A Universal Model of Spin Relaxation

Posted on November 19, 2021 by rberkowitz

A first-principles theory predicts nonequilibrium spin dynamics, including various quantum scatterings for general solid materials. Read more in APS Physics…

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New Technique Improves Conversion of Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuels

Posted on November 18, 2021 by rberkowitz

A copper surface coated with layered thin films helps to create useful chemicals from a polluting greenhouse gas. Read more at Berkeley Lab News Center…

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Field notes from Mars’s latest roving explorer

Posted on November 11, 2021 by rberkowitz

The Perseverance rover’s early scientific results detail dust lifting and ancient flood deposits at Jezero Crater. Read more in Physics Today…

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Lone Spin Remains Shielded Despite Superconductivity

Posted on November 1, 2021 by rberkowitz

Researchers explore the question of whether a Kondo cloud—a phenomenon common in conventional metals—can also occur in superconductors. Read more in APS Physics…

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Pluto’s Tilt Explains Ice Sheet’s History

Posted on October 21, 2021 by rberkowitz

Climate models based on changes in Pluto’s orbital tilt suggest that the dwarf planet’s heart-shaped ice sheet continues to undergo cycles of sublimation, condensation, and reorientation. Read more in APS Physics…

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A Laser-Free Method for Cooling Heavy Molecules

Posted on October 21, 2021 by rberkowitz

Electric deceleration brings a beam of the largest molecules yet to a standstill.   Read more in APS Physics…

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Strong Currents Don’t Faze Salt Marsh Coastal Defences

Posted on October 18, 2021 by rberkowitz

A model captures the influence of plant flexibility, leaves, and current on wave dissipation by a meadow of marsh plants. Read more in APS Physics…

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Real-Time Monitoring of Nanoscale Polarization Switching

Posted on October 12, 2021 by rberkowitz

Researchers have visualized the nanoscale jumps in a ferroelectric’s polarization that are thought to play a key role in how well some ferroelectric devices function. Read more in APS Physics…

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Research Team Unlocks Path to a Quantum Future

Posted on October 12, 2021 by rberkowitz

Developing new pathways to create and protect quantum coherence will enable exquisitely sensitive measurement and information processing devices that function at ambient or even extreme conditions.  Read more at Berkeley Lab…

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Direct Detection of Phonons

Posted on September 30, 2021 by rberkowitz

Using an updated superconducting particle detector, researchers can directly measure from its quasiparticle signal the number of phonons that hit the detector. Read more in APS Physics…

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