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What makes strange metals strange? A concept from quantum information theory appears to explain at least part of it: their unusually poor electrical conductivity is associated with an increase in the quantum entanglement of their electrons. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/strange-me...

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Researchers from the KATRIN experiment have announced the most precise upper limit yet on the neutrino’s mass. At 0.45 electron volts (eV), it's half the previous limit, and marks a step toward answering one of particle physics’ longest-standing questions. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/katrin-set...

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A quarter of a century after he started writing his “Critical Point” column for Physics World, the historian and philosopher Robert Crease reveals his underlying message for scientists as he peers in as an outsider into the "workshop of science". Click to reveal. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/robert-p-c...

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Scientists at ETH Zurich have showed that microwave pulses can slow down reaction rates via nonthermal mechanisms. 🧪⚛️ ow.ly/UVHU50VBzt6

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Laboratory studies of nuclear reactions are bringing new insights to one of the deepest mysteries in astrophysics: where do the universe's heavy elements come from? 🧪⚛️🔭 physicsworld.com/a/helium-nan...

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Superpositions of #quantum states known as Schrödinger cat states can be created in “hot” environments with temperatures up to 1.8 K, say researchers @iqoqi.bsky.social and @icfo.eu. ⚛️🧪 physicsworld.com/a/schrodinge...

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A microscale brain sensor that fits in between hairs on the scalp accurately captures EEG signals even while the user is moving. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/tiny-senso...

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Researchers in China have produced the first 2D sheets of metal. The angstrom-thick sheets could be ideal for studying the quantum Hall effect, 2D superfluidity/superconductivity, topological phase transitions + other phenomena involving tight quantum confinement. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/two-dimens...

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A proposed experiment that would involve trapping atoms on a two-layered laser grid could be used to study the mechanism behind high-temperature superconductivity. 🧪⚛️ ow.ly/YrlY50VA6ft

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To celebrate the International Year of #Quantum, we're doing a series of articles about quantum effects that are so weird, they make superposition and entanglement seem almost ordinary. First up, for #WorldQuantumDay, is the quantum Zeno effect: physicsworld.com/a/the-quantu... 🧪⚛️

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It’s World Quantum Day! ⚛️ Hear from Professor Sir Peter Knight on how quantum technologies are shaping our future, explore IOP Publishing's open access quantum research, join in with the Institute of Physics' quantum video, and test your knowledge with Physics World’s quiz, here: ow.ly/g2XE50VzOP7

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Sometimes hot water cools faster than cold water – a phenomenon known as the classical Mpemba effect. Researchers in China have now observed a #quantum Mpemba effect, showing that the right set of initial conditions can speed up the relaxation of a trapped ion. ⚛️🧪 physicsworld.com/a/quantum-mp...

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While some $8bn has already been spent by private firms on fusion, many expect the funding floodgates to open once "energy breakeven" has been achieved in a private lab 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/fusion-ind...

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Rapid measurement of intracranial pressure is crucial to the treatment of traumatic brain injury. A new non-invasive sensor could help, explains Panicos Kyriacou in this podcast. 🧪⚛️ ow.ly/23Nk50Vy6Z1

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Is generating strings of certifiably random numbers the first commercial application for #quantum computers? @quantinuum.bsky.social claims it is, but even if that's not quite true, it's still (in the words of one expert) a "game changer" for the field. ⚛️🧪 physicsworld.com/a/quantum-co...

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Researchers have observed clear evidence of #quantum mechanical interference in collisions between a methane molecule and a gold surface. The work has implications for surface chemistry, which is important for many industrial processes. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/quantum-in...

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Physicists have found a new way to generate entanglement between photons – an essential step in building scalable quantum computers that use photons as qubits – without relying on strong nonlinear interactions or probabilistic quantum measurements. 🧪⚛️ #quantum physicsworld.com/a/new-entang...

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Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen takes more energy than it theoretically should, which is partly why it's not used on a large scale to generate hydrogen fuel. Now scientists know why – and it's all down to a feat of nanoscale gymnastics. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/splitting-...

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A hydrogel that can rapidly switch from a soft state to a hard state (and back again) could find use in a host of novel applications - including smart medical bandages and information encryption. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/hydrogels-...

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If a water droplet flowing over a surface gets stuck, and then unsticks itself, it generates an electric charge. This discovery could make energy-harvesting devices more efficient. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/sliding-dr...

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In 1972, Vitaly Ginzburg predicted that molecular hydrogen (H2) would become a superfluid if you could get it cold enough without it freezing. After working on it for nearly 20 years, experimentalists in Canada and Japan have finally done just that. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/superfluid...

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A ground-breaking method to create “audible enclaves” – localized zones where sound is perceptible while remaining completely unheard outside – has been unveiled by researchers in the US 🧪⚛️ ow.ly/jKzR50VvBvI

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Bill is the absolute best. I was part of an outreach event w/ him when I was a postdoc at #NIST years ago and I was just in awe of his level of enthusiasm & warmth for the kids visiting us that day. Amazing scientist & person.

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Nobel laureate Bill Phillips on his life in quantum physics and why he is looking forward to quantum technologies of the future 🧪⚛️ ow.ly/yLaG50VuLpu

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Scientists in the US have developed a photovoltaic battery that runs on the energy given off by nuclear waste. The battery uses a scintillator crystal to transform gamma rays into electricity, producing more than a microwatt of power. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/photovolta...

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NEW WRITING ✍🏽 The most shocking book I’ve read in years was … a biography of theoretical physicist Roger Penrose 🫠 I reviewed it for @physicsworld.bsky.social. Prepare yourselves 😭 #BookSky #scicomm ⚛️ 🧪 physicsworld.com/a/so-you-thi...

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Introducing an operating system for networking quantum and classical computers 🧪⚛️ ow.ly/GKLt50VtRRh

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It’s not just nerve and heart cells that communicate using electrical signals - researchers have now measured bioelectronic signals propagating from epithelial cells, as they respond to injury. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/epithelial...

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The three-volume feasibility study calls for the Future Circular Collider to smash together electrons with positrons to study the Higgs boson in unprecedented detail before installing a proton "discovery machine" to search for new particles ⚛️🧪 physicsworld.com/a/cern-relea...

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Use of semi-transparent perovskite solar cells to coat the roof of a greenhouse led to faster growth of radicchio seedlings than those grown under a glass roof. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/solar-cell...

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Quantum, schmantum. What the world really needs is an International Year of Classical Physics, and we're pleased to report that there's a campaign to make it happen* in 2027, honouring the 300th anniversary of Isaac Newton's death. Read all about it here: physicsworld.com/a/apple-pick...

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When gravitational wave detectors get signals from binary neutron star mergers, astronomers need to know the mergers' location and other details asap so they can point conventional telescopes at them. A new machine learning method could speed up this process. 🧪🔭 physicsworld.com/a/ai-speeds-...

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Disabled people in science must be recognised and given better support to help reverse the numbers of such people dropping out of science, according to a new report by the National Association of Disabled Staff Networks physicsworld.com/a/disabled-p...

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Activation imaging enables real-time visualization of gold nanoparticles in the body without labelling them with tracers. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/radioactiv...

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Researchers @embl.org have dramatically reduced the time required to create images using Brillouin microscopy, making it possible to study the viscoelastic properties of biological samples far more quickly and with less damage than ever before. physicsworld.com/a/brillouin-...

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In studies on mice, researchers note a “remarkable similarity” between electron FLASH and proton FLASH in terms of reducing acute skin damage. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/electron-a...

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In this podcast we chat about Majorana zero modes and the physics of manu jumping ⚛️🧪 ow.ly/OzHg50VpR6p

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An anomaly that was previously interpreted as possible evidence for a mysterious “dark force” turns out to have a more mundane explanation. Again. ⚛️🧪 physicsworld.com/a/atomic-ano...

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A new @physicsworld.bsky.social feature article details the history of the world-first scientific breakthrough in #quantum #gravity #gradiometry in 2022 - a testament to the brilliant collaboration between #physicists and #engineers physicsworld.com/a/how-civil-... #InternationalYearofQuantum

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Recent observations of Trappist-1 b made by the James Webb Space Telescope suggest that the exoplanet could be bare, airless rock. On the other hand, it could also be shrouded by a hazy carbon dioxide atmosphere. For now, TRAPPIST-1 b hides its secrets. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/the-enigma...

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Orthopaedic implants that bear loads while bones heal, then disappear once they’re no longer needed, could become a reality thanks to a new technique for enhancing the mechanical properties of zinc alloys. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/novel-zinc...

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Acoustic waves could provide an accurate and efficient way to separate circulating tumour cells from red blood cells. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/cell-sorti...

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