Orbitronics clears key hurdle with direct orbital currents, boosting signals 100-fold

by quasarn01 | Jul 2, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) are the first to directly utilize orbital currents without the need for conversion of the orbital current into a spin current. Go to Source

Mass. city raises maximum police recruit age to 39

by quasarn01 | Jul 2, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

The expanded eligibility comes as retirements, military deployments and long-term absences leave the Worcester PD down 58 officers, with dozens more eligible to retire this year Go to Source

‘He will forever be 29’: Parents of slain N.Y. officer address killer’s father at sentencing

by quasarn01 | Jul 2, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

Officer Michael Jensen’s parents told the court they continue to live with the pain of losing their son in the 2024 ambush as the gunman’s father was sentenced on an illegal weapons conviction Go to Source

Spontaneous current loops in a kagome metal point to hidden quantum order

by quasarn01 | Jul 2, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Quantum materials, materials exhibiting physical behavior governed by the laws of quantum mechanics, have proved promising for the development of numerous advanced technologies, including quantum technologies, memory devices and solar panels. In some of these...

Quantum properties of multimode light observed despite extreme losses

by quasarn01 | Jul 2, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Quantum properties of light are extremely delicate. When researchers attempt to measure them, even small losses on the way to a detector can make them invisible, limiting their use outside carefully controlled environments. A collaborative team of researchers...