Symmetry is one of the most fundamental principles in nature. It describes the rules that make an object look unchanged after ...

A surprising breakthrough in physics could reshape the future of computing by tapping into a strange, previously untapped property of matter. Scientists have shown that tiny atomic vibrations—called ...

In a striking glimpse into extreme physics, scientists have captured the split-second chaos that unfolds when powerful laser ...

Scientists just revealed a hidden quantum “dance” that could reshape superconductivity. For the first time, scientists have ...

For the first time, scientists have measured the 'shape' of an electron in solids, opening the door to advances in quantum ...

Electrons are interesting things. They help form the structure of atoms and molecules, they can flow through conductive materials to create electric currents, and they have a strange quantum behavior ...

One of the big themes of the talks I went to at last week's March Meeting was the exploration of exotic materials, with names like "topological insulators" and "Weyl semi-metals." While there are a ...

Although elusive, the quantum spin has led to some of the deepest insights we now know. Quantum mechanics has a lot of weird stuff - but there are things that everyone agrees that no one understands.

How do organic solar cells work on the inside? The answer lies in structures far too small to see—and difficult to access even with advanced techniques. So far, researchers have relied mainly on X-ray ...

Glimpses of the ultrafast world of electrons are changing scientists’ vision of the inner workings of atoms and molecules. The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics goes to three physicists who illuminated this ...

Superconductors, materials that can conduct electricity with a resistance of zero, have proved to be highly promising for the ...

We present a theoretical and experimental study of a plasmonic nanoelectrode architecture that is able to inject bunches of hot electrons into an aqueous environment. In this approach, electrons are ...