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Light-programmed system projects 28-layer 3D images in single shot

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Published: June 14, 2026 08:20

Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and CNSI (California NanoSystems Institute), led by Professor Aydogan Ozcan, introduced a snapshot 3D image projection system that integrates a digital encoder with a passive diffractive optical…

Unique chromium beam experiment unlocks cosmic ray origins and galactic chemistry

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Published: June 13, 2026 23:20

When a star dies, it generates an explosion of elemental nuclei and hurls them into space. Those elements, called cosmic rays, travel at nearly the speed of light, and eventually some of them encounter manmade detectors. Recording how many of each of these…

When motion prevents order in active matter systems

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Published: June 13, 2026 15:00

Pack enough string-like objects together, and they will begin to align with one another. But replace the strings with worms or bacteria living in your gut, and this self-organization becomes much more difficult. A team of University of Amsterdam (UvA)…

Fusion reactors could be monitored for covert plutonium production

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Published: June 13, 2026 13:00

In the next few decades, many physicists are hopeful that nuclear fusion could become a realistic source of practically limitless energy. But before this can happen, it will be critical to ensure that reactors cannot be covertly misused to produce…

Supercomputer illuminates subatomic particle that helps hold matter together

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Published: June 13, 2026 13:00

A team of researchers has leveraged a supercomputer at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory to reveal the internal structure of a pion in unprecedented detail. The findings are published in the Journal of High Energy Physics.

Bidirectional manipulation of gate-free quantum electronic states via semiconductor interface engineering

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Published: June 13, 2026 11:00

A recent study published in Nature Communications demonstrates precise control over electron spatial arrangement in two directions simultaneously—without any applied voltage—through interface engineering between semimetal bismuth (Bi) thin films and…

Scientist creates 'mini‑universe' to measure time without a clock

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Published: June 12, 2026 14:20

A University of Birmingham scientist has built a "mini-universe" that takes a step toward answering one of science's biggest questions: "What is time?" Publishing his findings in Physical Review Research, Professor Giovanni Barontini shows how it is…

Nuclear clocks tick for the first time

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Published: June 12, 2026 13:00

Two independent research teams have achieved a longstanding goal in physics: building a working nuclear clock. The devices, developed by Beichen Huang and colleagues at Tsinghua University and by Luca Toscani De Col and colleagues at the Vienna Center for…

Why birds ignore Newton: New theory could sharpen models of flocks, crowds and cells

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Published: June 12, 2026 10:20

Birds in flocks, bacteria and cells: In many collective systems, individual elements respond to only part of their surroundings, seemingly defying Newton's third law of motion—action equals reaction. These exceptions are known as nonreciprocal…

Engineering quantum Hall stripes in 2D materials inside electromagnetic cavities

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Published: June 12, 2026 07:00

Quantum materials, materials with properties that are governed by the laws of quantum mechanics, have proved to be highly promising for the development of ultra-efficient electronic devices, quantum processors, highly precise sensors and various other…

New cavity control strategy improves performance of blue vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers

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Published: June 11, 2026 19:20

GaN-based vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) are promising for displays, sensing and optical communication, but improving efficiency remains challenging. Researchers have now shown that "cavity tuning," which controls resonance wavelength,…

A new kind of entanglement helps quantum sensors tune out noise

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Published: June 11, 2026 18:30

In a quest to build the most accurate quantum sensors in the world, scientists are constantly improving their performance, making them more precise, more stable and more reliable. But eventually, physical constraints will prevent further improvements.

Newly synthesized fullerene material remains metallic even under low temperatures

https://phys.org/news/2026-06-newly-fullerene-material-metallic-temperatures.html

Published: June 11, 2026 17:40

An international team whose research was coordinated by Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) has reported the survival of metallic behavior in the strongly correlated molecular material ytterbium cesium fulleride (Yb₂CsC₆₀). The electrons in the newly…

Diffusion model links foam physics to voting shifts and market behavior

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Published: June 11, 2026 16:30

A drop of dye added to a glass of water undergoes ordinary diffusion. However, when placed on the surface of a foam, the dye spreads differently—diffusion becomes anomalous. An example of this is the pattern on the froth of a cup of cappuccino.…

Collapsing stars could spawn mini-universes, offering new path to gravastars

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Published: June 11, 2026 15:20

Stars shine because atoms fuse in their interiors, releasing energy. When a very massive star has exhausted its nuclear fuel, radiation pressure can no longer provide sufficient counterforce to gravity. The star then collapses under its own mass until only…

Physicists introduce phase contrast to electron microscopy, delivering sharper images of our body's tiniest proteins

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Published: June 11, 2026 14:00

Nearly 100 years ago, a seemingly simple discovery revolutionized the microscope. The introduction of phase contrast, which garnered a Nobel Prize in 1953, brought into clear view structures inside cells that had previously been too faint or washed out for…

Electron matter waves gain ultrafast torque that flips handedness in femtoseconds

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Published: June 11, 2026 07:00

Many natural processes, ranging from magnetism to chemical reactions, entail the movement and rotation of particles at very small scales. In quantum mechanics, particles exhibit both particle-like and wave-like behaviors, and their states can be described…

New art test could help museums spot fake Van Goghs without touching paintings

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Published: June 11, 2026 04:10

A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Surface Topography: Metrology and Properties introduces a pioneering, noninvasive technique that can distinguish authentic artworks from forgeries, offering museums, collectors, and auction houses a major…

AI helps reveal large-scale quantum effects hidden in stacked atomic sheets

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Published: June 10, 2026 17:00

Quantum materials are a class of exotic materials with special properties that are governed by quantum mechanics rather than classical physics. Those properties—like superconductivity, entanglement and unusual forms of magnetism—often originate in the tiny…

Open-source FLIM Playground could speed reproducible analysis of complex cell images

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Published: June 10, 2026 16:30

Modern fluorescence microscopy can generate images of living cells as stunning to look at as they are informative to study. For techniques like fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM), those images provide a window into cell metabolism, helping…

An underground detector in China unveils its first major findings about mysterious ghost particles

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Published: June 10, 2026 13:02

A massive underground detector aimed at understanding the mysterious ghost particles in our universe released its first major results on Wednesday.

Majorana modes withstand disorder in atomic chains, boosting fault-tolerant quantum computing

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Published: June 10, 2026 07:00

Quantum computers—systems that process information and perform computations by leveraging the principles of quantum mechanics—could solve some tasks faster and more effectively than classical computers. While some studies have demonstrated the advantages…

Quantum witness technique reveals spinons in quantum spin liquid candidate

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Published: June 10, 2026 05:00

Physicists at University College Cork have developed a new approach in the search for a quantum spin liquid, a long-sought state of quantum matter resembling a magnetic liquid whose quantum properties mean it never freezes. The work is a key step in the…

To discover new physics, AI may need to 'unlearn' the old one

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Published: June 10, 2026 00:00

A study in the Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics explores how a machine-learning strategy known as transfer learning could dramatically reduce the computational cost of searching for new physics beyond the standard cosmological model—while…

Physicists harness potential of quantum phase transitions

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Published: June 9, 2026 21:20

Researchers at University College Dublin and international collaborators have just published a detailed and accessible guide that aims to translate theoretical ideas into practical devices for quantum enhanced sensing technologies.

Neutron-rich nuclei yield beta-decay clues that could refine heavy-element origin models

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Published: June 9, 2026 20:00

How are heavy elements formed in the universe? Extremely neutron-rich atomic nuclei and their beta-decay rates play an important role in this process. Until now, it has been very difficult to determine these rates experimentally. Researchers at TU…

Physicists observe synchronized quantum dance of excitons and phonons

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Published: June 9, 2026 19:40

An international team of researchers has reported a major advance in understanding quantum dynamics in semiconductor materials. They directly observed how excitons and phonons evolve together in perovskite nanocrystals, revealing a fully coherent quantum…

Hardy ice plant's optical innovation inspires reflective design possibilities

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Published: June 9, 2026 17:30

Nature is filled with remarkable visual phenomena created by microscopic surface structures that interact with light in fascinating ways. The iridescent wings of butterflies, the shimmering feathers of birds and the glossy surfaces of flower petals are all…

Precision measurement under impact—when the balance itself becomes the object of measurement

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Published: June 9, 2026 17:20

How do you take measurements using one of the most sensitive scales in the world? Researchers at TU Wien have demonstrated how the measurement process affects not only the object being measured but also the scale itself, and where the absolute limits of…

New buried-growth process enables 2D arrays of position- and orientation-controlled diamond qubits

https://phys.org/news/2026-06-growth-enables-2d-arrays-position.html

Published: June 9, 2026 14:40

Researchers at Kanazawa University, in collaboration with Diamond and Carbon Applications (Germany), have developed a buried-growth process for nitrogen–vacancy (NV) centers in diamond using microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (MPCVD). By employing…

Quantum memory surpasses classical limits for storing unknown quantum operations

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Published: June 9, 2026 07:40

Quantum memories, systems that store and retrieve information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, can outperform classical storage systems on some existing tasks. Yet these promising memories could also complete operations that are very difficult or…

MLB swing-tracking data helps researchers examine baseball's long-debated two-strike approach

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Published: June 8, 2026 22:40

When baseball fans watch a batter strike out with runners in scoring position, the reaction is often immediate: Shorten the swing. Put the ball in play. Stop swinging for the fences, they lament.

Cloud-tested quantum noise model predicts superconducting qubit errors with sevenfold better accuracy

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Published: June 8, 2026 19:00

Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have developed a practical, comprehensive noise-modeling framework for a popular class of superconducting quantum processors.…

Why this $10 spectrometer chip could bring real-time chemical sensing to wearables

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Published: June 8, 2026 17:40

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and GlitterinTech, a startup founded by the same research group, have unveiled a fundamentally new type of optical spectrometer that delivers laboratory-grade precision in a device small enough to be embedded in…

New cryogenic silicon carbide hardware addresses quantum computing bottleneck

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Published: June 8, 2026 17:10

Researchers from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Centre for Advanced Semiconductors and Integrated Circuits (CASIC) have achieved a major breakthrough in…

Research uncovers novel electronic properties in quantum material

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Published: June 8, 2026 15:00

Florida State University physicists are part of a team that has discovered unusual superconducting states in parts of graphene, with the potential to drive unexpected quantum technologies.

Physicists create new family of Schrödinger-cat states

https://phys.org/news/2026-06-physicists-family-schrdinger-cat-states.html

Published: June 8, 2026 14:40

Quantum mechanics, unlike classical physics, allows objects to exist in more than one state at the same time. This idea is often illustrated by Schrödinger's cat, imagined as being both alive and dead until it is observed. In the laboratory, physicists can…

Tabletop experiment helps reconcile fundamental physics

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Published: June 8, 2026 14:20

Assistant Professor Haocun Yu is something of a scientific diplomat. In a recent Physical Review Letters publication, she and her colleagues show how a tabletop experiment can bring together two bedrock physics theories that have never been fully…

Newfound sound wave scattering rule may lead to less bulky, more effective soundproofing

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Published: June 8, 2026 13:30

Researchers in China recently uncovered a quantum-inspired rule governing how sound is scattered by certain physical properties of a material. Their research, published in Physical Review Letters, may lead to the ability to design materials with optimal,…

Achiral crystal reveals Raman optical activity through ferroaxial order

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Published: June 8, 2026 13:20

Raman optical activity, long thought to require chiral molecules or magnetic order, has been demonstrated in an achiral, nonmagnetic crystal by researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo. The effect arises through ferroaxial order, a coordinated…

Researchers craft a new, simple recipe for highly entangled quantum states

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Published: June 8, 2026 12:40

Building useful quantum technologies—from sensors to computers—requires generating highly complex entangled states, in which the properties of particles are deeply intertwined. Producing such states has traditionally required complex tools and carefully…

Nickelate superconductors share a common electronic fingerprint

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Published: June 8, 2026 06:20

Superconductors, materials that conduct electricity with zero electrical resistance at specific temperature ranges, have proved very promising for the development of quantum computers and other cutting-edge technologies. While most of these materials…