A research team headed by chemists at the University of California, Irvine has discovered a previously unknown way in which light interacts with matter, a… Read More »Chemists uncover novel light-matter interaction in nanostructured silicon
Plant genetics encompasses the study of genes, heredity, and genetic variation in plants, including their breeding, genetic modification, inheritance patterns, molecular mechanisms, and applications in… Read More »Plant Genetics: Breeding and Genetic Modification
On July 1, 2023, Euclid, a unique European space telescope was launched from Cape Canaveral. The launch was undoubtedly the highlight of my career as… Read More »Astronomer leads Euclid’s mission to unravel the universe’s expansion
Precisely measuring the energy states of individual atoms has been a historical challenge for physicists due to atomic recoil. When an atom interacts with a… Read More »New study demonstrates momentum-exchange interaction to overcome atomic recoil
Creating heat from fusion reactions requires carefully manipulating the properties of plasma, the electrically charged fourth state of matter that makes up 99% of the… Read More »Scientists develop ALPACA duagnostic to measure neutral atom density in tokamak plasmas
Skyrmions are topologically protected quasiparticles with sophisticated spin textures, widely studied in condensed-matter systems, magnets and recently in photonics, which predicts great potential in ultra-high-capacity… Read More »New research proposes “multiskyrmions” for long-range, high-capacity optical communication
The late physicist Joseph Polchinski once said the existence of magnetic monopoles is “one of the safest bets that one can make about physics not… Read More »New bounds on magnetic monopoles and high-electric-charge objects
In the quantum world, processes can be separated into two distinct classes. One class, that of the so-called “perturbative” phenomena, is relatively easy to detect,… Read More »Physicists unify description of non-perturbative quantum phenomena with “resurgence” framework
Researchers Kazuaki Takasan and Kyogo Kawaguchi of the University of Tokyo with Kyosuke Adachi of RIKEN, Japan, have demonstrated that ferromagnetism, an ordered state of… Read More »Repulsive forces induce ferromagnetism in quantum active matter model
Entanglement is a fascinating phenomenon in the realm of quantum physics, where particles at the atomic level exhibit correlations that defy classical explanations. This unique… Read More »Efficient generation and control of entanglement in superconducting qubit arrays demonstrated
The interstellar medium (ISM) is the vast expanse of gas and dust that fills the space between stars in galaxies. Comprising a complex mixture of… Read More »The Interstellar Medium: Cosmic Gas and Dust
A new research study from Opto-Electronic Advances discusses tailoring electron vortex beams with customizable intensity patterns by electron diffraction holography. In recent years, the scientific community has witnessed a… Read More »Scientists tailor electron vortex beams with customizable shapes
The origin and evolution of the universe have fascinated humanity for millennia. Modern scientific theories, such as the Big Bang theory, provide a framework for… Read More »The Origin and Evolution of the Universe
Cosmic rays are high-energy particles originating from outer space that continuously bombard the Earth and other celestial bodies. These particles, which include protons, electrons, and… Read More »Cosmic Rays: High-Energy Particles from Space
Quasars, short for “quasi-stellar radio sources,” are among the most enigmatic and fascinating objects in the cosmos. They are incredibly bright and energetic, emitting radiation… Read More »The Enigmatic Quasars in the Cosmos
Pulsars are cosmic lighthouses, beacons of intense radiation and magnetic fields that emit beams of light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation as they rotate… Read More »Pulsars: Cosmic Lighthouses
Dark matter is one of the most mysterious and elusive substances in the universe. Despite making up approximately 27% of the total mass-energy content of… Read More »Unraveling the Secrets of Dark Matter
Korea relies on imports for most of its metal resources, and in recent years, due to resource depletion and rising raw material prices, ‘circular resources’… Read More »Researchers develop high-purity gold recovery method from E-waste using functionalized textile adsorbent
The Standard Model of Particle Physics is scientists’ best understanding of the forces that describe how subatomic particles interact. The Standard Model encompasses four forces:… Read More »High-precision study of mirror nuclei beta decay supports standard model predictions
Quantum physics requires high-precision sensing techniques to delve deeper into the microscopic properties of materials. From the analog quantum processors that have emerged recently, quantum-gas… Read More »Researchers develop world’s first quantum-gas microscope for strontium atoms