Strained strontium titanate membrane crosses into ferroelectric—and quantum—territory

Lithium-like tin’s g-factor measured with 0.5 parts per billion experimental accuracy

Schematic illustration of the QED interactions in lithium-like tin ions. Credit: MPIK Researchers from the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kernphysik present new experimental and theoretical results for the bound electron g-factor in…

Quantum visualization technique confirms UTe₂ is an intrinsic topological superconductor

Schematic of the new Andreev scanning tunneling microscopy technique designed to detect the superconductive topological surface state of an intrinsic topological superconductor. Credit: Davis Research Group at University College Cork…

FSU Researchers Share in Breakthrough Prize in Physics for Work at CERN

Newswise — Five Florida State University physicists are part of the international team awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for work done at the European Organization for Nuclear Research…

2D quantum sensor uses spin defects for precise magnetic field detection

Artist’s impression of hexagonal boron nitride layers containing a spin, represented by the red arrow, which can be used for sensing magnetic fields. Credit: Carmem M. Gilardoni/ Simone Eizagirre Barker…

Solitonic superfluorescence paves way for high-temperature quantum materials

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study in Nature describes both the mechanism and the material conditions necessary for superfluorescence at room temperature. The work could serve as a blueprint for…

Exotic quasiparticles in the coldest corners of the universe

Researchers inject an impurity into a one-dimensional ultracold gas, thereby generating a quasiparticle with exotic properties. Credit: University of Innsbruck Nature categorizes particles into two fundamental types: fermions and bosons.…

The generalization of statistical mechanics makes it possible to regularize the theory of critical phenomena

First-of-its-kind measurement may help physicists learn about gluons, which hold together nuclei in atoms

The GlueX detector system. Credit: Jefferson Lab photo/Aileen Devlin A team of physicists has embarked on a journey where few others have gone: into the glue that binds atomic nuclei.…

Diamond nanoparticles get a quantum upgrade with shell inspired by TV technology

By encasing a diamond nanoparticle with a specially engineered shell—a technique inspired by QLED televisions—the team created a quantum biosensor ideal for a living cell. Credit: Jason Smith Putting hypersensitive…