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Diamond glitter: a play of colors with artificial DNA crystals

The shimmering of butterfly wings in bright colors does not emerge from pigments. Rather, it is photonic crystals that are responsible...

University of Bristol researchers develop world’s smallest quantum light detector on a silicon chip

Researchers at the University of Bristol have made an important breakthrough in scaling quantum technology by integrating the world’s...

Physicists create five-lane superhighway for electrons

MIT physicists and colleagues have created a five-lane superhighway for electrons that could allow ultra-efficient electronics and more....

Quantum geometry offers new insights into 2D ferroelectricity

Quantum theorists at UBC’s Blusson Quantum Matter Institute have proposed a new approach to studying stacking ferroelectricity—spontaneou...

Smaller than a grain of sand—silica glass sensors 3D-printed on optical fiber

In a first for communications, researchers in Sweden 3D printed silica glass micro-optics on the tips of optic fibers—surfaces as small...

New data-driven model rapidly predicts dehydrogenation barriers in solid-state materials

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking data-driven model to predict the dehydrogenation barriers of magnesium hydride (MgH2), a...

Method milestone for quantum physics

Rapid Test for Topological 2D Materials: Researchers from the Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat have developed a method with...

Using artificial intelligence to speed up and improve the most computationally intensive aspects of plasma physics in fusion

The intricate dance of atoms fusing and releasing energy has fascinated scientists for decades. Now, human ingenuity and artificial...

Superfluid surprise

Laboratory experiments carried out in the early twentieth century led to the discovery of superconductivity and superfluidity, two...

Ultrasound experiment identifies new superconductor

With pulses of sound through tiny speakers, Cornell physics researchers have clarified the basic nature of a new superconductor. Since it...

Scientists demonstrate the potential of electron spin to transmit quantum information

The spin of the electron is nature’s perfect quantum bit, capable of extending the range of information storage beyond “one” or “zero.”...

Princeton physicists reveal the microscopic basis of a new form of quantum magnetism

Not all magnets are the same. When we think of magnetism, we often think of magnets that stick to a refrigerator’s door. For these types...