Newswise — For astrophysicists, neutron stars stand out as objects of irresistible fascination — perhaps, in part, because of how difficult they are to decipher. But calculations conducted on the…
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Quantum state lifetimes extended by laser-triggered electron tunneling in cuprate ladders
Laser pulses trigger electronic changes in a cuprate ladder, creating long-lived quantum states that persist for about a thousand times longer than usual. Credit: Brad Baxley/Part to Whole Quantum materials…
The quantum physics of forgetting information
Credit: Oliver Diekmann, oliver-diekmann.graphics / TU Wien In a study by TU Wien and FU Berlin, researchers have measured what happens when quantum physical information is lost. This clarifies important…
Universal law of quantum vortex dynamics discovered in superfluid helium
From left, postdoctoral researcher Yiming Xing, Professor Wei Guo, and graduate student Yousef Alihosseini at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. The researchers injected tiny frozen particles into superfluid helium…
Physicists Measure Muon Particle’s Model-Defying Wiggle
Newswise — Particle physicists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have released the third and final measurements of a mysterious “wobbling” of a subatomic particle called…
Memory matters for quantum atomic motion on metals
Credit: AI-generated image In a variety of technological applications related to chemical energy generation and storage, atoms and molecules diffuse and react on metallic surfaces. Being able to simulate and…
Muon G-2 Announces Most Precise Measurement of the Magnetic Anomaly of the Muon
BYLINE: Madeleine O’Keefe Newswise — Scientists working on the Muon g-2 experiment, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, have released their third and final measurement…
Rare Isotopes Shed Light on the Size of a Neutrino Wavepacket
The Science Newswise — Neutrinos are among the most abundant yet least understood particles in the universe. Now, nuclear scientists have measured the tiny energy of lithium atoms recoiling from the emission of…
