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UrduA multi-institutional team reports the first look at electrons moving in real time in liquid water. Their findings could affect studies of radiation-induced processes, such as those in space travel, cancer treatments, nuclear reactors and legacy waste.
Tag: Atomic Physics
Nuclear popcorn: Heavy nucleus changes shapes at different energies
A research collaboration between Argonne and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill produced a paper that examines how the nucleus of nickel-64 reacts when exposed to energy.
Next generation atomic clocks are a step closer to real world applications
Quantum clocks are shrinking, thanks to new technologies developed at the University of Birmingham-led UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing.
Nanostructures enable record high-harmonic generation
ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell researchers have developed nanostructures that enable record-breaking conversion of laser pulses into high-harmonic generation, paving the way for new scientific tools for high-resolution imaging and studying physical processes that occur at the scale of an attosecond…
New insight into “training” highly reactive chemical compounds
Are targeted attacks possible?
Future information technologies: Topological materials for ultrafast spintronics
A team led by HZB physicist Dr. Jaime Sánchez-Barriga has gained new insights into the ultrafast response of topological states of matter to femtosecond laser excitation.
Watching the ultrafast dance moves of a laser plasma
Great leaps in science and technology have been propelled by recent advances in seeing fast evolving physical phenomena, as they happen. Femtosecond lasers from the infrared to the X-ray region have enabled us to ‘watch’, in real time, atoms dance…
Chemical reactions break free from energy barriers using flyby trajectories
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new study shows that it is possible to use mechanical force to deliberately alter chemical reactions and increase chemical selectivity – a grand challenge of the field. The study led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researcher…
Scientists created several samples of glasses for protection against nuclear radiation
Bismuth borate glasses were shown outperformance while compared with the commercial ones
Electrons in quantum liquid gain energy from laser pulses
The absorption of energy from laser light by free electrons in a liquid has been demonstrated for the first time. Until now, this process was observed only in the gas phase. The findings, led by Graz University of Technology, open…
New clues to why there’s so little antimatter in the universe
Radioactive molecules are sensitive to subtle nuclear phenomena and might help physicists probe the violation of the most fundamental symmetries of nature.
Physicist Jean Dalibard awarded the 2021 CNRS gold medal
The CNRS Gold Medal recognizes scientific careers that have made exceptional contributions to the dynamism and influence of French research. This year, quantum physics is being recognized with the distinction of Jean Dalibard, a physicist and pioneer in the study…
Quantum-nonlocality at all speeds
The phenomenon of quantum nonlocality defies our everyday intuition. It shows the strong correlations between several quantum particles some of which change their state instantaneously when the others are measured, regardless of the distance between them. While this phenomenon has…
Giant quantum tornados in a hybrid light-matter system give insight into complex physical phenomena
Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from the UK have managed to create a stable giant vortex in interacting polariton condensates, addressing a known challenge in quantized fluid dynamics. The findings open possibilities in creating uniquely structured coherent light sources…
Researchers uncover unique properties of a promising new superconductor
Material could be used in future quantum computing applications
UTA pioneers quantum physics training for high school teachers
National Science Foundation funds UTA-led teacher training program in quantum physics
CityU scientists make a breakthrough towards solving the structural mystery of glass
Glass is one of the most common subjects we see every day, but the detailed structure of this non-metallic and non-liquid material has always been a major mystery in science. A research team co-led by scientists at City University of…
From burglar alarms to black hole detectors
Super sensors as possible outputs of a quantum gravity experiment
An atom chip interferometer that could detect quantum gravity
Physicists in Israel have created a quantum interferometer on an atom chip. This device can be used to explore the fundamentals of quantum theory by studying the interference pattern between two beams of atoms. University of Groningen physicist, Anupam Mazumdar,…
Magnetism drives metals to insulators in new experiment
Study provides new tools to probe novel spintronic devices
Shining light on two-dimensional magnets
New research paves the way to hyper-efficient data storage
‘A new era of computing’
John Martinis is awarded the John Stewart Bell Prize for research on fundamental issues in quantum mechanics and their applications
Using the environment to control quantum devices
A deeper understanding of how the environment impacts quantum behaviour is bringing quantum devices one step closer to widespread adoption.
The dark matter particle explorer has measured high-precision cosmic ray helium energy spectrum
Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) Collaboration directly observed a spectral softening of helium nuclei at about 34TeV for the first time. This work was based on measurements data of the helium spectrum with kinetic energies from 70 GeV to 80…
Scientists overhear two atoms chatting
How materials behave depends on the interactions between countless atoms. You could see this as a giant group chat in which atoms are continuously exchanging quantum information. Researchers from Delft University of Technology in collaboration with RWTH Aachen University and…
Scientists to present new findings on atoms, molecules, and optics
Quantum choreography, ultraprecise clocks, memory boosters, and related research will debut at the 2021 DAMOP Annual Meeting
Controllability of ionization energy of atoms promises advancements in chemical synthesis
A paper by Kazan Federal University and Tatarstan Academy of Sciences saw light in Physics Letters A
Scientists created building materials effectively protecting from radiation
Bricks made of new materials are cheaper and more environmentally friendly than analogues made of lead and other materials
Nuclear terrorism could be intercepted by neutron-gamma detector that pinpoints source
Scanning technology aimed at detecting small amounts of nuclear materials was unveiled by scientists in Sweden today, with the hope of preventing acts of nuclear terrorism. Bo Cederwall, a professor of physics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, says the…
Spintronics: Improving electronics with finer spin control
DGIST scientists have found a novel way to control magnetic spins in a localized space
ERC Advanced Grant for professor Tilman Pfau
Cutting-edge research on quantum physics of fermionic matter with long-range interactions
Advancing Understanding of Heavy Elements at the Edge of the Periodic Table
Researchers have for the first time examined in detail a compound of einsteinium (Es). Einsteinium is one of the synthetic elements and is also the heaviest element currently available for classical chemistry studies. These experimental results chart the path to exploring the fundamental behavior of rare heavy elements and could lead to a new understanding of chemistry across the Periodic Table.
CCNY team makes single photon switch advance
The ability to turn on and off a physical process with just one photon is a fundamental building block for quantum photonic technologies. Realizing this in a chip-scale architecture is important for scalability, which amplifies a breakthrough by City College…
Thermoelectric material discovery sets stage for new forms of electric power in the future
Clemson physicist joins forces with collaborators from China and Denmark to create hybrid compound
Little swirling mysteries: New research uncovers dynamics of ultrasmall, ultrafast groups of atoms
Exploring and manipulating the behavior of polar vortices in material may lead to new technology for faster data transfer and storage. Researchers used the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne and the Linac Coherent Light Source at SLAC to learn more.
Researchers realize synthetic gauge fields in single optomechanical resonator
The research team led by Prof. GUO Guangcan and Dr. DONG Chunhua from the University of Science and Technology of China realized synthetic gauge fields in a single optomechanical resonator by controlling geometric phase with the multimode interaction in the…
Spin-to-charge conversion achieves 95% overall qubit readout fidelity
The team led by Professor DU Jiangfeng and Professor WANG Ya from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Key Laboratory of Microscale Magnetic Resonance of the University of Science and Technology of China put forward an innovative spin-to-charge conversion method…
Scientists at CERN successfully laser-cool antimatter for the first time
Swansea University physicists, as leading members of the ALPHA collaboration at CERN, have demonstrated laser cooling of antihydrogen atoms for the first time.
Study shows promise of quantum computing using factory-made silicon chips
A single qubit on a standard silicon transistor chip has been successfully demonstrated as “quantum capable” in a new study by the UCL spinout Quantum Motion, led by researchers at UCL and Oxford University.
Researchers observe new isotope of fluorine
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis reported the first observations of a new form of fluorine, the isotope 13 F, described in the journal Physical Review Letters. They made their discovery as part of an experiment conducted at the…
Electromagnetic fields of nanostructures visualized in 3D for the first time
Scientists from Graz, Austria, succeeded for the first time in visualizing temporal distortions of the atomic lattice on the surface of materials in three dimensions.
Revealing nano big bang — Scientists observe the first milliseconds of crystal formation
New study shows how stable materials have unstable beginnings
Searching for hints of new physics in the subatomic world
Particle physicists use lattice quantum chromodynamics and supercomputers to search for physics beyond the Standard Model
Commencement of shortwave propagation simulator (HF-START) service
Demonstrating radio wave propagation paths between any two points based on real-time space weather information
NIST team compares 3 top atomic clocks with record accuracy over both fiber and air
In a significant advance toward the future redefinition of the international unit of time, the second, a research team led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has compared three of the world’s leading atomic clocks with record…
New results challenge leading theory in physics
When so-called beauty quarks are produced during the collision of high-energy proton beams in the Large Hadron Collider – the particle accelerator at CERN in Geneva – they decay almost immediately on the spot. Researchers of the Large Hadron Collider…
Making molecular movies of a biological process of energy conversion
Many organisms use sunlight to fuel cellular functions. But exactly how does this conversion of solar energy into chemical energy unfold? In a recent experiment, an international team of scientists, including two researchers from UWM, sought answers using an advanced…
Diamond color centers for nonlinear photonics
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba use color center defects in diamonds to demonstrate second-order nonlinear optical effects, which may allow for extremely fast all-optical communication and computation devices.
Size matters when it comes to atomic properties
A study from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has yielded new answers to fundamental questions about the relationship between the size of an atom and its other properties, such as electronegativity and energy. The results pave the way for advances…
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…