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AI reveals unexpected new physics in dusty plasma
Physicists have used a machine-learning method to identify surprising new twists on the non-reciprocal forces governing a many-body system.
General Physics
Aug 1, 2025
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Superconductivity's halo: Theoretical physicist helps map rare high-field phase
A puzzling form of superconductivity that arises only under strong magnetic fields has been mapped and explained by a research team including Andriy Nevidomskyy, professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University. Their ...
Superconductivity
Aug 1, 2025
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Neutrino masses are not likely to originate from interactions with dark matter, study finds
Neutrinos are fundamental particles characterized by no electric charge and very small masses, which are known to interact with other matter via the weak force or gravity. While these particles have been the focus of numerous ...
Ten thousand molecules in time: Generation and control of collective vibrations in a liquid
The ultrafast placement of an electron in a polar liquid generates collective molecular vibrations in a spherical nano-volume. The vibrations change the diameter of this sphere periodically for more than 100 picoseconds.
Optics & Photonics
Aug 1, 2025
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When space becomes time: A new look inside the BTZ black hole
Exploring the BTZ black hole in (2+1)-dimensional gravity took me down a fascinating rabbit hole, connecting ideas I never expected—like black holes and topological phases in quantum matter! When I swapped the roles of ...
Internal pair production could enable direct detection of dark matter
Dark matter (DM) is a type of matter estimated to account for 80% of the universe's total mass, but it cannot be directly detected using conventional experimental techniques. As DM does not emit, reflect or absorb light, ...
New quantum state of matter found at interface of exotic materials
Scientists have discovered a new way that matter can exist—one that is different from the usual states of solid, liquid, gas or plasma—at the interface of two exotic materials made into a sandwich.
Condensed Matter
Jul 31, 2025
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Light-based listening: Researchers develop a low-cost visual microphone
Researchers have created a microphone that listens with light instead of sound. Unlike traditional microphones, this visual microphone captures tiny vibrations on the surfaces of objects caused by sound waves and turns them ...
Optics & Photonics
Jul 31, 2025
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Researchers observe nematic order in magnetic helices, echoing liquid crystal behavior
Nematic materials are made of elongated molecules that align in a preferred direction, but, like in a fluid, are spaced out irregularly. The best-known nematic materials are liquid crystals, which are used in liquid crystal ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 31, 2025
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New imaging method reveals how light and heat generate electricity in nanomaterials
UC Riverside researchers have unveiled a powerful new imaging technique that exposes how cutting-edge materials used in solar panels and light sensors convert light into electricity—offering a path to better, faster, and ...
General Physics
Jul 31, 2025
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Measuring three-nucleon interactions to better understand nuclear data and neutron stars
Though atomic nuclei are often depicted as static clusters of protons and neutrons (nucleons), the particles are actually bustling with movement. Thus, the nucleons carry a range of momenta. Sometimes, these nucleons may ...
General Physics
Jul 31, 2025
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Controlling polymer shapes: A new generation of shape-adaptive materials
What if a complex material could reshape itself in response to a simple chemical signal? A team of physicists from the University of Vienna and the University of Edinburgh has shown that even small changes in pH value and ...
Soft Matter
Jul 31, 2025
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Physicists still divided about quantum world, 100 years on
The theory of quantum mechanics has transformed daily life since being proposed a century ago, yet how it works remains a mystery—and physicists are deeply divided about what is actually going on, a survey in the journal ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 30, 2025
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Modular network offers fault-tolerant scaling of superconducting qubit devices
Quantum computers, devices that can perform computations relying on the principles of quantum mechanics, are expected to outperform classical computers on some types of optimization and processing tasks. While physicists ...
A new open-source program for quantum physics helps researchers obtain results in record time
Scientists at the Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQS) and the Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing (PC2) at Paderborn University have developed a powerful open-source software tool that allows them to simulate ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 30, 2025
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Study outlines alternative approach to detecting inelastic dark matter particles
It is now understood that all known matter, i.e., studied by science and harnessed by technology, constitutes only 5% of the content of the universe. The rest is composed of two unknown components: dark matter (about 27%) ...
General Physics
Jul 30, 2025
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Stitched for strength: The physics of jamming in stiff, knitted fabrics
School of Physics Associate Professor Elisabetta Matsumoto is unearthing the secrets of the centuries-old practice of knitting through experiments, models, and simulations. Her goal? Leveraging knitting for breakthroughs ...
General Physics
Jul 30, 2025
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Compact setup successfully detects elusive antineutrinos from nuclear reactor
Neutrinos are extremely elusive elementary particles. Day and night, 60 billion of them stream from the sun through every square centimeter of Earth every second, which is transparent to them. After the first theoretical ...
General Physics
Jul 30, 2025
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Liquid droplets trained to play tic-tac-toe
Artificial intelligence and high-performance computing are driving up the demand for massive sources of energy. But neuromorphic computing, which aims to mimic the structure and function of the human brain, could present ...
Soft Matter
Jul 30, 2025
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Researchers develop flexible fiber material for self-powered health-monitoring sensors
Could clothing monitor a person's health in real time, because the clothing itself would be a self-powered sensor? A new material created through electrospinning, which is a process that draws out fibers using electricity, ...
Condensed Matter
Jul 30, 2025
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