Compact laser system shows 80% efficiency for ultrashort light pulses is possible
Multipass optical parametric amplifier with laser beam: The new system demonstrates the development of highly efficient and compact…
Saturn’s icy moon may host a stable ocean fit for life
A new study has constrained the Enceladus’s global conductive heat flow by studying its seasonal temperature variations at…
Ultrafast VUV pulses fully characterized for probing valence electron dynamics
Electron FROG apparatus. a. measured spectra of pulses tuned across the VUV, b. and c. electron FROG traces…
Charge carrier pairs in cuprate compounds shed light on high-temperature superconductivity
A short pulse excites a pair of charge carriers in oxygen atoms (red). Its energy could be measured.…
Single organic molecule triggers Kondo effect in molecular-scale ‘Kondo box’
by Li Xiangyang; Zhao Weiwei, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences Illustration of a molecular…
How quantum computers can aid the search for room-temperature superconductors
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For the first time, a quantum computer has successfully measured pairing correlations (quantum signals…
Breakthrough could connect quantum computers at 200X the distance
New research from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) Asst. Prof. Tian Zhong could…
Gyromorphs combine liquid and crystal traits to enhance light-based computers
Illustration of a 60-fold gyromorph’s properties. Top row: Structure of the gyromorph. Left: Structure factor. Right: Pair correlation…
Peering inside 3D chaotic microcavities with X-ray vision
3D X-ray microtomography reveals the internal geometry of a deformed microsphere, allowing insight into chaotic light dynamics. Credit:…
Invasive rats, not just humans, may be to blame
Rapa Nui palm seed endocarp chewed by a rat. Credit: Sebastian Englert Museum in Hunt and Lipo 2025…