Researchers Map the Hidden 3D Geometry of a Quantum Wavefunction
An illustration of how researchers used state-of-the-art photoelectron spectroscopy (left-hand side) with a lab-based soft-X-ray light source that…
World’s First Photonic Time Crystal Can Reshape Light in Trillionths of a Second
A THz electromagnetic wave induces strong, fast temporal modulations that realize a photonic time crystal: a crystal lattice…
Scientists Watch Chemistry Unfold Atom by Atom
A UV pulse (purple beam) excites 3-fluoropyridine, while a delayed X-ray pulse (white beam) probes the nitrogen atom…
Europe’s First TES Spectrometer Makes Previously Impossible X-Ray Experiments Possible
The superconducting sensors need a temperature below 25 milli Kelvin. This is achieved by using a He4-He3 dilution…
Breakthrough Technique Reveals Atomic Secrets of Record-Breaking Superconductors
Artistic representation of the interior of a diamond anvil cell. A copper-colored, multi-stage Lenz lens is placed on…
In a World-First, Scientists Directly Observe Elusive “Dark Excitons”
The TR-ARPES setup used in the research. Credit: Jeff Prine (OIST) Using one of the world’s most advanced…
Scientists trace rare nuclei ‘island’ where physics rules break apart
Researchers at CERN have made a great step forward in revealing how atomic nuclei behave after they mapped…
NASA’s Webb Telescope Discovers 300 Mysterious Objects That Shouldn’t Exist
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have spotted 300 mysterious objects that may be some of the…
