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A stream of superfluid light
Scientists have known for centuries that light is composed of waves. The fact that light can also behave as a liquid, rippling and...
Jun 7, 20172 min read


In atomic propellers, quantum phenomena can mimic everyday physics
In molecules there are certain groups of atoms that are able to rotate. This movement occurs under the influence of random stimuli from...
Jun 2, 20174 min read


Researchers develop magnetic switch to turn on and off a strange quantum property
When a ballerina pirouettes, twirling a full revolution, she looks just as she did when she started. But for electrons and other...
May 26, 20174 min read


NASA mission uncovers a dance of electrons in space
You can't see them, but swarms of electrons are buzzing through the magnetic environment -- the magnetosphere -- around Earth. The...
May 19, 20173 min read


Refrigerator for quantum computers discovered
Quantum physicist Mikko Möttönen and his team have invented a quantum-circuit refrigerator, which can reduce errors in quantum computing....
May 9, 20173 min read


'Hot' electrons don't mind the gap
Rice University scientists find nanogaps in plasmonic gold wires enhance voltage when excited If they're quick about it, "hot" electrons...
May 9, 20174 min read
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