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Unlocking the full potential of organic solar cells
A new model shows how transport resistance limits solar cell efficiency and how better fill factor predictions could help us develop more powerful photovoltaics
Are longer quantum algorithms actually good?
Researchers from the US and the UK have studied the relationship between a quantum algorithm’s runtime and its resilience to noise, with unexpected results
The hunt for long-lived particles at the LHC
The CMS collaboration at CERN have searched for evidence of long-lived particles beyond the Standard Model in proton-proton collision events
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Read article: A route to more efficient wireless charging?
A route to more efficient wireless charging?
New research has emerged that suggests wireless power transfer could be made more efficient by leveraging the power of dispersion
Read article: Twisted graphene reveals a new type of chirality
Twisted graphene reveals a new type of chirality
By twisting layers of graphite into new configurations, researchers model spinless topological chirality, bridging the gap between structural and quantum properties
Read article: Enzymes, stock prices and temperature alerts
Enzymes, stock prices and temperature alerts
When does an observable that follows a random trajectory reach a certain target value for the first time? And what about if it’s not enough to simply arrive at the target?
Read article: Probing quantum entanglement in top quark pairs at the LHC
Probing quantum entanglement in top quark pairs at the LHC
CMS researchers observe quantum entanglement in top quark–antiquark pairs, revealing new insights into quantum behaviour at the smallest scales
Read article: How does entanglement affect high-energy collisions?
How does entanglement affect high-energy collisions?
An international team of physicists has studied how particles are produced in high-energy electron–proton collisions through the lens of entanglement entropy
Read article: Understanding strongly correlated topological insulators
Understanding strongly correlated topological insulators
A team of researchers from the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences, China, have developed a new framework for modelling strongly correlated topological insulators
Read article: A new milestone in particle physics with tau lepton pair production
A new milestone in particle physics with tau lepton pair production
In a landmark result, the CMS collaboration reports the first observation of tau lepton pair production via photon-photon fusion in proton collisions
Read article: Machine learning for quantum systems
Machine learning for quantum systems
Researchers from Tel Aviv University have developed a new method for simulating complex quantum systems that can be combined with cutting edge AI techniques
Read article: Vortex self-organization in confined chiral liquid crystals
Vortex self-organization in confined chiral liquid crystals
Researchers uncover how vortex-like defects in liquid crystals mimic superconducting behaviour, forming structured Abrikosov clusters
Read article: Understanding quantum learning dynamics with expressibility metrics
Understanding quantum learning dynamics with expressibility metrics
By linking quantum expressibility to neural tangent kernel behaviour, this work offers a new framework for understanding and improving learning dynamics in quantum machine learning
Read article: A new path to robust edge states using heat and disorder
A new path to robust edge states using heat and disorder
Heat can induce multiple phase transitions in topological insulators, offering a novel, non-structural method to control topological phases through thermal effects
Read article: Another win for lepton flavour universality
Another win for lepton flavour universality
Researchers from the CMS collaboration have analysed data from proton-proton collisions in an attempt to find cracks in the Standard Model of particle physics
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