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The material behaves as if magnetic monopoles were present. Credit: TU Wien Surprise in solid-state physics: The Hall effect, which normally requires magnetic fields, can…
Scientists at Freie Universität Berlin develop a deep learning method to solve a fundamental problem in quantum chemistry. A team of scientists at Freie Universität…
When Light and Atoms Share a Common Vibe An especially counter-intuitive feature of quantum mechanics is that a single event can exist in a state…
In a new realm of materials, PhD student Thanh Nguyen uses neutrons to hunt for exotic properties that could power real-world applications. Thanh Nguyen is…
Quantum mechanics allows for a clock to move as if it were simultaneously traveling at two different speeds. New research finds that this leads to…
Probing the reality of observations made by an artificial quantum intelligence. Credit: Artwork by Anthony Dunnigan. Quantum physicists at Griffith University have unveiled a new…
What causes quasiparticle death? In large systems of interacting particles in quantum mechanics, an intriguing phenomenon often emerges: groups of particles begin to behave like…
Planetary nebula NGC 2440’s central star, HD62166, is possibly the hottest known white dwarf star discovered yet. White dwarfs exhibit puzzling quantum phenomena: As they…
An artistic impression sharing a secret using structured light. Credit: Wits University Wits Researchers have demonstrated a new quantum approach for sharing a secret amongst…
The arrows represent the electron spins pointing up from a kagome lattice. The chirality is represented by the counterclockwise circle of fire, which represents the…
MIT physicists have observed that LIGO’s 40-kilogram mirrors can move in response to tiny quantum effects. In this photo, a LIGO optics technician inspects one…
The SpooQy-1 CubeSat contains a miniaturized quantum instrument that creates pairs of photons with the quantum property of entanglement. The entanglement is detected in correlations…
Experiments with a single-atom device help researchers understand what quantum effects come into play when machinery shrinks to the atomic scale. Credit: Aki Honda /…
Schematic illustration of the two topological pathways in the H + HD to H2 + D reaction: direct abstraction reaction (counter-clockwise) path and the roaming…
Astronaut Christina Koch assists with a hardware upgrade for NASA’s Cold Atom Lab aboard the International Space Station in January 2020. Credit: NASA-International Space Station…
A loop of laser light connects the oscillations of a nanomechanical membrane and the spin of a cloud of atoms. Credit: University of Basel, Department…
The French theoretical physicist Franck Laloë presents a modification of Schrödinger’s famous equation that ensures that all measured states are unique, helping to solve the…
Deep machine learning method can predict molecular wave functions and electronic properties of molecules This algorithm could drastically speed-up future simulation efforts in the design…
A pair of civil servants solve a quantum mechanics problem that had bothered them since they were students. As students, Jussi Lindgren and Jukka Liukkonen…