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UrduPROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — In 2018, physicists showed that something interesting happens when two sheets of the nanomaterial graphene are placed on top of each other. When one layer is rotated to a “magic angle” of around 1.1 degrees…
Tag: ATOMIC/MOLECULAR/PARTICLE PHYSICS
Lena Funcke receives Leona Woods Lectureship Award
Postdoctoral theorist recognized for her work at the intersection of fundamental particles, the cosmos, and quantum computing
Understanding how electrons ‘dance’ in topological semimetals
UH physicist earns NSF CAREER Award to investigate materials’ fundamental aspects
How bushfire smoke traveled around the world
A study uncovers how some Australian fires produced a spreading stratospheric haze rivaling that of a volcanic eruption
Solar cells: Losses made visible on the nanoscale
Using a conductive atomic force microscope, they scanned the solar cell surfaces and detected tiny, nanometre-sized channels for the detrimental dark currents, which are due to disorder in the a-Si:H layer.
Ultrafast intra-atom motion tracked using synchrotron radiation
Scientists in Japan have observed, and interfered with, the ultrafast motion of electron movement inside of a Xenon atom using the coherent pairs of short light waves in synchrotron radiation. Xenon, consisting of a nucleus surrounded by five nested shells…
Missing baryons found in far-out reaches of galactic halos
Berkeley Lab physicists play key role in studies that solve a cosmological mystery
Ultrasound has potential to damage coronaviruses, study finds
Simulations show ultrasound waves at medical imaging frequencies can cause the virus’ shell and spikes to collapse and rupture
‘We marry disorder with order’
Physicists able to determine properties of mesoporous materials more precisely
A promising breakthrough for a better design of electronic materials
A deeper understanding of molecular vibrations can increase electron velocity in semiconductor materials
Physicists announce odderon observation, hunted for 50 years
LAWRENCE — High-energy experimental particle physicists from the University of Kansas stand the forefront of a major discovery by the D0 and TOTEM collaborations from tests at the Large Hadron Collider (the world’s largest particle accelerator, situated in a 17-mile…
From a window to a mirror: new material paves the way to faster computing
Research led by the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge has identified a material that could help tackle speed and energy, the two biggest challenges for computers of the future. Research in the field of light-based computing – using…
Sweden’s quantum computer project shifts up a gear
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation is almost doubling the annual budget of the research initiative Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology, based at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.
Twisting, flexible crystals key to solar energy production
Researchers show how shapes and movements of halide perovskites create desirable renewable energy properties
Whispers from the dark side: What can gravitational waves reveal about dark matter?
Scientists of the PRISMA+ Cluster of Excellence analyze data from the gravitational wave observatory NANOGrav
Edalatpour receives NSF CAREER award to study thermal radiation in quantum materials
Components the size of a few atoms, known as quantum materials, can enhance how technology functions and manages its heat. However, little is known about how heat is emitted and exchanged in quantum materials in contrast with their more common…
Discovery of ‘knock-on chemistry’ opens new frontier in reaction dynamics
New experimental findings cast in doubt 90-year-old theoretical model of the transition state in chemical reactions
Remote control for quantum emitters
Novel approach could become a asset in quantum computers and quantum simulation
New perovskite LED emits a circularly polarized glow
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have revolutionized the displays industry. LEDs use electric current to produce visible light without the excess heat found in traditional light bulbs, a glow called electroluminescence. This breakthrough led to the eye-popping, high-definition viewing experience we’ve come…
Use of perovskite will be a key feature of the next generation of electronic appliances
Nanomaterials of perovskite dispersed in hexane and irradiated by laser; light emission by these materials is intense thanks to resistance to surface defects
Shutting the nano-gate
Researchers at Osaka University create voltage-controlled nanopores that can trap particles as they try to pass through, which may lead to single-molecule sensors, along with cheaper and faster genomic sequencing
Novel targeted modification strategy improves selectivity of polyamide nanofiltration membranes
Recently, a research group led by Prof. WAN Yinhua from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a novel targeted modification strategy to improve the separation selectivity of polyamide NF membranes. The study was…
Uncovering exotic molecules of potential astrochemical interest
Looking at the night sky, one’s thoughts might be drawn to astrochemistry. What molecules inhabit the vast spaces between the stars? Would we see the same molecules that surround us here on Earth? Or would some of them be more…
Hyperpolarized proton MRI used to observe metabolic processes in real time
New technique using nuclear spin hyperpolarization of hydrogen paves the way for further advances in the field of magnetic resonance imaging
A monumental particle accelerator in the Cygnus Cocoon
At the heart of Cygnus, one of the most beautiful constellations of the summer sky, beats a source of high-energy cosmic ray particles: the Cygnus Cocoon. An international group of scientists at the HAWC observatory has gathered evidence that this…
Laser-driven experiments provide insights into the formation of the universe
Laser-driven experiments conducted on the OMEGA laser at the University of Rochester capture for the first time in a laboratory setting the time history of the growth of magnetic fields by the “turbulent dynamo.”
Tracking cosmic ghosts
Frontera supercomputer, a community resource for IceCube Neutrino Observatory research, enables the discovery of new high-energy particle
The mystery of the missing energy – solved
Competition between triplet pair formation and excimer-like recombination controls singlet fission yield
Moiré than meets the eye
Researchers make carbon nanotube patterns called moirés for materials research
Demystifying the ‘Parkinson Protein’
Research team led by the physical chemist Professor Malte Drescher from Konstanz succeeds in directly observing the membrane binding of α-synuclein in living cells
Finding quvigints in a quantum treasure map
Researchers have struck quantum gold–and created a new word–by enlisting machine learning to efficiently navigate a 20-dimensional quantum treasure map. Physicist Dr Markus Rambach from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS) at The University of Queensland…
IceCube detection of high-energy particle proves 60-year-old physics theory
MADISON – On December 6, 2016, a high-energy particle hurtled to Earth from outer space at close to the speed of light. The particle, an electron antineutrino, smashed into an electron deep inside the ice sheet at the South Pole.…
IceCube detection of a high-energy particle proves 60-year-old theory
The South Pole neutrino detector saw a Glashow resonance event, a phenomenon predicted by Nobel laureate physicist Sheldon Glashow in 1960 where an electron antineutrino and an electron interact to produce a W- boson.
Irradiating COVID-19 cough droplets with UV-C lamps
Using supercomputer numerical modeling of saliva droplets’ diffusion produced by coughs, researchers in Italy explore deactivating COVID-19 virus particles via UV-C light
UD joins Mid-Atlantic Quantum Alliance
Collaboration to help advance quantum revolution
Meet Turing structures in manmade interface
In 1952, Alan Turing, the father of computer science and artificial intelligence, proposed that certain repetitive natural patterns may be produced by the interaction of two specific substances through the “reaction-diffusion” process. In this system, activator promotes the reaction and…
Chiral amines synthesized by nickel-catalysed asymmetric reductive hydroalkylation
Recently, research group, led by Prof. FU Yao and associate research fellow LU Xi From Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and School of Chemistry and Materials Science of the University of Science and Technology of China…
“Magic sand” might help us understand the physics of granular matter
Children’s toy an ideal modifier for interparticle adhesion and mechanical properties
Taking 2D materials for a spin
Scientists at the University of Tsukuba and the Institute of High Pressure Physics fabricate a novel molybdenum disulfide transistor and create an image of the spins of the electrons passing through which may open the way for new spintronic computers
Samara Polytech chemists have predicted more than 200 new carbon allotropes
One of the predicted substances turned out to be harder than a diamond
Performance of methane conversion solid catalyst is predicted by theoretical calculation
Accelerating search for various materials to achieve a carbon-free society
Advance in ‘optical tweezers’ to boost biomedical research
Much like the Jedis in Star Wars use ‘the force’ to control objects from a distance, scientists can use light or ‘optical force’ to move very small particles. The inventors of this ground-breaking laser technology, known as ‘optical tweezers’, were…
Metallic state of Ag nanoclusters in oxidative dispersion identified in situ
Oxidative dispersion has been widely used in the regeneration of sintered metal catalysts as well as the fabrication of single-atom catalysts. The consensus on the oxidative dispersion process includes the formation of mobile metal oxide species from large metal particles…
High strength through hierarchy
HZG team develops new process for building ultralight materials
Magnetic whirls in confined spaces
Mobility of skyrmions in geometric structures depends on their arrangement
Nuclear engineering researchers develop new resilient oxide dispersion strengthened alloy
The nuclear community has a high need for reliable and durable materials for core components of nuclear reactors
Filming a 3D video of a virus with instantaneous light and AI
It is millions of trillions of times brighter than the sunlight and a whopping 1,000 trillionth of a second, appropriately called the instantaneous light. It is the X-ray Free Electron Laser (XFEL) light that opens a new scientific paradigm. Combining…
Will this solve the mystery of the expansion of the universe?
The universe was created by a giant bang; the Big Bang 13.8 billion years ago, and then it started to expand. The expansion is ongoing: it is still being stretched out in all directions like a balloon being inflated. Physicists…
Scientists develop elements for the future electronics
Researchers are developing thin films, the elements for biomolecular electronics.
Ultra-fast electron measurement provides important findings for the solar industry
Processes in a model system for organic solar cells analyzed at the femtosecond scale for the first time