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Read article: Heat capacity measurements reveal Majorana fermions
Heat capacity measurements reveal Majorana fermions
Researchers in Japan and Korea say they have found evidence for the existence of these elusive quasiparticles in the thermodynamic behaviour of a Kitaev magnet
Read article: REBCO high-temperature superconductors are ideal for tokamak magnets, study suggests
REBCO high-temperature superconductors are ideal for tokamak magnets, study suggests
Extensive research confirms material’s ability to create compact yet powerful fields
Read article: Quasiparticles called merons appear in a synthetic antiferromagnet for the first time
Quasiparticles called merons appear in a synthetic antiferromagnet for the first time
Collective topological chiral spin textures could lead to new concepts for spintronics devices
Read article: Compton camera measures gamma-ray polarization in nuclear physics experiment
Compton camera measures gamma-ray polarization in nuclear physics experiment
Efficient detection could provide insights into rare nuclei
Read article: Evidence for ‘quark coalescence’ found in LHC collisions
Evidence for ‘quark coalescence’ found in LHC collisions
LHCb sees increased baryon production at low transverse momenta
Read article: FRIB finds five new isotopes in platinum fragments
FRIB finds five new isotopes in platinum fragments
Experiment could shed light on colliding neutron stars
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Read article: How India is transitioning its energy production in a carbon-constrained world
How India is transitioning its energy production in a carbon-constrained world
Shri Rajesh Veeraraghavan, a director at the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, thinks nuclear power can help low-income nations transition to a carbon-neutral fu...
Read article: An ambitious journey through the cosmos that sometimes gets lost at sea
An ambitious journey through the cosmos that sometimes gets lost at sea
Katherine Wright reviews Waves in an Impossible Sea: How Everyday Life Emerges from the Cosmic Ocean by Matt Strassler
Read article: IHEP seeks quantum opportunities to fast-track fundamental science
IHEP seeks quantum opportunities to fast-track fundamental science
China’s Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) in Beijing is carrying out pioneering work in quantum computing and quantum machine learning to broaden its particle physics programme
Read article: Looking to the future of US particle physics: P5 member Abigail Vieregg is our guest
Looking to the future of US particle physics: P5 member Abigail Vieregg is our guest
Future colliders, neutrinos and dark matter are key targets
Read article: Nuclear spaceflight: igniting the next era of exploration
Nuclear spaceflight: igniting the next era of exploration
First devised during the Space Race, the idea of nuclear-propelled rockets is back
Read article: Collaboration shapes prioritization within DESY’s quantum ecosystem
Collaboration shapes prioritization within DESY’s quantum ecosystem
The head of the Center for Quantum Technology and Applications outlines plans to accelerate quantum science and technology developments at DESY
Read article: Kink in cosmic ray spectrum puzzles astrophysicists
Kink in cosmic ray spectrum puzzles astrophysicists
Observation suggests a need to rethink origins of cosmic rays
Read article: New positron source could give lepton colliders a boost
New positron source could give lepton colliders a boost
High-temperature superconductor solenoid focuses antiparticles
Read article: Excavation of huge caverns complete for the US Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
Excavation of huge caverns complete for the US Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
Space will hold the particle detector modules for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
Read article: Nuclear-powered spacecraft: why dreams of atomic rockets are back on
Nuclear-powered spacecraft: why dreams of atomic rockets are back on
Richard Corfield examines whether nuclear power could launch NASA’s next generation of rockets into space
Read article: Ambrogio Fasoli: new European fusion boss wants a demonstration fusion plant
Ambrogio Fasoli: new European fusion boss wants a demonstration fusion plant
Ambrogio Fasoli, head of EUROfusion, tells Senne Starckx that Europe must ramp up its efforts towards demonstrating commercial fusion
Read article: Quantum innovation: how strategic focus can turbocharge the technology roadmap
Quantum innovation: how strategic focus can turbocharge the technology roadmap
Celia Merzbacher explains how QED-C is seeking to accelerate quantum research, technology innovation and commercial opportunities
Read article: Influential US particle-physics panel calls for muon collider development
Influential US particle-physics panel calls for muon collider development
The “P5” panel of US particle physicists says that work on developing a future muon collider could allow the US to regain the “energy frontier”
Read article: Meet the undergraduates in charge of a nuclear reactor
Meet the undergraduates in charge of a nuclear reactor
Students at Reed College in the US describe what this unique opportunity means to them
Read article: Fermilab’s SQMS Center addresses all aspects of the ‘quantum puzzle’
Fermilab’s SQMS Center addresses all aspects of the ‘quantum puzzle’
The US Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems (SQMS) Center uses enabling technologies from Fermilab to realize practical applications of quantum computing
Read article: Evidence grows for deconfined quark matter in neutron-star cores
Evidence grows for deconfined quark matter in neutron-star cores
New study applies Bayesian inference to multiple observations
Read article: CERN QTI: harnessing big science to accelerate quantum innovation
CERN QTI: harnessing big science to accelerate quantum innovation
Benjamin Frisch explains how CERN’s Quantum Technology Initiative is fostering collaboration between the high-energy physics and quantum tech communities
Read article: QUANT-NET’s testbed innovations: reimagining the quantum network
QUANT-NET’s testbed innovations: reimagining the quantum network
Joe McEntee visits Berkeley Lab to learn about QUANT-NET's quantum network testbed for distributed quantum computing applications
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