Spontaneous symmetry breaking in electron systems proves elusive
A Fourier transform of an image obtained using scanning tunneling microscopy of electrons on the surface of a…
Lithium-like tin’s g-factor measured with 0.5 parts per billion experimental accuracy
Schematic illustration of the QED interactions in lithium-like tin ions. Credit: MPIK Researchers from the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kernphysik…
Enamel proteins from Paranthropus robustus teeth reveal biological sex and genetic variability
A large international team of anthropologists, evolutionary theorists, biologists, and historians has identified gender and genetic variability via…
A new type of X-point radiator that prevents tokamaks from overheating
The X-point target radiator is created by adding an additional X-point at the bottom of the TCV vessel.…
Simulation tracks complete journey of gravitational wave through black hole spacetime
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a new Physical Review Letters study, researchers have successfully followed a gravitational wave’s…
Exploiting the full potential of multiferroic materials for magnetic memory devices
The discovery of electric-field-induced magnetization reversal perpendicular to the electric field in multiferroic materials could revolutionize memory design,…
Analytical model clarifies exciton dynamics to improve OLED efficiency and lifespan
Excitonic state alignment is affected by temperature and the solvent the material is in. This leads the peculiar…
Olfactory neurons use unexpected ‘solid’ clusters to achieve genetic precision
An image of an olfactory neuron in culture. Green is GFP (coexpressed with olfactory receptor Olfr17), magenta is…
New research determines the thermodynamic properties of the quark gluon plasma
The quark gluon plasma equation of state gives the evolution of entropy density (s), energy density (ε) and…
Astronomers discover new evidence of intermediate-mass black holes
Left: posterior distribution of the chirp mass of the binary in the source frame as a function of…