Femtosecond-long, petawatt-peak power beam could be used to probe previously inaccessible phenomena in materials science, quantum physics and even astrophysics
Read article: Ultrashort electron beam sets new power record
Trapped ion prepared in a specific pure state follows an exponentially quicker path to relaxation
Read article: Quantum Mpemba effect appears in a real experimental system
Quantinuum’s trapped-ion computer has also been used to study problems in quantum magnetism and knot theory
Read article: Quantum computer generates strings of certifiably random numbers
Study has important implications for our understanding of surface chemistry, say researchers
Read article: Quantum interference observed in collisions between methane molecules and gold surface
Harnessing the mathematical concept of non-Abelian holonomy makes it possible to entangle photons deterministically, say theorists
Read article: New entanglement approach could boost photonic quantum computing
Flips in the orientation of water molecules explain sluggish reaction speeds
Read article: Splitting water takes more energy than theory predicts – and now scientists know why
Soft hydrogels can be moulded into a desired shape and then rapidly fixed into a high-strength version of that structure
Read article: Hydrogels rapidly switch from soft to hard to create smart medical bandage
Newly observed depinning phenomenon could aid the development of more efficient energy harvesters and help keep next-generation fuel-handling systems safe
Read article: Sliding droplets generate electrical charge as they stick and unstick
New finding confirms a prediction made more than half a century ago
Read article: Superfluid phase spotted in molecular hydrogen for the first time
"Audible enclaves" could transform how we perceive sound
Read article: Isolated pockets of audible sound are created using metasurfaces
