Physics on The Soothsayer / page 6

Researchers at Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Chemistry have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of superconductivity. By developing a new technique called planar electron tunnelling spectroscopy, they have directly measured a superconducting gap in a hydride sulphide material for the first time. This finding confirms that the electron pairing in these materials is…

Researchers at CERN have developed an innovative experiment using modified smartphone camera sensors to improve the spatial resolution of measurements of antimatter annihilations. This breakthrough could lead to a deeper understanding of how antimatter falls under gravity and potentially challenge our current understanding of the weak equivalence principle. The experiment, known as AEgIS, aims to…

Physicists have successfully created neutron Airy beams, a breakthrough that could revolutionize quantum science research and materials characterization. Using a holographic approach, researchers have overcome the challenges of manipulating neutrons and achieved a curved parabolic waveform, exhibiting self-acceleration and self-healing properties. This innovation could lead to sharper and more detailed images in neutron imaging techniques…

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Colorado have successfully used neutron scattering to differentiate between genuine antique coins and fakes. This innovative technique relies on the fact that genuine coins have suffered corrosion, resulting in the inclusion of hydrogen-bearing compounds, which scatter neutrons in a distinct pattern. The team plans…

A team of geophysicists and seismologists from Rice University and several other institutions has successfully pinpointed the location of Yellowstone’s shallowest magma reservoir, providing unprecedented precision in determining the depth of the reservoir. This breakthrough could lead to more accurate predictions of when the Yellowstone supervolcano will erupt again. The researchers used a mechanical vibration…

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have made a groundbreaking discovery in twisted bilayer graphene, observing the first-ever phasons in this material. This breakthrough could have significant implications for the understanding of “strange metals,” whose electrical resistance increases at lower temperatures. The team used a quantum twisting microscope to study the electron…

Physicists at Harvard University have made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting axion quasiparticles in a two-dimensional quantum material. This breakthrough could aid in the search for fundamental axions, a promising candidate for the unseen dark matter pervading our universe. The detection of axion quasiparticles could also lead to the development of new technologies, such as…

Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have developed a new fluid electrode that enables the creation of soft, malleable batteries. These batteries can recharge and discharge over 500 cycles while maintaining their high performance. The breakthrough could lead to the development of next-generation wearable electronics, such as e-skin patches, e-textiles, and internal e-implants. Forecast for…

Astronomers in the UK and Portugal have made a groundbreaking discovery, observing the first strong evidence for an exoplanet with an orbit perpendicular to that of the binary system it orbits. The exoplanet, which orbits a pair of brown dwarfs, is believed to be required to explain the changing orientation in the orbit of the…

Researchers in Singapore and the US have independently developed two new types of photonic computer chips that match existing purely electronic chips in terms of raw performance. These chips, which can be integrated with conventional silicon electronics, could find use in energy-hungry technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI). The breakthroughs in photonic computing could lead…