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New Way to Test Eye Health Using Quantum Optics

1Scientists from University at Buffalo used quantum optics to make Boehm's brushes easier to see. 2Boehm's brushes are faint, two-lobed patterns that appear in …

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Scientists Create Programmable Light Simulator for Quantum Matter

1Researchers from the University of Ottawa and Federico II University created a programmable light simulator that can mimic how particles move through complex materials. …

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Scientists Crack 150-Year-Old Mystery of Gallium's Atomic Behavior
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Scientists Crack 150-Year-Old Mystery of Gallium's Atomic Behavior

1Gallium was first discovered in 1875 by French chemist Paul Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran. 2The metal has a low melting point and its atoms …

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Physicists Create a Tiny Universe Where Time Emerges Without a Clock
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Physicists Create a Tiny Universe Where Time Emerges Without a Clock

1Professor Giovanni Barontini created a laboratory 'mini universe' with 24,000 ultracold atoms at the University of Birmingham. 2The experiment showed that time can emerge …

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Quantum Entanglement Found in a Large Crystal
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Quantum Entanglement Found in a Large Crystal

1Researchers at TU Wien found quantum entanglement in a crystal large enough to hold. 2The team used a technique called quantum Fisher information to …

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AI Helps Scientists Find New Superconductors at Room Temperature
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AI Helps Scientists Find New Superconductors at Room Temperature

1An international team of scientists used machine learning to discover two new superconducting materials that can operate at room temperature. 2The materials are YRu3B2 …

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Quantum Mechanics: From Mysterious Theory to Powerful Tool
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Quantum Mechanics: From Mysterious Theory to Powerful Tool

1Dr. Marlan Scully of Texas A&M University wrote a perspective article on the evolution of quantum mechanics in Science magazine. 2Quantum mechanics has become …

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New Tool Helps Scientists Study Frictionless Superfluids
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New Tool Helps Scientists Study Frictionless Superfluids

1Physicists at UBC and Freiburg University created a new optical centrifuge to control molecule rotation in superfluids. 2Superfluids are special liquids that flow without …

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Scientists Make Time Flow Backward in Quantum Breakthrough
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Scientists Make Time Flow Backward in Quantum Breakthrough

1A team of scientists has found a way to control quantum systems so that their behavior appears consistent with time moving backward. This breakthrough …

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Tiny Diamond Defect Helps Scientists Find New Kind of Magnetism
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Tiny Diamond Defect Helps Scientists Find New Kind of Magnetism

1Scientists at University at Buffalo have proposed a new way to detect altermagnetism using tiny magnetic defects inside diamonds. 2Altermagnets are a mysterious type …

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New Superconducting X-ray Detector is a Game-Changer
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New Superconducting X-ray Detector is a Game-Changer

1The TES spectrometer is up to 100 to 1,000 times more sensitive than previous detectors. 2The instrument consists of 248 superconducting sensors that become …

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Solving a Quantum Mystery That Stumped Scientists for Decades
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Solving a Quantum Mystery That Stumped Scientists for Decades

1Physicists at Heidelberg University developed a new theory that explains how unusual particles behave in crowded quantum environments. 2The quasiparticle model is widely used …

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A Simple Discovery Changes Our Understanding of Spintronics
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A Simple Discovery Changes Our Understanding of Spintronics

1Scientists have found a new explanation for unusual magnetoresistance called two-vector magnetoresistance (2VMR). 2This discovery changes how we understand spintronics and its applications. 3The …

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Scientists Find a New Way to Measure Quantum Time
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Scientists Find a New Way to Measure Quantum Time

1Physicists developed a method to measure time scales in quantum mechanics without using external clocks 2The new method uses spin- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy …

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Twisted 2D Material Creates Skyrmions for Ultra-Dense Data Storage
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Twisted 2D Material Creates Skyrmions for Ultra-Dense Data Storage

1Scientists discovered a new magnetic state in a twisted two-dimensional material called chromium iodide. 2The team used an advanced microscope with quantum sensing to …

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Quantum Encryption's Hidden Flaw: Pointing Error
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Quantum Encryption's Hidden Flaw: Pointing Error

1Pointing error occurs when the transmitter and receiver are not perfectly aligned, causing misalignment of quantum signals. 2The study focused on the widely used …

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Supercharging Quantum Computers with a Simple Chemical Tweak
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Supercharging Quantum Computers with a Simple Chemical Tweak

1Scientists at the University of Chicago and West Virginia University have found a way to create topological superconductors using ultra-thin films made from tellurium …

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Light Mimics Nobel Prize Quantum Effect for First Time
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Light Mimics Nobel Prize Quantum Effect for First Time

1The Hall effect is a quantum phenomenon that occurs when an electric current flows through a material while a magnetic field is applied at …

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Scientists Turn Light into a Remote Control for Crystals
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Scientists Turn Light into a Remote Control for Crystals

1Researchers at NYU have developed a way to use light to control how tiny particles arrange themselves into crystals. 2The technique uses special molecules …

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Unlocking Commercial Fusion Power
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Unlocking Commercial Fusion Power

1The US Department of Energy (DOE) is investing in diagnostic capabilities to accelerate the development of commercial fusion power plants. 2Fusion reactions require superheated …

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Scientists Flip Magnetic Field with Laser Light
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Scientists Flip Magnetic Field with Laser Light

1Researchers at University of Basel and ETH Zurich used a laser beam to reverse the polarity of a magnet without heating it up. 2The …

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Scientists Capture Magnetic Flip in Just 140 Trillionths of a Second
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Scientists Capture Magnetic Flip in Just 140 Trillionths of a Second

1A team led by Ryo Shimano at the University of Tokyo directly observed how electron spins flip inside an antiferromagnet called Mn3Sn. 2The experiment …

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Fastest Photodetector Ever Captures Light in Just 125 Picoseconds
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Fastest Photodetector Ever Captures Light in Just 125 Picoseconds

1Scientists at Duke University created a new photodetector that can capture light across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. 2The device responds to light in just …

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Scientists Discover Magnetic Vortices in Thin Materials
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Scientists Discover Magnetic Vortices in Thin Materials

1Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin observed magnetic vortices in an ultrathin material for the first time. 2The discovery confirms a theoretical …

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Magnets Behave Like Graphene: A Breakthrough in Engineering
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Magnets Behave Like Graphene: A Breakthrough in Engineering

1Scientists at Illinois Grainger Engineering have discovered a way to connect the electronic properties of graphene with the magnetic properties of magnets using the …

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Scientists Discover a New Island of Inversion in Atomic Nuclei
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Scientists Discover a New Island of Inversion in Atomic Nuclei

1The researchers found an Island of Inversion in a stable atom, challenging long-held beliefs about atomic structure 2The two isotopes studied, Mo-84 and Mo-86, …

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Scientists Take Step Towards Unifying Two Big Theories in Physics
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Scientists Take Step Towards Unifying Two Big Theories in Physics

1Researchers at TU Wien have proposed a way to merge two powerful theories in physics: quantum theory and Einstein's general theory of relativity. 2The …

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Solving a 100-Year-Old Physics Problem in Seconds
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Solving a 100-Year-Old Physics Problem in Seconds

1The THOR AI framework is a new way to solve a difficult problem in statistical physics. 2This method uses special algorithms to handle very …

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New Quantum State Discovered in Atoms
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New Quantum State Discovered in Atoms

1Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have discovered a new way to create unusual magnetic states by using frustration of long range order. 2This phenomenon …

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Harvard Engineers Create Chip That Can Control Light's 'Handedness'
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Harvard Engineers Create Chip That Can Control Light's 'Handedness'

1Harvard engineers created a tiny chip that can change the direction of light as it passes through. 2The chip is made up of two …

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World's First Quantum Battery Could Charge Devices Faster
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World's First Quantum Battery Could Charge Devices Faster

1Australian researchers have developed a quantum battery that can charge devices quickly 2The battery uses properties of quantum mechanics to absorb light and store …

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Scientists Solve Mystery of Superconductor Sr2RuO4
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Scientists Solve Mystery of Superconductor Sr2RuO4

1Scientists from Kyoto University studied a superconductor called Sr2RuO4 to understand its behavior. 2The team applied controlled strain to the material and found that …

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Scientists Create a New Kind of Time Crystal That Breaks a Fundamental Rule
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Scientists Create a New Kind of Time Crystal That Breaks a Fundamental Rule

1Scientists at NYU created a new type of time crystal that breaks Newton's Third Law. 2The particles interact by exchanging sound waves in mid-air. …

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Atomic Movie Reveals Hidden Driver of Radiation Damage
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Atomic Movie Reveals Hidden Driver of Radiation Damage

1Scientists filmed atoms moving before exploding, revealing a hidden driver of radiation damage. 2ETMD is a type of radiation-driven decay that occurs when an …

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Scientists Turn Glass into Powerful Quantum Security Device
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Scientists Turn Glass into Powerful Quantum Security Device

1Researchers from Italy created a new way to make quantum computers more secure using glass. 2The team used femtosecond laser writing to create a …

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New Light Trap Design Boosts Atom-Thin Semiconductors
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New Light Trap Design Boosts Atom-Thin Semiconductors

1Scientists created a new way to trap light using tiny air pockets in a special crystal called bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3). 2The design uses Mie …

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NASA's Cold Atom Lab Creates Weirdest Matter in Space
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NASA's Cold Atom Lab Creates Weirdest Matter in Space

1NASA's Cold Atom Lab is a facility on the International Space Station that helps scientists study matter and energy at a tiny scale. 2The …

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Tiny Magnetic Whirlpools Hold Big Secrets
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Tiny Magnetic Whirlpools Hold Big Secrets

1Scientists at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf discovered new states inside tiny magnetic vortices. 2These states were created using gentle magnetic waves, unlike earlier studies that used …

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Liquids Can Snap Like Solids When Stretched
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Liquids Can Snap Like Solids When Stretched

1Scientists at Drexel University discovered that certain liquids can behave like solids and fracture when stretched. 2The critical stress point for this phenomenon is …

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Smart Crystals that Bend and Snap Back when Hit with Light
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Smart Crystals that Bend and Snap Back when Hit with Light

1Perovskite crystals can change their shape when exposed to light. 2The crystals' internal lattice quickly changes when hit with laser light, but then returns …

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New 'Phonon Laser' Can Measure Gravity More Precisely
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New 'Phonon Laser' Can Measure Gravity More Precisely

1Scientists at the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology have developed a new type of phonon laser that can precisely control vibrations …

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Mysterious Particle May Be Evidence of Black Hole Explosion
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Mysterious Particle May Be Evidence of Black Hole Explosion

1Scientists detected a super-energetic neutrino with an energy level that seemed impossible. 2The University of Massachusetts Amherst team thinks it might be from an …

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Quantum Systems Can Remember and Forget at the Same Time
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Quantum Systems Can Remember and Forget at the Same Time

1Scientists discovered that quantum systems can seem memoryless from one perspective but still retain memory when viewed another way. 2The concept of memory is …

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Giant Superatoms Could Solve Quantum Computing's Biggest Problem
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Giant Superatoms Could Solve Quantum Computing's Biggest Problem

1Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have created a new concept called 'giant superatoms.' 2Giant superatoms combine the benefits of giant atoms …

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