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A new nanostructured carbon design lets fuel-cell catalysts use tiny amounts of platinum while remaining remarkably stable and efficient. The breakthrough could help hydr...
ScienceDaily Physics · Aug 8, 2026Scientists have created the first quantum material that can sort and transport different quantum states of light at room temperature, potentially removing the need for bu...
ScienceDaily Physics · Aug 8, 2026Scientists have generated quantum entanglement directly from sunlight, potentially offering a lower-energy alternative to the lasers normally used in quantum technology...
ScienceDaily Physics · Aug 8, 2026For the first time, researchers have determined the shape of the actinide nucleus of fermium-255 and measured its structure with high precision and resolution.
Phys.org Physics · Aug 7, 2026Using light to process quantum information is one of the most promising approaches to building future quantum computers. Light particles, known as photons, are excellent...
Phys.org Physics · Aug 7, 2026In Goethe's ballad "Erlkönig," immortalized in Schubert's fevered 1815 setting, a dying boy riding through the night sees a spectral king beckoning from the darkness. Hi...
Phys.org Physics · Aug 7, 2026Measuring faint magnetic fields is useful in a number of areas, including mapping brain activity, monitoring hearts and probing fundamental physics. Typically, picking up...
Phys.org Physics · Aug 7, 2026Scientists in China predict that stacking two microscopic layers of boron could set a new record for superconductivity. Superconductors are materials that conduct electri...
Phys.org Physics · Aug 7, 2026A tall glass of ice water isn't just a thirst quencher; it's also an everyday example of coexisting phases. Water can exist simultaneously in both liquid and solid phases...
Phys.org Physics · Aug 7, 2026Using a detector filled with nearly 9 metric tons of liquid xenon, researchers have delivered some of the most sensitive dark matter results ever recorded. In the latest...
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Physics World · Aug 7, 2026Artificial intelligence is radically changing how researchers in some disciplines work The post AI model helps physics Nobel laureate out of a decade-old mathematical jam...
Physics World · Aug 7, 2026Scientists have demonstrated that heat can move through a crystal in focused, wave-like rays at room temperature instead of spreading randomly. The breakthrough could mak...
ScienceDaily Physics · Aug 7, 2026Supercontinuum light sources—often called "white lasers" because they emit a broad, continuous rainbow of colors—are essential tools for everything from advanced medi...
Phys.org Physics · Aug 6, 2026Researchers have demonstrated a solid-state organic laser microcavity fabricated entirely by solution processing. The device operates in the strong light–matter couplin...
Phys.org Physics · Aug 6, 2026For the first time, scientists have observed a three-dimensional woven structure forming naturally inside a crystal, revealing a previously unknown way in which matter ca...
Phys.org Physics · Aug 6, 2026A KAIST research team led by professor Mooseok Jang from the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering has developed a single-shot phase imaging technique that reconstructs...
Phys.org Physics · Aug 6, 2026Three years after a team of Caltech scientists showed that pairs of entangled photons could double the resolution of a light microscope, the same lab has figured out a wa...
Phys.org Physics · Aug 6, 2026At the International Conference on High Energy Physics in Brazil, the BESIII Collaboration report that, after 15 years of sustained research, it identified the dominant c...
Phys.org Physics · Aug 6, 2026Quantum errors are a normal part of quantum computing because fragile physical qubits (the tiny components storing data) can easily break down because of environmental no...
Phys.org Physics · Aug 6, 2026Rapid cooling locked in unusual crystal structure in silicon-rich metal alloy The post New material was created in Hiroshima nuclear explosion appeared first on Physic...
Physics World · Aug 6, 2026Today's quantum technologies rely on energy-intensive lasers, raising concerns that scaling them up could further increase energy demands. In new work, researchers have d...
Phys.org Physics · Aug 6, 2026If scientists could find a material that acts as a superconductor—that is, one that transmits energy with zero resistance—at normal pressures and relatively high temp...
Phys.org Physics · Aug 6, 2026Yonatan Cohen of Quantum Machines is our podcast guest The post Building bridges between quantum and classical computing appeared first on Physics World.
Physics World · Aug 6, 2026A new hollow nanoreactor mimics living cells to make hydrogen peroxide more efficiently using visible light. Its light-trapping cavity and proton-shuttling shell could op...
ScienceDaily Physics · Aug 6, 2026Can you work out the word in this puzzle? The post Word wave puzzle no.7 appeared first on Physics World.
Physics World · Aug 6, 2026Picture reveals tiny plasma whirlpool-like patterns that have never been seen before The post Astronomers capture highest-resolution image ever of the Sun’s surfa...
Physics World · Aug 6, 2026Discovery could lead to new metamaterials The post Topology affects the crumpling of growing elastic sheets appeared first on Physics World.
Physics World · Aug 6, 2026An international team of researchers has succeeded in producing atomic quantum gas mixtures with an unprecedented particle flux. In the journal Nature Communications, the...
Phys.org Physics · Aug 5, 2026Super-thin superconducting materials, which are only one or a few atoms thick, have unique properties scientists can leverage to produce more compact, scalable, and effic...
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