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Soliton structure protects superfluorescence
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Read article: Probing the yield point in glasses via controlled irradiation
Probing the yield point in glasses via controlled irradiation
A new X-ray-based method reveals how glasses yield upon irradiation, offering insights into their structural resilience and potential for radiation resistant applications
Read article: Quantum memory meets cryptography
Quantum memory meets cryptography
A new quantum repeater protocol based on post-matching offers improved entanglement generation and robustness, bridging advances in quantum communication and cryptography
Read article: Shaping light with engineered Rydberg states
Shaping light with engineered Rydberg states
This work demonstrates a novel method for continuously tuning single-photon nonlinearity using engineered Rydberg states, paving the way for more controllable and scalable quantum technologies
Read article: Exploring supersymmetry through twisted bilayer materials
Exploring supersymmetry through twisted bilayer materials
Supersymmetry in twisted bilayers of transition metal dichalcogenides reveals energy bands with both trivial and non-trivial topology and demonstrates spontaneous symmetry breaking driven by Coulomb interactions
Read article: Chiral spin dynamics and time crystals in acoustic systems
Chiral spin dynamics and time crystals in acoustic systems
This study introduces a chiral two-mode Lipkin-Meshkov-Glick model using acoustic cavities, enabling the simulation of exotic quantum phenomena like time crystals and long-range spin interactions on a novel hybrid platform
Read article: Toward a unified equation of state for liquids based on phonon theory
Toward a unified equation of state for liquids based on phonon theory
This study introduces a phonon-based theoretical framework for liquids, marking a major step toward a universal equation of state with broad implications across physics, chemistry and engineering
Read article: Decoherence-free subspaces for scalable quantum error management
Decoherence-free subspaces for scalable quantum error management
This study demonstrates how integrating decoherence-free subspaces with dynamic decoupling enhances quantum state fidelity, offering a practical route to more noise-resilient quant...
Read article: Manipulating time crystals between continuous and discrete states
Manipulating time crystals between continuous and discrete states
Researchers demonstrate a novel method for transforming continuous time crystals into discrete ones using subharmonic injection locking, offering new insights into symmetry breakin...
Read article: How does a strange metal become a room temperature superconductor?
How does a strange metal become a room temperature superconductor?
Researchers studying the link between strange metals and superconductivity have made a breakthrough towards answering a long standing question in condensed-matter physics
Read article: What’s the difference between a left-handed molecule and a right-handed one?
What’s the difference between a left-handed molecule and a right-handed one?
A team led by researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have found a new method to separate right- and left-handed molecules using circularly polarised li...
Read article: The different ways of ordering electrons in two dimensional materials.
The different ways of ordering electrons in two dimensional materials.
Researchers from the University of Hong Kong studying the structure of 2D materials have predicted new types of phase transitions that have yet to be seen in experiments
Read article: Virtual melting accompanies shear-induced crystal transitions
Virtual melting accompanies shear-induced crystal transitions
An international team of researchers have observed a phenomenon called virtual melting in colloidal crystals. They studied how it helps enable changes from one crystalline structur...
Read article: Measuring the speed of sound in quark–gluon plasmas at CERN
Measuring the speed of sound in quark–gluon plasmas at CERN
Scientists from the CMS collaboration at CERN have measured the speed of sound in the quark-gluon plasmas with record precision, a key step to understanding how matter behaved in t...
Read article: How to make new materials by predicting their universal electronic structure
How to make new materials by predicting their universal electronic structure
New works presents a unified theoretical framework to describe the electronic structure of non-Hermitian systems, potentially leading to major advancements in condensed matter phys...
Read article: How to make a motor the size of a molecule
How to make a motor the size of a molecule
Researchers have found a new way to optimise the design molecular motors, bringing us one step closer to making synthetic molecular machines a reality
Read article: How wavelike electrons produce quantum light
How wavelike electrons produce quantum light
By making electrons behave as waves, a collaboration of researchers from Israel and China has produced light with quantum effects, a necessary step towards controlling quantum comp...
Read article: Tracking the evolution of quantum topology
Tracking the evolution of quantum topology
A novel equation tracks the time evolution of an open quantum system's topology
Read article: Synchronising two clocks comes at a thermodynamic cost
Synchronising two clocks comes at a thermodynamic cost
Vibrating optomechanical membranes offer a way to measure the thermodynamic cost of synchronising two clocks
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