Tag Archives: Quantum Physics

Gases Team Up for Enhanced Coherence

Magnetic feedback causes two atomic gases to guide each other’s spins into long-lasting collective alignment. Continue reading →

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Quantum Ghost Imaging Reveals the Dark Side of Plants

Entanglement lets researchers watch plants in action without disruptive visible light. Continue reading →

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Viewing Fast Vortex Motion in a Superconductor

A new technique reveals high-speed trajectories of oscillating vortices and shows that they are 10,000 times lighter than expected Continue reading →

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Quasiparticles Repel, Then Attract

Resonant excitation of a thin-film semiconductor leads to impurities that attract rather than repel each other, providing a possible tool for manipulating superconductivity. Continue reading →

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Photovoltaic Effect Goes Symmetric

A flower-petal pattern of light could induce electrical currents in a wider array of crystalline materials. Continue reading →

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Global Quantum Communication via a Satellite Train

Long-distance quantum communication can be achieved by directly sending light through space using a train of orbiting satellites that function as optical lenses. Continue reading →

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Writing the Rules of Turbulence

An experimentally derived equation of state captures a turbulent energy cascade in a far-from-equilibrium quantum gas. Continue reading →

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Zap with Microwaves to Reverse Spin

Irradiating a uniaxial magnetic system with a specific sequence of microwave pulses can induce in the system quantum oscillations that cause the material’s spins to flip back and forth. Continue reading →

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Large Photonic Processor Solves Graph Problems

A quantum photonic device can perform some real-world tasks more efficiently than classical computers. Continue reading →

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Light Boosts Magnetism in a Crystal

Ultrafast laser pulses drive spin alignment that strengthens a titanate crystal’s magnetism and extends it to higher temperatures. Continue reading →

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