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Research team uses terahertz pulses of light to shed light on superconducting disorder

A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg, Germany, and Brookhaven National Laboratory in the United States has demonstrated a new way to study disorder in superconductors using terahertz pulses of light.

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Findings from experimental setup demonstrate potential for compact and portable nuclear clocks

Scientists use atomic clocks to measure the “second,” the smallest standard unit of time, with great precision. These clocks use natural oscillations of electrons in atoms, similar to how pendulums work in old grandfather clocks. The quest for an even more precise timekeeper led to the discovery of nuclear clocks, which use the transitions of […]

Researchers simulate novel metal-filtered VCSEL modal control

A study led by researchers from the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed a novel metal-dielectric film mode filter structure that can flexibly regulate transverse modes in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), which demonstrates the potential of metal apertures in enhancing mode control within VCSELs. The study […]

Multifunctional phosphor developed for white LED lighting and optical thermometry

In the realm of lighting and temperature measurement, advancements in material science are paving the way for significant improvements in technology and safety. Traditional methods, which combine yellow phosphors with blue chips in LEDs, have limitations such as inadequate red light components that affect color rendering and potential hazards from blue light exposure.

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A fundamental magnetic property of the muon measured to unprecedented precision

Scientists have measured the magnetic moment of the muon to unprecedented precision, more than doubling the previous record.

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Generating spin currents directly using ultrashort laser pulses

An international team of physicists has found that it is possible to generate spin currents directly using certain kinds of ultrashort laser pulses. In their study, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, the group used a linearly polarized laser pulse and a circularly polarized probe laser to create the spin currents.

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Latent information carried by photons enables super-precise spectrometer

Two researchers at the University of Warsaw developed a quantum-inspired super-resolving spectrometer for short pulses of light. The device designed in the Quantum Optical Devices Lab at the Centre for Quantum Optical Technologies, Centre of New Technologies and Faculty of Physics UW offers over a two-fold improvement in resolution compared to standard approaches. In the […]

Neural network improves tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy quantification accuracy

A research group from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently developed a neural network-based absorbance recovery method to improve the accuracy of single path tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) measurement.

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Rotational symmetry breaking in deformed Reuleaux-triangle resonator simplifies exceptional point achievement

The spectral degeneracies emerging as a consequence of parity-time (PT) symmetry exhibit a profound divergence from their conventional counterparts. They possess non-Hermitian nature and are designated as exceptional points (EPs), marking instances where the real and corresponding imaginary portions of specific eigenvalues align perfectly, alongside a coalescence of their associated eigenvectors.

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Experimental data help unravel the mystery surrounding the creation of heavy elements in stars

How are stars born, and how do they die? How do they produce the energy that keeps them burning for billions of years? How do they create the elements we observe today? Definitive answers to these questions continue to elude scientists in their quest to understand the processes that shape the chemical makeup of the […]

Floquet engineering tunes ultracold molecule interactions and produces two-axis twisting dynamics

The interactions between quantum spins underlie some of the universe’s most interesting phenomena, such as superconductors and magnets. However, physicists have difficulty engineering controllable systems in the lab that replicate these interactions.

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New classical algorithm enhances understanding of quantum computing’s future

In an exciting development for quantum computing, researchers from the University of Chicago’s Department of Computer Science, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, and Argonne National Laboratory have introduced a classical algorithm that simulates Gaussian boson sampling (GBS) experiments.

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Overcoming magnetic disorder: Toward low-energy topological electronics

Overcoming magnetic disorder is key to exploiting the unique properties of quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) insulators. A Monash-led team has demonstrated that the breakdown in topological protection is caused by magnetic disorder, explaining previous observations that topological protection could be restored by application of stabilizing magnetic fields.

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Unique nanodisk pushes photonics research forward

Photonic applications harness the power of light-matter interactions to generate various intriguing phenomena. This has enabled major advances in communications, medicine, and spectroscopy, among others, and is also used in laser and quantum technologies.

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Scientists cool positronium to near absolute zero for antimatter research

Most atoms are made from positively charged protons, neutral neutrons and negatively charged electrons. Positronium is an exotic atom composed of a single negative electron and a positively charged antimatter positron. It is naturally very short-lived, but researchers including those from the University of Tokyo successfully cooled and slowed down samples of positronium using carefully […]