Newswise — Today we can see inside seemingly impossible places—nuclear reactors, volcanoes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza—thanks to muon imaging. This technique uses naturally occurring subatomic particles…
Category: Physics
From nanoplastics to airborne toxins: Pollution stories for media.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for 6.7 million premature deaths each year. This includes both outdoor air pollution and indoor air pollution from cooking,…
Scientists amplify superconducting sensor array signals near the quantum limit
Superconducting sensors collecting X-ray or gamma-ray photons that are generated to characterize materials. Amplification using the microwave multiplexer & new quantum-based amplifier enhances the resolution of the signals w/o introducing…
Accelerating waves reveal physics mysteries
Newswise — Whenever light interacts with matter, light appears to slow down. This is not a new observation and standard wave mechanics can describe most of these daily phenomena. For…
Fast radio burst sets record, paving the way to weigh the Universe.
Newswise — In a paper published today in Science, a global team led by Macquarie University’s Dr Stuart Ryder and Swinburne University of Technology’s Associate Professor Ryan Shannon, report on their discovery…
How they work, what they do, and where they’re heading
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In June, an IBM computing executive claimed quantum computers were entering the “utility” phase, in which high-tech experimental devices become useful. In September, Australia’s Chief Scientist…
Electrical control of quantum phenomenon could improve future electronic devices
A new method by Penn State researchers conveniently changes the direction of electron flow in materials that exhibit the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) effect—a phenomenon in which the flow of…
Miniature magnetic resonance imager made of diamond
Robin Allert (left) and Prof. Dominik Bucher are working on new quantum sensors. Credit: Technical University Munich The development of tumors begins with miniscule changes within the body’s cells; ion…
