First snapshot of superconductor twisters
Troublesome magnetic vortices can now be anchored by crystal defects
Biophysicist scoops 2001 Dirac medal
Physics-based calculations branch out into biology to win the Italian prize
Counting photons in a flash
New photon detector could spot faulty computer parts and aid communication from Mars
Helping ‘big G’ get back on track
New measurements suggest that the gravitational constant is too small
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Can phonons help explain high-temperature superconductivity?
Phonons may hold the key to the behaviour of the cuprate superconductors
Condensates create Josephson arrays
A network of superconducting junctions could give insights into diverse fields of science
Element 118 disappears two years after it was discovered
Physicists fail to repeat the ground-breaking experiment that created the heaviest element
Nuclear symmetry enters a new phase
The point at which a phase transition occurs is called the critical point and is dear to every physicist’s heart. The fascination with systems at the critical point stems from the fact that a sm...
Light strings draw together
Self-focusing occurs at high intensities in transparent media when the refractive index is proportional to the intensity. The change in refractive index causes the medium to act as a lens that focuses...
Quantum electrodynamics in the dark
Perhaps they’re just shy, but heavy atoms seem very embarrassed when most of their electrons are stripped off. In order to cover their nakedness as quickly as possible, they aggressively try to ...
