Scientists at the KM3NeT neutrino observatory have made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting an ultra-high-energy cosmic neutrino with an energy greater than 100 PeV. This finding has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of cosmic neutrino sources and may even reveal new physics beyond the Standard Model. The detection of such a high-energy neutrino opens…
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Researchers from France and Spain have developed a theoretical model to forecast the movements of confined, densely packed crowds. The study, published in Nature, analyzed high-resolution video footage of the Chupinazo opening ceremony of the San Fermín Festival in Pamplona, Spain, and revealed a change in behavior akin to a phase change when the crowd…
Physicists at the University of New South Wales have successfully created and manipulated quantum superpositions of a single, large nuclear spin, a significant breakthrough in the field of quantum information processing. This achievement, which involves a Schrödinger’s cat state, has the potential to improve the accuracy of quantum computers and enable more efficient error correction….
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology and Princeton University have discovered that bacterial cells in polymer solutions, such as mucus, form long cable-like structures that buckle and twist on each other, creating a “living gel.” This finding could lead to new treatments for bacterial infections in patients with cystic fibrosis and help scientists understand…
Researchers from Sweden and Estonia have discovered a new antiviral mechanism using nanoparticles, which could potentially tackle future viral outbreaks. The team found that triethanolamine terminated titania (TATT) nanoparticles showed significant antiviral activity against the enveloped swine transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), but not against the non-enveloped encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV). The researchers propose that the antiviral…
Researchers at the University of Michigan have made a groundbreaking discovery that challenges the long-held belief that organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices degrade under high-energy radiation and sub-atomic particle bombardments in space environments. The study found that OPV cells made from certain materials can withstand such conditions, opening up new possibilities for lightweight, robust, and radiation-resilient…
Physicists in the UK and Austria have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of quantum communication by entangling thousands of nuclear spins to create a quantum dot qubit. This innovation has the potential to revolutionize quantum communication networks by enabling the reliable storage of entangled states and improving the performance of quantum repeater operations….
Physicists at Brown University have made a groundbreaking discovery in condensed-matter research, unveiling a new class of quasiparticles known as fractional excitons. These particles, which defy traditional classification as bosons or fermions, have the potential to revolutionize quantum computing and sensing technologies. The researchers created the fractional excitons using a bilayer structure of graphene and…
Researchers at Harvard University and Google Research have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of quantum magnetism, observing unexpected behavior at phase transitions between classical and quantum magnetism. The findings, which were made using Rydberg atom and superconducting qubits, challenge traditional theories and open up new avenues for research in quantum computing and many-body…
A team of international researchers has made a groundbreaking discovery near a supermassive black hole, detecting significant X-ray oscillations that could indicate the presence of a nearby stellar-mass orbiter, such as a white dwarf. The team, led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), observed the extreme supermassive black hole 1ES 1927+654, which brightened by…