Accelerators and detectors Research update Dielectric laser accelerator creates focused electron beam Advancements in nanoscience, lasers and vacuum drove breakthrough Read article: Dielectric laser accelerator creates focused electron beam
Imaging Research update New method pinpoints the 3D location of cold atoms in a lattice Improvement to quantum gas microscopy gives the position of atoms in all three spatial dimensions, not just two Read article: New method pinpoints the 3D location of cold atoms in a lattice
Quantum mechanics Research update Getting closer to measuring quantum gravity New technique measures the gravitational pull on a micron-scale levitating magnetic particle Read article: Getting closer to measuring quantum gravity
Particles and interactions Research update 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: Heat capacity measurements reveal Majorana fermions
Dark matter and energy Research update Baryon acoustic oscillations hint that dark energy may have changed over time DESI observations cast doubt on the Standard Model of cosmology Read article: Baryon acoustic oscillations hint that dark energy may have changed over time
Fabrication and process Research update Roll-to-roll-fabricated hybrid perovskite solar cells reach record efficiencies Researchers calculate that large-scale devices would be cheap to produce, too Read article: Roll-to-roll-fabricated hybrid perovskite solar cells reach record efficiencies
Planetary science Research update Planet-gobbling stars are more common than we thought Spectral analysis of stellar “twins” also suggests a significant fraction of planetary systems may be unstable Read article: Planet-gobbling stars are more common than we thought
Nuclear fusion Research update 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: REBCO high-temperature superconductors are ideal for tokamak magnets, study suggests
Magnetism and spin Research update 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: Quasiparticles called merons appear in a synthetic antiferromagnet for the first time
Optics and photonics Research update All-optical space-air-sea communication network makes its debut Prototype system uses four different light sources to transmit information Read article: All-optical space-air-sea communication network makes its debut
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