For years, niobium was considered an underperformer when it came to superconducting qubits. Now, scientists supported by Q-NEXT have found a way to engineer a… Read More »Niobium qubits rise from the ashes with new design and fabrication
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have shown for the first time that expensive aberration-corrected microscopes are no longer required to achieve record-breaking… Read More »Breakthrough resolution in electron microscopy achieved without expensive aberration correction
Fusion is a natural phenomenon that provides our planet with much of its energy—generated millions of miles away in the center of our sun. Here… Read More »Researchers partner in DOE fusion energy hubs to advance IFE technology
A new analysis by the STAR collaboration at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a particle collider at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven… Read More »Magnetic field fingerprint found in quark-gluon plasma
AEgIS is one of several experiments at CERN’s Antimatter Factory producing and studying antihydrogen atoms with the goal of testing with high precision whether antimatter… Read More »AEgIS collaboration achieves laser cooling of positronium at CERN’s antimatter factory
In a groundbreaking experiment, physicists have recently observed long-range quantum coherence effects stemming from Aharonov-Bohm interference in a device based on topological insulators. This landmark… Read More »Long-range quantum coherence observed in bismuth bromide topological insulator
In the realm of electronics, the traditional mode of operation relies on the movement of electrical charges, with electrons shuttling from one point to another… Read More »Antiferromagnetic spin switch: New approach for future electronics
Biomolecules such as amino acids and sugars occur in two mirror-image forms—in all living organisms, however, only one is ever found. Why this is the… Read More »Electric & magnetic fields influence biomolecule mirror-image selection
Quantum computing engineers at UNSW Sydney have shown they can encode quantum information—the special data in a quantum computer—in four unique ways within a single… Read More »Scientists achieve four quantum control methods in single atom chip
A dipole magnetic field, created by a ring current, is the most fundamental type of magnetic field that is found both in laboratories and in… Read More »Laboratory study unravels mechanism behind whistler wave chorus emission in space
Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism have long been known to scientists as two classes of magnetic order of materials. Back in 2019, researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University… Read More »Experimental evidence confirms existence of altermagnetism, a third magnetic phase
Astronomers from Nanjing University in China, utilizing the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), sheds light on the enigmatic CTB 87 supernova remnant. Published on… Read More »Astronomers detect pulsar within supernova remnant CTB 87
In a groundbreaking leap toward the realization of the quantum internet, a collaborative effort between researchers at MIT and the University of Cambridge has yielded… Read More »Diamond microchiplet paves way for quantum internet
Solar flares, captivating displays of immense energy and magnetic activity erupting from the Sun’s surface, are among the most dynamic and consequential phenomena in our… Read More »What is a solar flare?
Fusion energy stands as a beacon of hope amidst the global energy crisis, offering a sustainable solution to humanity’s growing demand for power. Among the… Read More »Data assimilation takes control for smarter fusion energy
Plasma, often referred to as the fourth state of matter, is an ionized gas containing a mix of electrons, ions, atoms, molecules, radicals, and photons.… Read More »Microwave plasma reactor boosts water decontamination efficiency
Solar prominences are captivating and dynamic features that occur on the Sun’s surface, contributing to the solar activity that shapes our solar system. These immense… Read More »What is a solar prominence?
A pulsar is a highly magnetized, rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic poles. These beams of radiation are… Read More »What’s a pulsar?
The University of Basel has achieved a significant milestone in quantum technology by constructing a quantum memory element utilizing atoms confined within a minute glass… Read More »Mass-producible quantum memory paves the way for secure communication and quantum computing
In a remarkable celestial discovery, astronomers utilizing the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) have identified a millisecond pulsar within the globular cluster GLIMPSE-C01,… Read More »First pulsar found in globular cluster