Browse Physics

An analog of the dynamical Casimir effect has been achieved, where phonons replace photons and thermal fluctuations replace vacuum fluctuations.

In laser metrology, adding additional laser pulses, separated in time from the first, suppresses energy line shifts and allows for even more precision.

A new model of DNA is able to reproduce the observed features of self-organizing nanostructures in DNA origami.

“Quantum keys” can be sent long distances on high-traffic optical fibers.

An experiment studying B meson decays makes a direct observation of time-reversal violation without relying on assumed relationships with other fundamental symmetries.

Coherent quantum states of different chirality have been formed and identified in the $A$ phase of superfluid helium-$3$, confirming previous theoretical predictions.

Calculations show that the weight of large support structures can be dramatically reduced if their design consists of patterns that are the same at large scales as at the tiniest scales.

Electron microscopy reveals the bond configurations of individual silicon impurities adsorbed on graphene.

A proposed mechanism for photon production in quark-gluon plasma can increase our understanding of its properties.

New kinds of self-accelerating optical beams emerge from the laboratory.

New calculations determine the minimum cost of making a quantum measurement.

Advances in extracting an image from a multimode optical fiber will make thinner endoscopes possible.

Optical atomic clocks now outperform the best microwave cesium atomic clocks in terms of precision.

A new network dynamics model captures the simultaneous evolution of both the nodes of a network and the connections between them.

A theoretical proposal offers a technique for storing an x-ray photon and releasing it with its quantum properties fully intact.

Measurements of a possible electron electric dipole moment in ferroelectric materials are becoming increasingly sensitive.

A new model of molecular motors working in unison finds that motor-motor interactions can boost the efficiency of the system.

Simulations show that controlled beating of multiple laser frequencies optimizes energy delivery to inertial fusion targets.

Ultracold atoms can coherently scatter backwards from a disordered potential in a way similar to classical waves.

The combination of several quantum states that are local can yield a nonlocal state.