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Dancing droplets’ new spin on water harvesting

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A more efficient way to capture fresh water from the air could be inspired by a phenomenon of motion first glimpsed in bowls of breakfast cereal.

LHCb finds bottom quarks are more likely to exist in baryons than mesons as the environment density increases

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The team of physicists working on the LHCb Collaboration at CERN has found that bottom quarks are more likely to exist in baryons than mesons as the density of the environment in which they exist increases. In their paper published in Physical Review Letters, the group describes studying the (…)

Beam balance designs could elucidate the origins of dark energy

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One of the greatest problems in modern physics is to reconcile the enormous difference between the energy carried by random fluctuations in the vacuum of space, and the dark energy driving the universe’s expansion.

Designing a drone that uses adaptive invisibility : Towards autonomous sea-land-air cloaks

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The idea of objects seamlessly disappearing, not just in controlled laboratory environments but also in real-world scenarios, has long captured the popular imagination. This concept epitomizes the trajectory of human civilization, from primitive camouflage techniques to the sophisticated (…)

Weird electron behavior gets even weirder : Charge fractionalization observed spectroscopically

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A research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute has spectroscopically observed the fractionalization of electronic charge in an iron-based metallic ferromagnet. Experimental observation of the phenomenon is not only of fundamental importance. Since it appears in an alloy of common metals at (…)

Photons that make quantum bits ’fly’ for stable exchange of information in quantum computers

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Two physicists at the University of Konstanz are developing a method that could enable the stable exchange of information in quantum computers. In the leading role : photons that make quantum bits "fly."

’Ruler for light’ could enable detailed measurement in personal devices

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Stanford researchers have unveiled a new type of frequency comb, a high-precision measurement device, that is innovatively small, ultra-energy efficient, and exceptionally accurate. With continued development, this breakthrough "microcomb"—which is detailed in a study published March (…)

Giant leap toward neuromorphic devices : High-performance spin-wave reservoir computing

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A group of Tohoku University researchers has developed a theoretical model for a high-performance spin wave reservoir computing (RC) that utilizes spintronics technology. The breakthrough moves scientists closer to realizing energy-efficient, nanoscale computing with unparalleled computational (…)

Researchers uncover new principle of motion in liquid crystals

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A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled for the first time a new principle of motion in the microworld, where objects can move in a directed manner simply by changing their sizes periodically within a substance known as liquid crystal.

New soft magnetic materials for a high-frequency future

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Imagine tiny magnets powering our world, silently switching energy on and off in phones, cars, and even power grids. These unsung heroes are called soft magnetic materials. However, as devices become faster and more efficient, traditional materials struggle to handle the high frequencies (…)