LED Material Shines Under Strain

Posted on August 26, 2021 by rberkowitz

A simple tactic may increase the efficiency of LED devices. Read more at Berkeley Lab…

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Analyzing the Sharkskin Instability

Posted on August 18, 2021 by rberkowitz

The stretching and recoiling of polymer chains leads to the characteristic ridge pattern as a soft material exits a narrow nozzle. Read more in APS Physics…

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Low-Loss Quantum Buses for Photons

Posted on August 13, 2021 by rberkowitz

Researchers demonstrate a way to shuttle photons between modules of a quantum processor that can detect and correct communication losses. Read more in APS Physics…

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How a simple magnetic field configuration could trigger solar eruptions

Posted on August 4, 2021 by rberkowitz

The reconnection of single-looped field lines in the Sun’s corona can create tension forces strong enough to hurl material into space, according to a new simulation. Read more in Physics Today…

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Balding Black Holes Lose Their Magnetic Hair

Posted on July 28, 2021 by rberkowitz

First-principles plasma simulations show that black holes can’t keep their magnetic fields. Read more in APS Physics…

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Ricocheting Waves Pinpoint an Object’s Location

Posted on July 23, 2021 by rberkowitz

An echo chamber captures small-scale information about an object without the need for up-close probing. Read more in APS Physics…

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Quantum Metasurfaces Entangle Photons on Demand

Posted on July 21, 2021 by rberkowitz

When it’s modulated by laser beams, a surface made of polarizable meta-atoms can entangle a photon’s properties in multiple, controllable ways. Read more in APS Physics...

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Leaking oxygen leaves gaps deep within lithium-ion battery electrodes

Posted on July 6, 2021 by rberkowitz

Mapping the structure left behind after oxygen atoms seep from the electrodes could lead to new fixes that improve the batteries’ lifetime. Read more in Physics Today…

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Ion Clock Makes Maiden Space Voyage

Posted on July 2, 2021 by rberkowitz

After a year in low Earth orbit, a NASA demo mission proves that an ultraprecise atomic clock retains its stability in space, paving the way for real-time deep space navigation. Read more in APS Physics…

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Macroscopic systems can be controllably entangled and limitlessly measured

Posted on July 1, 2021 by rberkowitz

Two oscillating membranes demonstrate correlations forbidden by classical physics. Read more in Physics Today…

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