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Unveiling Edge Supercurrent Modulations and Pairing Challenges

Topological materials are materials that have unusual properties that arise because their wavefunction-;the physical law guiding the electrons-;is knotted or twisted.

27 Aug 2024

Tiny Droplets of Quark-Gluon Plasma Discovered in Particle Collisions

The world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator may be producing the world's tiniest droplets of liquid, right under scientists' noses.

23 Aug 2024

Advancements in Our Understanding of Matter-Antimatter Symmetry

Researchers have discovered a new antimatter hypernucleus, known as antihyperhydrogen-4, establishing it as the heaviest antimatter hypernucleus observed in experiments to date.

23 Aug 2024

Energy Efficient Clustering and Routing Protocol for WSNs

Researchers developed QPSOFL, a novel clustering and routing protocol combining quantum particle swarm optimization (QPSO) with fuzzy logic, to significantly extend network lifetime and improve energy efficiency in wireless sensor networks (WSNs).

21 Aug 2024

High-Resolution Imaging of Polaris Reveals New Insights Into Its Surface

Researchers from Georgia State University's Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) Array have discovered new information regarding the dimensions and appearance of the North Star, often known as Polaris.

21 Aug 2024

Black Hole X-Ray Emission Study Challenges Previous Theories

After attempting to explain the X-ray radiation coming from the environs of the black hole since the 1970s, researchers from the University of Helsinki have now succeeded in their endeavor.

21 Aug 2024

New Study Challenges the Link Between Dark Matter and Star Formation

Recent galaxy observations have challenged the long-held belief that dark matter influences star formation.

20 Aug 2024

Enhancing Fault Tolerance in Quantum Cellular Automata

A recent study in Results in Physics explores the role of electronic coupling in designing fault-tolerant quantum cellular automata (QCA) wires. Researchers analyzed the impact of missing cell defects on QCA wire performance, revealing that electronic coupling critically affects both fault tolerance and thermal robustness.

19 Aug 2024

New Quantum Probe Technology Aims to Revolutionize Nuclear Material Detection

Our nation's security depends on the effective detection of nuclear materials at our borders and beyond. To address this challenge, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) physicist Moussa N'Gom, Ph.D., is leading research aimed at developing a quantum sensing probe to detect and characterize special nuclear materials precisely and without contact.

19 Aug 2024

Potential Pathway to Overcoming Superconductivity Challenges

In a recent study published in the journal Science, researchers from Stanford University have now discovered that electron pairing, a crucial property of a superconductor, happens in an unexpected material an antiferromagnetic insulator, and at temperatures far higher than previously believed.

19 Aug 2024