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Nanophysics 4 hours ago

Comprehensive model unravels quantum-mechanical effects behind photoluminescence in thin gold films

EPFL researchers have developed the first comprehensive model of the quantum-mechanical effects behind photoluminescence in thin gold films; a discovery that could drive the development of solar fuels and batteries.

Quantum Physics 20 hours ago

Access to burgeoning quantum technology field could be widened by educational model

Quantum technology is based on the engineering of devices that make use of the quantum properties of matter. One of the most prominent avenues of this technology is quantum computing, which may be able to leverage quantum ...

Quantum Physics 21 hours ago

Research reveals a surprising topological reversal in quantum systems

In principle, one shouldn't compare apples to oranges. However, in topology, which is a branch of mathematics, one must do just that. Apples and oranges, it turns out, are said to be topologically the same since they both ...

Condensed Matter Apr 17, 2024

A new spin on materials analysis: Benefits of probing electron spin states at much higher resolution and efficiency

Electron spin states can now be probed at much higher resolution and more efficiently, opening new opportunities in materials analysis and data processing technologies.

Analytical Chemistry Apr 17, 2024

Cold Coulomb crystals, cosmic clues: Unraveling the mysteries of space chemistry

While it may not look like it, the interstellar space between stars is far from empty. Atoms, ions, molecules, and more reside in this ethereal environment known as the Interstellar Medium (ISM). The ISM has fascinated scientists ...

Condensed Matter Apr 17, 2024

Beyond equilibrium: Scientists investigate Floquet Fermi liquids

Researchers from Germany and Singapore have studied a non-equilibrium state of Fermi liquids called the Floquet Fermi liquid (FFL), which is formed when Fermi liquids are subjected to a periodic driving force and kept in ...

Nanophysics Apr 16, 2024

Novel method developed for phosphorescent multi-color carbon dots

A research team has devised a novel method to prepare carbonized polymer nanodots capable of emitting multi-color ultra-long room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) from blue to green.

Nanophysics Apr 16, 2024

Quantum electronics: Charge travels like light in bilayer graphene

An international research team led by the University of Göttingen has demonstrated experimentally that electrons in naturally occurring double-layer graphene move like particles without any mass, in the same way that light ...

General Physics Apr 16, 2024

How logic alone may prove that time doesn't exist

Modern physics suggests time may be an illusion. Einstein's theory of relativity, for example, suggests the universe is a static, four-dimensional block that contains all of space and time simultaneously—with no special ...

Analytical Chemistry Apr 16, 2024

Researchers advance pigment chemistry with moon-inspired reddish magentas

An Oregon State University researcher who made color history in 2009 with a vivid blue pigment has developed durable, reddish magentas inspired by lunar mineralogy and ancient Egyptian chemistry.

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