound to fuel space flight
PhD student Joseph Doane prepares the arc melter to synthesize manganese diboride. Credit: Photo by Brian Busher University…
Electrons reveal their handedness in attosecond flashes
When rotating light hits chiral molecules, electrons are emitted preferentially in the forward or backward direction. Attosecond pulses…