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Phys.org / Stoichiometric crystal shows promise in quantum memory
For over two decades, physicists have been working toward implementing quantum light storage—also known as quantum memory—in various matter systems. These techniques allow for the controlled and reversible mapping of ...
Phys.org / Need a new 3D material? Build it with DNA
When the Empire State Building was constructed, its 102 stories rose above midtown one piece at a time, with each individual element combining to become, for 40 years, the world's tallest building. Uptown at Columbia, Oleg ...
Phys.org / Keeping the photon in the dark: A new method for full control of quantum dots
Excitons—bound pairs of electrons and an electron hole—are quasiparticles that can arise in solids. While so-called "bright" excitons emit light and are therefore accessible, dark excitons are optically inactive. As a ...
Phys.org / Ancient star's age revealed as two cosmic tests deliver matching results
An international team, including astronomers from Keele University, has performed a unique cosmic test to measure the mass of an ancient star, which will help them learn more about the history of our galaxy.
Phys.org / Scientists use AI to create protein that kills E. coli
In the last year, there has been a surge in proteins developed by AI that will eventually be used in the treatment of everything from snakebites to cancer. What would normally take decades for a scientist to create—a custom-made ...
Phys.org / Life on Venus? Probe mission could search Venus clouds for unexplained hydrogen-rich gases
The answer to whether tiny bacterial life-forms really do exist in the clouds of Venus could be revealed once and for all by a UK-backed mission.
Phys.org / Molecular simulations uncover how graphite emerges where diamond should form, challenging old assumptions
The graphite found in your favorite pencil could have instead been the diamond your mother always wears. What made the difference? Researchers are finding out.
Phys.org / New particle acceleration strategy uses cold atoms to unlock cosmic mysteries
Scientists have used ultracold atoms to successfully demonstrate a novel method of particle acceleration that could unlock a new understanding of how cosmic rays behave, a new study reveals.
Phys.org / Astronomers show that certain explosive star systems may form with help of third star
When white dwarfs—the hot remnants of stars like our sun—are orbited closely by another star, they sometimes steal mass away from their companion. The stolen matter builds up on the surface of the white dwarf, triggering ...
Phys.org / Ancient rhino tooth protein recovery illuminates family tree
Scientists have shed new light on the rhino family tree after recovering a protein sequence from a fossilized tooth from more than 20 million years ago. The recovered protein sequences allowed researchers to determine that ...
Phys.org / Ancient bone-eating worms ate mosasaur, ichthyosaur and plesiosaur skeletons
When large marine animals like whales die, they sink down to the seabed. Once their flesh has been stripped away by scavengers and microbes, their corpses are colonized by a variety of specialized invertebrates that feast ...
Phys.org / Alternating current can reduce friction by redistributing electronic density at material interfaces
A research team led by Prof. Tian-Bao Ma from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tsinghua University has proposed a novel strategy to reduce friction and wear by inducing dynamic electronic density redistribution ...
