Results for “Physics Department”

PhysCenter14 hours ago

A lingering blue glow and unexpected energy levels hint at new ways to control light in advanced materials

Scientists from the Physics Department and Organic Electroactive Materials research group at Durham University have made significant advances in understanding how materials absorb and release light in two recently published research...

NewscientistCenter13 days ago

‘Reverse physics’ could help bridge the classical and quantum worlds

Physics is generally built on observations, then the maths that supports them comes later. Columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan takes a look at an effort to reverse this and rebuild the laws of physics from the maths up

India TodayCenter11 days ago

Cornell Professor's viral physics experiment turns two falling ladders into a mystery

Cornell Professors viral physics experiment turns two falling ladders into a mystery

NewscientistCenter14 days ago

Key oddity of quantum physics may run even deeper than anticipated

Quantum mechanics stands out by being probabilistic and a new analysis suggests that this property can be traced unexpectedly deep into the theory’s mathematical foundations

OxfordmailCenter8 days ago

Immersive art installation brings particle physics to life

HALO, developed by internationally acclaimed artist duo Semiconductor, is now open at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus.

The EconomistCenter18 hours ago

AI has proved that a theory underpinning fundamental physics is trustworthy

The key insights appear to have come from human physicists

PhysCenter9 days ago

Why birds speed up to slow down: The physics of landing

Birds may not always take the flight path that physics suggests is the perfect landing, at the safest and lowest possible speed, using the least energy, according to new research.

NewsCenter3 days ago

Zeptoverse: Scientists uncover a mysterious world smaller than atoms in a discovery that could change physics forever

Zeptoverse: Scientists uncover a mysterious world smaller than atoms in a discovery that could change physics forever Education Times The zeptoverse: what is it and how will it transform physics? BBC After 40 years of searching,...

NewscientistCenter5 days ago

Record-breaking, fast-spinning magnet could help uncover new physics

A magnet barely wider than a human hair is one of the fastest spinning objects ever and could be useful for both fundamental physics experiments and in quantum technology

PhysCenter5 days ago

Scientists achieve record-breaking low temperature on China's space station, paving the way for new physics experiments

Matter starts to behave differently at extremely low temperatures, creating conditions ideal for studying quantum physics and new states of matter. Now, researchers from China have achieved a new low-temperature record aboard their...

Rock Paper ShotgunNo political lean2 days ago

This week in PC games: solve the disappearance of 700 people, build a night market for spirits, and play chess on a board that disobeys physics

I don't know what Edwin's been feeding the Maw in my off week, but when I entered its chambers this morning it had left game releases everywhere. Ceiling, walls, floor, they all glisten with games of every size and genre. Even after I...

Indian ExpressLeans left15 days ago

What is Genie 4, Google’s new world model that can simulate humans, physics, and sound?

PhysCenter2 days ago

Quantum interference keeps two atoms bound despite enough energy to break apart

How can something remain intact when it should naturally break apart? This question has been addressed by researchers at RPTU. Their work has led to the experimental observation of an unusual quantum state in which two atoms remain...

PhysCenter4 days ago

Two paths, one flux: Trapped ions simulate Aharonov–Bohm interference in a lattice gauge theory

In a new Nature Physics study, researchers demonstrated the Aharonov-Bohm effect in a quantum simulation of a lattice gauge theory using a hybrid trapped-ion quantum computer.

PhysCenter8 days ago

A single measurement makes quantum bits more reliable

Researchers at the University of Regensburg and their international partners have found a way to significantly reduce errors in quantum bits. In an experiment, they demonstrated that a single additional measurement before a series of...

PhysCenter12 days ago

Q&A: Deep learning–enhanced air quality monitoring achieved using satellite data

A doctoral dissertation by Andrea Porcheddu, MSc in the field of Technical Physics will be examined at the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Kuopio campus.

PhysCenter12 days ago

NASA's TRACERS first results offer peek into violent magnetic process

NASA's TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission has gathered its first clues to how space weather affects Earth's magnetic field. In a new paper published in the Journal of Geophysical...

PhysCenter8 days ago

Oil-producing yeast reveals two stages of fat accumulation under nitrogen limitation

A research team led by professors Xu Guowang and Liu Xinyu from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with researchers from Dalian University of Technology, has...

euronews (English)Center7 days ago

‘Zeptoverse’: CERN scientists uncover evidence of extraordinarily rare particle decay

Scientists at CERN have found evidence of an extraordinarily rare particle decay using the Large Hadron Collider. Physicists with the LHCb Collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider announced today evidence for an extremely rare...