Advanced materials Research update Symmetric crystals can absorb light asymmetrically Counterintuitive discovery could help develop new technologies that control light Read article: Symmetric crystals can absorb light asymmetrically
Mathematics and computation Research update Quantum vacuum fluctuations illuminated by new computational technique Simulations could connect laser experiments to quantum electrodynamics Read article: Quantum vacuum fluctuations illuminated by new computational technique
Advanced materials Research update Soliton structure protects superfluorescence New work could help in the development of materials that host exotic coherent quantum states under ambient conditions Read article: Soliton structure protects superfluorescence
Particle and nuclear Research update Photon collisions provide a glimpse of gluons inside nuclei Photoproduction of J/psi mesons reveals new surprises Read article: Photon collisions provide a glimpse of gluons inside nuclei
Optical components Research update Single silicon chip processes optical and microwave signals Researchers create a photonic engine that can manipulate microwave and optical signals and convert the signals between the two domains Read article: Single silicon chip processes optical and microwave signals
Data acquisition and analysis Research update Statistical physics reveals how ‘condenser’ occupations limit worker mobility New statistical physics analysis of the French labour market could improve the efficiency of employment markets and help workers adapt to shocks like technological change or economic crises Read article: Statistical physics reveals how ‘condenser’ occupations limit worker mobility
Accelerators and detectors Research update Micronozzle could give laser-driven particle accelerators a boost Simulations suggest that new design could deliver gigaelectronvolt protons Read article: Micronozzle could give laser-driven particle accelerators a boost
Nuclear medicine Research update Ultrafast PET imaging could shed light on cardiac and neurological disease An ultrasensitive small-animal PET scanner can image the entire body of a rat with sub-second temporal resolution Read article: Ultrafast PET imaging could shed light on cardiac and neurological disease
Astronomy and space Research update Cosmic conflict continues: new data fuel the Hubble tension debate New measurements of the universe’s expansion using James Webb Space Telescope appear to resolve the Hubble constant conflict – or do they? Read article: Cosmic conflict continues: new data fuel the Hubble tension debate
Particle and nuclear Research update Conflicting measurements of helium’s charge radius may be reconciled by new calculations Theorists move quickly to explain discrepancy Read article: Conflicting measurements of helium’s charge radius may be reconciled by new calculations
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