New research by Curtin University has achieved a breakthrough in eco-friendly display technology, creating highly efficient and stable blue quantum dot LEDs (QLEDs) that could power the next generation of televisions, smartphones, VR headsets and…
Category: 4. Physics
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The quest for room-temperature superconductors
Theoretical physicists reveal that room-temperature superconductivity is possible within the laws of our Universe, linked to fundamental constants like electron mass and Planck constant. Discovery could revolutionise energy, quantum computing,…
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Neural network deciphers gravitational waves from merging neutron stars in a second
Binary neutron star mergers occur millions of light-years away from Earth. Interpreting the gravitational waves they produce presents a major challenge for traditional data-analysis methods. These signals correspond to minutes of data from…
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A Versatile Design for a Metasurface Cavity
• Physics 18, s36
An all-dielectric version of a metamaterials-based cavity allows the cavity to operate over a previously inaccessible wavelength range—which could benefit lasers and other resonant devices.
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Gender Gap in Recognition Prevails
• Physics 18, 50
When men and women physics undergraduates receive the same amount of recognition from their peers for being good at physics, men report significantly higher perceptions of peer recognition than women.
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Sunken Continents Near Earth’s Core Could Unbalance Our Magnetic Field : ScienceAlert
Continent-sized structures of mineral protruding from the lower mantle towards Earth’s outer core may be contributing to an instability of our planet’s magnetic field.
The two odd formations – one under the Pacific and the other beneath…
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Cold atoms on a chip
UC Santa Barbara researchers are working to move cold atom quantum experiments and applications from the laboratory tabletop to chip-based systems, opening new possibilities for sensing, precision timekeeping, quantum computing and fundamental…
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Ultracold Dynamics of Spin Ices
• Physics 18, s29
Experiments identify temperature ranges where exotic materials known as spin ices are in equilibrium or out of equilibrium.
F. Morineau/Institut Néel (CNRS, Grenoble Alpes University); VESTA
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No Easy Fix for Cosmology’s “Other” Tension
• Physics 18, 49
The tension—a disagreement between cosmic-clumpiness measurements—is not going away, according to a new analysis of galaxy lensing data.
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Researchers have provided the latest estimates of the… Continue Reading
