Researchers make key gains in unlocking the promise of compact X-ray free-electron lasers
Jeroen van Tilborg, Sam Barber, and Carl Schroeder lean over the chicane magnets that connect the laser plasma…
How lithium walls trap tritium in fusion reactors revealed
An artist’s interpretation of the interactions between the plasma and the wall inside a tokamak fusion system. Lithium…
New 3D headset uses holograms and AI to create lifelike mixed reality visuals
Holographic virtual reality displays enable lifelike 3D experiences in ultra-compact devices. Credit: Nathan Matsuda Using 3D holograms polished…
Single-photon source created using defective tungsten diselenide
Magnetic field enhanced single-photon emission from defects in two-dimensional semiconductors. Credit: Kyoto U / Matsuda lab As the…
Life could survive beneath the surface of Mars and other planets using high energy particles from space
Enceladus (Saturn’s moon). Credit: NASA A new study from NYU Abu Dhabi has found that high-energy particles from…
Physicists show tensor mesons play important role in light-on-light scattering
Light is scattered by light—via virtual particles. Credit: Vienna University of Technology Usually, light waves can pass through…
Hybrid crystal-glass materials from meteorites transform heat control
The article discusses how increasing disorder in the atomic structure of materials influences macroscopic heat conduction—a critical property…
Famous double-slit experiment holds up when stripped to its quantum essentials
Caption:Schematic of the MIT experiment: Two single atoms floating in a vacuum chamber are illuminated by a laser…
New microscope creates 3D ghost images of nanoparticles using entangled photons
The 3D quantum ghost imaging microscope setup. A laser and crystal (left) are used to make entangled photons,…
Distorted sound of the early universe suggests we are living in a giant void
Baryon acoustic oscillations represent the sound of the Big Bang. Credit: Gabriela Secara, Perimeter Institute, CC BY-SA Looking…