Antimatter Also Knows Gravity
Physics

Antimatter Also Knows Gravity

The first direct evidence of antihydrogen atoms falling into the Earth's gravitational field shows that they are subjected to gravity in the same way as normal matter. When a ball is thrown into the air, the Earth's gravitational force causes the ball to fall back to the ground. [more…]

Interaction of Crystal Defects
Physics

Interaction of Crystal Defects

The properties of a material may consist of a structure formed by the rotation of two or more linear defects around each other. Defects such as dislocations, where order is disrupted, occur in systems composed of ordered components such as crystals. [more…]

A Surprise from Metallic Grills
Physics

A Surprise from Metallic Grills

Researchers have carried out a new study using a metallic grid and infrared light. A light-matter coupling regime in which the local coupling strength can be 3,5 times greater than the average global coupling strength of the material [more…]

A New Generation Light Source
Physics

A New Generation Light Source

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory's Linac Coherent Light Source, an x-ray free electron laser, is operating for the first time after an upgrade that will enable it to produce one million x-ray pulses per second. Twenty years [more…]

Topological Phonons of Graphene
SCIENCE

Topological Phonons of Graphene

New research reveals graphene's unusual phonon spectrum with remarkable completeness. During crystallization, atoms are separated into broad energy bands. The electrical properties of the crystal are determined by this level spread, but this is not the only [more…]

Producing Tiny Artificial Eyelashes
Biology

Producing Tiny Artificial Eyelashes

With the help of small magnetic rods and a rotating magnetic field, scientists were able to mimic the undulating motion of hair-like structures on cell surfaces. Thanks to the coordinated fluctuation of hair-like structures known as cilia, [more…]

Extensive Study of Crystal Vibrations
Physics

Extensive Study of Crystal Vibrations

A new set of equations that underpin computer research captures the dynamic interaction of electrons and vibrations in crystals. Although a crystal is a highly ordered structure, it is never at rest because it is at absolute zero. [more…]

Binding Energies of Hypertritons Determined
Astronomy

Binding Energies of Hypertritons Determined

The binding energy and lifetime of hypertriton, a particle that can shed light on the structure of neutron stars, were determined by researchers. The Higgs boson, created by colliding high-energy protons, was discovered at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in 2012. [more…]

How to Make sense of Quantum Chaos
Physics

How to Make sense of Quantum Chaos?

Using a new symmetry-based categorization, researchers can describe open, many-body quantum systems that exhibit quantum chaos. Both theorists and experimenters are fascinated by quantum systems consisting of large numbers of particles and the strange phenomena they exhibit. [more…]

smart contact
Biology

Tear-rechargeable smart lens batteries

Researchers have developed a micrometer-thin battery that can power smart contact lenses and can be charged with a saline solution. Researchers from NTU Singapore have developed a smart contact that can store electricity when immersed in a saline solution. [more…]

Turbulence in Cosmic Plasmas
SCIENCE

Rewriting the Rules of Turbulence

The chaotic energy gradient in a quantum gas out of equilibrium is captured by an experimentally derived equation of state. Turbulent systems, such as ocean waves and financial markets, are affected by wind and globally significant, respectively. [more…]

Longevity Quantum State Detected
Physics

Longevity Quantum State Detected

A study led by Timothy Gray at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory may have discovered an unexpected change in the structure of the atomic nucleus. What binds nuclei together, how protons and neutrons interact [more…]