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Research Sheds New Light on the Nature of Electron Interactions in Quantum Systems

Scientists from Columbia and Brown Universities have revealed formerly unidentified states of matter that occur in double-layer stacks of graphene—a two-dimensional nanomaterial.

26 Jun 2019

Scientists Demonstrate the Behavior of Interacting Electrons at Atomic Level

For the last century, materials like silicon and gold have been channels to the force which has fueled civilization—electronics. The electrons’ behavior in all such traditional materials is simple, that is, they mostly ignore one another.

26 Jun 2019

New Technique for Directly Tracking Precession of Single Nuclear Spins

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has enabled the capture of the spatial structure of biochemical and chemical molecules in recent decades. Currently, scientists from ETH have discovered a technique to use this measurement principle for individual atoms.

25 Jun 2019

New Protocol to Store and Release Single Photon in Embedded Eigenstate

Quantum computers hold the potential for a new age of studies where the time required to achieve new technologies and lifesaving drugs will be considerably reduced. These computers use light particles, or photons, rather than electrons to transmit and process information.

25 Jun 2019

Physicists Measure Ultra-Small Motion by Supersizing “Quantum Squeezing”

By harnessing the phenomenon of “quantum squeezing,” physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have successfully amplified and determined trillionths-of-a-meter motions of a single trapped magnesium ion, that is, electrically charged atom.

21 Jun 2019

Machine Learning Technique Reveals the Secrets of Quantum Physics

Interpreting the complex behavior of electrons has resulted in discoveries that have considerably redefined society; for example, the invention of transistors has revolutionized computing.

21 Jun 2019

Physicists Track Key Sources of Energy Loss in Compact Fusion Facilities

A major barrier in achieving the control of fusion—which powers stars and the sun—on Earth is leakage of particles and energy from plasma.

12 Jun 2019

Physicists Propose New Model for the Detection of Dark Matter

Two theoretical physicists from the University of California, Davis, have come up with a new candidate for dark matter, as well as a probable method for detecting it.

11 Jun 2019

Researchers Investigate the Way Acids Act in Ultracold Interstellar Space

Bochum-based scientists from the Cluster of Excellence Ruhr Explores Solvation (Resolv), along with cooperation partners from Nijmegen, have investigated how to interact with water molecules at very low temperatures.

10 Jun 2019

Novel Method for Solving Problems Faced While Producing Plasma on Earth

Physicists from the University of Jena have devised a new technique for synthesizing plasma, which allows them to overcome certain challenges encountered while performing this highly difficult process.

6 Jun 2019