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Quantum Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics May 28, 2025

Observing one-dimensional anyons: Exotic quasiparticles in the coldest corners of the universe

Nature categorizes particles into two fundamental types: fermions and bosons. While matter-building particles such as quarks and electrons belong to the fermion family, bosons typically serve as force carriers—examples ...

Nanophysics May 27, 2025

Phonon decoupling in naturally occurring mineral enables subatomic ferroelectric memory

A research team has discovered ferroelectric phenomena occurring at a subatomic scale in the natural mineral brownmillerite.

Condensed Matter May 26, 2025

Smart phonon control boosts efficiency in eco-friendly thermoelectric material

A research team has discovered how to make a promising energy-harvesting material much more efficient—without relying on rare or expensive elements. The material, called β-Zn4Sb3, is a tellurium-free thermoelectric compound ...

Analytical Chemistry May 21, 2025

Inorganic polycations induce widening of infrared transparency spectrum

As core components for generating coherent tunable radiation sources in all-solid-state lasers, second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals have demonstrated significant technical advantages in many fields. Metal chalcogenides ...

Nanophysics May 19, 2025

'Squeezed' infrared light travels farther and covers more wavelengths with thin films

Researchers have improved upon techniques that use thin films to compress infrared light, demonstrating three advantages that make the films more useful for practical applications. The researchers have proven that the "squeezed" ...

Condensed Matter May 16, 2025

Optical technique detects ultra-weak atomic motion in crystals with high precision

A team of researchers from TU Dortmund University, the University of Paderborn, and the University of Nottingham has developed a new optical method to detect ultra-weak atomic motion. Their experiment performed in Dortmund ...

Condensed Matter May 7, 2025

Tiny thermal sensor shows how molecules can mute heat like music

Imagine you are playing the guitar—each pluck of a string creates a sound wave that vibrates and interacts with other waves. Now shrink that idea down to a small single molecule, and instead of sound waves, picture vibrations ...

Condensed Matter May 7, 2025

Improved modeling of the Pockels effect may help advance optoelectronic technology

The use of light signals to connect electronic components is a key element of today's data communication technologies, because of the speed and efficiency that only optical devices can guarantee. Photonic integrated circuits, ...

Biochemistry May 5, 2025

Quantum effects in proteins: How tiny particles coordinate energy transfer inside cells

Protons are the basis of bioenergetics. The ability to move them through biological systems is essential for life. A new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows for the first time that proton transfer ...

Optics & Photonics May 1, 2025

Sound-controlled light paves way for GPS-free navigation

By adding a sound-mediated way to control light to the toolkit of light-based chips, University of Twente researchers have pushed the boundaries of the technology. This opens up the possibility of making atomic clocks small ...

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