PHYSICS Novel Theory Addresses Centuries-Old Physics Problem (Physics) 13 Apr 2021 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Researcher introduces a new approach to the “three-body problem”; predicts its outcome statistics The “three-body problem,” the term coined for predicting the motion of three gravitating bodies…
PHYSICS Atom Interferometry Demonstrated in Space For The First Time (Physics) 13 Apr 2021 Researchers present results of experiments with atom interferometry on a sounding rocket / Further rocket missions set to follow Extremely precise measurements are possible using atom interferometers that employ the…
PHYSICS In a first, Scientists Watch 2D Puddles of Electrons Spontaneously Emerge in a 3D Superconducting Material (Physics) 13 Apr 2021 It’s an example of how surprising properties can spontaneously emerge in complex materials – a phenomenon scientists hope to harness for novel technologies. Creating a two-dimensional material, just a few…
PHYSICS Making Music From Spider Webs (Physics) 12 Apr 2021 Spiders are master builders, expertly weaving strands of silk into intricate 3D webs that serve as the spider’s home and hunting ground. If humans could enter the spider’s world, they…
PHYSICS A Breakthrough That Enables Practical Semiconductor Spintronics (Physics) 9 Apr 2021 It may be possible in the future to use information technology where electron spin is used to process information in quantum computers. It has long been the goal of scientists…
PHYSICS The Spintronics Technology Revolution Could Be Just a Hopfion Away (Physics) 8 Apr 2021 Pioneering study co-led by Berkeley Lab has significance for next-gen information technologies A decade ago, the discovery of quasiparticles called magnetic skyrmions provided important new clues into how microscopic spin textures…
PHYSICS First Results from Fermilab’s Muon g-2 Experiment Strengthen Evidence of New Physics (Particle Physics) 8 Apr 2021 UMass Amherst researchers contribute to landmark findings The long-awaited first results from the Muon g-2 experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory show fundamental particles called muons behaving in a…
