• The 100-year-old symmetry theorem that is still changing physics today

    Updated: 2025-02-04 14:00:20
    Emmy Noether was hailed as a mathematical genius in her own time. And her theorem on symmetry is still driving new discoveries in particle physics and quantum computing today

  • Tailored Superconducting Circuit for Quantum Technologies

    Updated: 2025-02-04 10:00:00
    Author(s): Ryan WilkinsonA circuit containing four superconducting devices called Josephson junctions can be finely tuned for various technological applications.[Physics 18, s12] Published Tue Feb 04, 2025

  • Quantum Milestones, 1927: Electrons Act Like Waves

    Updated: 2025-02-03 10:00:00
    Davisson and Germer showed that electrons scatter from a crystal the way x rays do, proving that particles of matter can act like waves.[Physics 18, 23] Published Mon Feb 03, 2025

  • Oscillating Magnetoresistance

    Updated: 2025-01-30 10:00:00
    Author(s): Charles DayAt low temperatures the resistance of a layered magnetic semiconductor shoots up and down in response to an increasing magnetic field.[Physics 18, s14] Published Thu Jan 30, 2025

  • Experiment with 37 dimensions shows how strange quantum physics can be

    Updated: 2025-01-29 19:00:59
    A search for particles’ most paradoxical quantum states led researchers to construct a 37-dimensional experiment

  • Localizing Light

    Updated: 2025-01-29 10:00:00
    Author(s): Charles DaySimulations demonstrate that light can be confined within a scattering medium in a way similar to electrons in a disordered metal.[Physics 18, s10] Published Wed Jan 29, 2025

  • Quantum Learning Made Efficient

    Updated: 2025-01-28 10:00:00
    Author(s): Ryan WilkinsonAn algorithm allows the states of certain quantum systems to be determined from data more quickly than was previously possible.[Physics 18, s17] Published Tue Jan 28, 2025

  • Quantum Milestones, 1923: Photons Are Real

    Updated: 2025-01-27 10:00:00
    Author(s): David C. CassidyArthur Compton’s results convinced most skeptics that in some experiments, light can act like a stream of particles.[Physics 18, 18] Published Mon Jan 27, 2025

  • Machine Learning Predicts Liquid–Gas Transition

    Updated: 2025-01-24 10:00:00
    Author(s): Mark BuchananConventional theory has trouble predicting the conditions that will cause a liquid to boil, but a neural-network-based approach performs better.[Physics 18, 17] Published Fri Jan 24, 2025

  • Bumpy Particles Take One Step to Become Glass

    Updated: 2025-01-23 10:00:00
    Author(s): Rachel BerkowitzRoughing up the surfaces of particles in a colloidal system can smooth its transition into a glassy state.[Physics 18, s11] Published Thu Jan 23, 2025

  • Robotic Vacuum Cleaner for Microplastics

    Updated: 2025-01-23 10:00:00
    Author(s): Katherine WrightSeong Jim Kim and Myoung-Woon Moon of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology have developed a device that can “vacuum” up tiny pieces of plastic floating on the surface of a body of water.[Physics 18, 6] Published Thu Jan 23, 2025

  • Quantum Refrigerator Keeps Qubits Cool

    Updated: 2025-01-23 10:00:00
    Author(s): Susan CurtisPhysicists have demonstrated a quantum machine that could reduce errors in quantum computers by ensuring that the qubits they use remain in their initial state before a calculation starts.[Physics 18, 16] Published Thu Jan 23, 2025

  • Noise Becomes a Quantum Ally

    Updated: 2025-01-22 10:00:00
    Author(s): Ryan WilkinsonNoise is typically detrimental to quantum effects, but simulations suggest that it can boost entanglement under certain conditions.[Physics 18, s5] Published Wed Jan 22, 2025

  • Quantum Milestones, 1905: Einstein and the Photoelectric Effect

    Updated: 2025-01-22 10:00:00
    Author(s): Jennifer OuelletteIn one of his annus mirabilis papers, Einstein explained the photoelectric effect by considering light as a stream of energy quanta—which were later called photons.[Physics 18, 15] Published Wed Jan 22, 2025

  • Monster Shocks Could Explain Radio Bursts

    Updated: 2025-01-21 10:00:00
    Author(s): Michael SchirberPowerful shock waves around magnetized neutron stars may be the source of mysterious radio bursts that are observed across the sky.[Physics 18, s13] Published Tue Jan 21, 2025

  • Topological Order Intrinsic to Mixed Quantum States

    Updated: 2025-01-21 10:00:00
    Author(s): Kohei KawabataThree theoretical studies have uncovered novel types of topological order inherent in open quantum systems, enriching our understanding of quantum phases of matter.[Physics 18, 9] Published Tue Jan 21, 2025

  • How Having Extra Chromosome Sets Shapes Evolution

    Updated: 2025-01-21 10:00:00
    Author(s): Sachin RawatResearchers predict that having extra sets of chromosomes can both speed up and slow down the evolution of an organism, depending on the organism’s “fitness landscape.”[Physics 18, 14] Published Tue Jan 21, 2025

  • Improving Models of Landslide Speed

    Updated: 2025-01-17 10:00:00
    Author(s): Michael SchirberMeasurements of grains flowing down an inclined plane have uncovered general principles that may help researchers model rockslides and other granular flows.[Physics 18, 13] Published Fri Jan 17, 2025

  • Quantum Milestones, 1916: Millikan’s Measurement of Planck’s Constant

    Updated: 2025-01-17 10:00:00
    Author(s): Gerald HoltonThe experiment provided further proof of the reality of photons, yet Millikan didn’t accept their existence until later in his career.[Physics 18, 12] Published Fri Jan 17, 2025

  • Biological Magnetic Sensing Comes Close to Quantum Limit

    Updated: 2025-01-16 10:00:00
    Author(s): Katherine WrightResearchers find that two types of biological magnetic sensor can sense fields close to the quantum limit, a finding that could guide the design of lab-made devices.[Physics 18, s8] Published Thu Jan 16, 2025

  • Building a Scalable Ion Clock with a Coulomb Crystal

    Updated: 2025-01-16 10:00:00
    Author(s): Marric StephensResearchers have built an optical clock using an array of trapped ions—an architecture that can be scaled up to boost the clock’s precision.[Physics 18, s7] Published Thu Jan 16, 2025

  • Strange Swapping Behavior Defines New Particle Candidate

    Updated: 2025-01-16 10:00:00
    Author(s): Katherine WrightResearchers predict the existence of a class of particles that behave differently from those already known.[Physics 18, 11] Published Thu Jan 16, 2025

  • Brain Response Relies on Avalanches

    Updated: 2025-01-15 10:00:00
    Author(s): Agnese CuratoloA new model reveals that bursts of neural activity known as critical avalanches underlie the brain’s ability to respond consistently to stimuli.[Physics 18, s4] Published Wed Jan 15, 2025

  • Charting Flatland Materials

    Updated: 2025-01-14 10:00:00
    Author(s): Martin Rodriguez-VegaResearchers have measured graphene’s plasmon spectrum using a novel electron-based spectroscopy technique.[Physics 18, s9] Published Tue Jan 14, 2025

  • Streamlined Quantum Error Correction

    Updated: 2025-01-09 10:00:00
    Author(s): Ryan WilkinsonA new method for fixing errors in quantum computations can be just as accurate as previous approaches while needing fewer resources.[Physics 18, s3] Published Thu Jan 09, 2025

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