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Attosecond interferometry meets quantum optics
By extending attosecond interferometry into the quantum domain, researchers have revealed how ultrafast laser–matter interactions encode detailed quantum optical information
The hidden mechanics behind earthquakes
Adhesive asperities, not abrasion, dominate fault friction and reshape our understanding of stick‑slip behaviour
Pushing many-body entanglement to its absolute limit
Entanglement is a defining feature of quantum physics, but not all entangled states are equal. What techniques can be used to generate maximally entangled states?
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Solar at the centre of Nigeria’s future
Rapid solar expansion and diversified clean technologies are key to Nigeria’s net‑zero transition
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Flying focus wakefields open a new acceleration regime
Physicists have directly imaged a novel laser-driven plasma wakefield, taking a large step towards compact, ultra high energy particle accelerators
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Limits on communication in quantum measurements
New research shows just how much classical communication is required in future quantum networks
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Trapping light in open space
A new first-principles approach provides a unified foundation for studying complex band structure and light confinement in periodic media
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Ferroelectric band gaps are not what we thought
New measurements reveal distinct fundamental, optical, and transport gaps in ferroelectric oxides, overturning long‑held assumptions about their electronic behaviour
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How polarons travel through TiO₂
New simulations and ultraclean films reveal the clearest picture yet of polaron transport in TiO₂
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When Fermi arcs flip, the current flips
Tuning Co₃Sn₂S₂’s surface switches the sign of its nonlinear transport
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Strain engineered single crystal silver films
A new epitaxial mechanism enables ultra-high quality Ag films on Cu substrates
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A new standard for p‑wave scattering theory
High‑precision loss measurements reveal orbital‑resolved p‑wave recombination in ultracold ⁶Li
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Long range attraction between like charged particles
Direct measurements show that electrosolvation forces can bring particles together and holds them in long-lived bound states
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Hidden polarization unlocks non-volatile Hall switching
Bilayer materials with layer‑locked Berry curvature dipoles can toggle their nonlinear Hall response under an applied gate field, offering a pathway to new nonlinear quantum devi...
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What happens when a Bose–Einstein condensate becomes turbulent?
New research from the Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Institut de Physique de Nice, shows how Bose–Einstein condensates (BECs) become turbulent when driven out-of-equilibrium a...
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