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Can dark matter interact with photons and influence atomic structure? A case for optical atomic clocks: Two different types of such clocks were compared at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) within the scope of the Collaborative Research Center DQ-mat and the Cluster of Excellence QuantumFrontiers. It is the most accurate search for an interaction of ultralight […]

A team of researchers at Microsoft Quantum has reportedly achieved a first milestone toward creating a reliable and practical quantum computer. In their paper, published in the journal Physical Review B, the group describes the milestone and their plans to build a reliable quantum computer over the next 25 years. Physicists and computer engineers are […]

Identifying new sources that produce electrons faster could help to advance the many imaging techniques that rely on electrons. In a recent paper published in Physical Review Letters, a team of researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology demonstrated the scattering of subpicosecond electron bunches from an ultracold electron source. “Our research group is working to […]

Neural radiance fields (NeRFs) are advanced machine learning techniques that can generate three-dimensional (3D) representations of objects or environments from two-dimensional (2D) images. As these techniques can model complex real-world environments realistically and in detail, they could greatly support robotics research. Most existing datasets and platforms for training NeRFs, however, are designed to be used […]

An international team of health experts, hygienists, pollution specialists and biostatisticians has found, via systematic review of almost 200 studies on air pollution, a strong positive association between long-term exposure to traffic pollution and an increase in death rates. In their paper published in the journal Environment International, the group describes how they approached their […]

An international team of oceanologists, chemists and microbiologists has announced the discovery of several new viruses that infect plankton in all of the world’s oceans. In their paper published in the journal Nature, the group describes how they found evidence of the viruses from water samples collected during the Tara Ocean expedition and what they […]

During the early days of the pandemic, consumers faced shortages and abrupt price increases on common goods ranging from toilet paper and coffee to bicycles and lumber. While the complexity of supply chains may contribute to the problem in some cases, Penn State researchers found that complex and diverse supply chains may actually protect cities […]

A team of UCR electrical engineers and material scientists demonstrated a research breakthrough that may result in wide-ranging advancements in electrical, optical, and computer technologies. The Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering research group, led by distinguished professor Alexander Balandin, has shown in the laboratory the unique and practical function of newly created materials, […]

Some materials convert photons into more free charges than would be expected. Using an ultrafast film, researchers have now been able to get a picture of this process. Researchers at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, the Technical University of Berlin, and the Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg have used ultrafast film to capture the […]

Researchers found that a derivative of the natural compound indirubin offers a new approach to treating glioblastoma in mice, which will inform future research in humans. Scientists have discovered that a drug derived from the natural compound indirubin shows promise in treating malignant brain tumors in mice. The study, involving collaboration between institutions like Brown […]