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Quantum Materials Built from Scratch
A proposed method could help scientists coax simple atomic systems into quantum states that have useful, tailored properties. Read More »
Microchip Provides Made-to-Order Photons
A 10-µm-wide microchip can generate light with any desired direction, polarization, and intensity, which will be handy for future quantum technologies. Read More »
Latest Data Rule Out a Leading Explanation of a Neutrino Anomaly
The MicroBooNE experiment’s five-year dataset has shown that an unpredicted neutrino-flavor oscillation is not the cause of anomalous results obtained by its predecessor. Read More »
New Device for Detecting Lightweight Dark Matter
Superconducting sensors can detect single low-energy photons. Researchers have now used this capability in a dark matter experiment. Read More »
Watching Electron Dynamics Shape Chemical Reactions
Scientists have used ultrashort x-ray pulses to directly observe the motion of electrons driving a chemical reaction. Read More »
Unleashing the Quantumness of a Nanoparticle
Researchers have expanded the quantum wave function of a levitated nanosphere, a step toward future tests of quantum physics. Read More »
Skyrmions as Active Matter
Pairs of skyrmions—tiny whirlpools that emerge in some magnetic materials—might be able to self-propel, a behavior reminiscent of that of active-matter systems such as motile bacteria. Read More »
Reducing the Number of Wires on a Quantum Chip
Experiments show that one of the standard electrode types for semiconductor-based quantum processors isn’t needed. Read More »
Magnetic Topological Insulators Have an Edgy Side
Edge currents are observed in a magnetic topological insulator even when conventional theory says that they should not. Read More »
