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Analytical Chemistry May 15, 2024

First direct imaging of radioactive cesium atoms in environmental samples

Thirteen years after the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP), a breakthrough in analysis has permitted a world first: direct imaging of radioactive cesium (Cs) atoms in environmental samples.

Quantum Physics May 15, 2024

New method of wavefunction matching helps solve quantum many-body problems

Strongly interacting systems play an important role in quantum physics and quantum chemistry. Stochastic methods such as Monte Carlo simulations are a proven method for investigating such systems. However, these methods reach ...

Analytical Chemistry May 15, 2024

New photocatalyst to improve decarbonization and other chemical reactions

The use of greenhouse gases is one of the most popular directions of the global trend toward decarbonization—reducing the carbon footprint from production and human activities. In the process of converting carbon dioxide ...

Quantum Physics May 15, 2024

Spooky states and figure eights: Stepping into the quantum computing 'ring'

Deep in outer space, invisible hands mold the universe. One is dark matter, an unseen substance thought to bind distant galaxies. The other is dark energy, a force believed to push stellar structures apart with gravity-defying ...

Planetary Sciences May 15, 2024

Solar storms that caused pretty auroras can create havoc with technology—here's how

At the weekend, millions of people around the world were treated to a mesmerizing display of the aurora borealis and aurora australis, better known as the northern and southern lights. The lights, usually seen in crown-like ...

Optics & Photonics May 15, 2024

Researchers use AI to boost image quality of metalens camera

Researchers have leveraged deep learning techniques to enhance the image quality of a metalens camera. The new approach uses artificial intelligence to turn low-quality images into high-quality ones, which could make these ...

Cell & Microbiology May 15, 2024

Iron-sulfur minerals may bear witness to first microbes on Earth that lived billions of years ago

A team of researchers at the Universities of Tübingen and Göttingen has found that certain minerals with characteristic shapes could indicate the activity of bacteria in hydrothermal vents—or black smokers—in the deep ...

Optics & Photonics May 15, 2024

Physicists demonstrate first metro-area quantum computer network in Boston

It's one thing to dream up a quantum internet that could send hacker-proof information around the world via photons superimposed in different quantum states. It's quite another to physically show it's possible.

Analytical Chemistry May 14, 2024

Researchers propose deep blue OLED design exhibiting BT.2020 color gamut

A research team proposes a novel design in deep blue organic light-emitting diode (OLED) which realizes a series of highly efficient luminescent compounds closely aligned with the BT.2020 blue light standard. The study was ...

Condensed Matter May 14, 2024

Advancing transistor technology with triply-degenerate semimetal PtBi₂

Despite its promising characteristics in condensed matter physics, the triply-degenerate semimetal PtBi2 has been largely unexplored in practical applications, particularly in semiconductor technology. The main difficulties ...

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