Newswise — Electron and phonon are two fundamental particles (quasi-particles) of condensed matter and their interplay in single crystals can create many interesting physical phenomena, such as polariton, charge density…
Category: Particle Physics
Electricity Generation on the Nanoscale
Newswise — WASHINGTON, Oct. 17, 2023 – Wave energy technology is a proven source of power generation, but there is power inherent in every molecule of liquid on earth, even…
A new lens on the Universe’s most energetic particles
Newswise — Osaka, Japan – Showers in bathrooms bring us comfort; showers from space bring astrophysicists joy. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have observed, with their novel method, cosmic-ray extensive air…
Positrons induce molecular ion formation in ionic crystal
Newswise — Positron, the antiparticle of electron, has the same mass and charge as that of an electron but with the sign flipped for the charge. It is an attractive…
Using a Gas Jet to Bring Cosmic X-Ray Bursts into the Laboratory
The Science Neutron stars – extremely dense and exotic astronomical objects made almost entirely of neutrons – do not burn nuclear fuel to produce light. Instead, these strange objects can exist in binary…
Quantum Annealing for Function Optimization
Newswise — Quantum annealing (QA) is a cutting-edge algorithm that leverages the unique properties of quantum computing to tackle complex combinatorial optimization problems (a class of mathematical problems dealing with…
Antimatter falls down, physicists confirm
Newswise — Calgary, AB – The physics behind antimatter is one of the world’s greatest mysteries. Looking as far back as The Big Bang, physics has predicted that when we…
How Radio Astronomy Sees Magnetic Fields
Newswise — Many objects in the Universe have magnetic fields. Planets such as Earth and Jupiter, the Sun and other stars, even galaxies billions of light years away. But these…
Buried Ancient Roman Glass Formed Substance with Modern Applications
Newswise — Some 2,000 years ago in ancient Rome, glass vessels carrying wine or water, or perhaps an exotic perfumes, tumble from a table in a marketplace, and shatter to…
New clues to the nature of elusive dark matter
Newswise — A team of international researchers, led by experts at the University of Adelaide, has uncovered further clues in the quest for insights into the nature of dark matter.…
