Recent Articles
Putting the Twist into Quantum Imaging
A theoretical analysis suggests that a novel “twisting “microscope could offer new insights into the exotic electronic behavior of layered 2D materials. Read More »
Searching for Dark Matter Variants of Quarks and Gluons
A low-energy signature of physics beyond the standard model fails to appear in proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider. Read More »
Searching for Axions in Polarized Gas
By exploiting polarized-gas collisions, researchers have conducted a sensitive search for exotic spin-dependent interactions, placing new constraints on a dark matter candidate called the axion. Read More »
How to Move Multiple Ions in Two Dimensions
A scheme that moves electromagnetically trapped ions around a 2D array of sites could aid development of scaled-up ion-based quantum computing. Read More »
Ejected Electron Slows Molecule’s Rotation
Sometimes a rotating molecule can transition to a new state only if an electron carries away some of the molecule’s angular momentum. Read More »
How Earth’s Magnetic Field Influences Flows in the Planet’s Core
A “Little Earth Experiment” inside a giant magnet sheds light on so-far-unexplained flow patterns in Earth’s interior. Read More »
A New Twist on Stellarator Design
Breaking the problem into pieces makes it easier to design a fusion reactor’s coils for optimum energy confinement. Read More »
Can Classical Worlds Emerge from Parallel Quantum Universes?
Simulations deliver hints on how the multiverse produced according to the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics might be compatible with our stable, classical Universe. Read More »
Probing the Rotational Doppler Effect with a Single Ion
A light beam with orbital angular momentum can produce the rotational analog of the Doppler effect on an ion. Read More »
