Administrator Scientists create brilliant white material without a drop of white pigment Researchers have created a foam-based material that produces intense whiteness and water repellency without titanium dioxide pigments or PFAS chemicals. Inspired by natural structures in snow, clouds,... materials science
Administrator Scientists are building a microscope powered by a quantum computer Scientists are combining an electron microscope with a quantum computer to squeeze far more information from each electron. The approach could reveal faint details with fewer electrons, helping protec... materials science
Administrator CERN finds gluons behaving strangely deep inside atomic nuclei Physicists at CERN have found a new way to peer deep inside atomic nuclei and distinguish between two competing explanations for how gluons behave. Using the ALICE experiment at the Large Hadron Colli... materials science
Administrator Quantum oscillations defy expectations in this exotic material Scientists have uncovered an unusual form of electron behavior in zirconium pentatelluride, a quantum material that can act as both an insulator and a conductor. Under temperatures near absolute zero ... materials science
Administrator A search for one exotic particle uncovered two strange new structures A search for one mysterious particle unexpectedly revealed evidence for two different structures that may belong to the bizarre family of exotic subatomic particles known as XYZ states. The findings c... materials science
Administrator Dark matter detector finds a strange signal scientists can’t yet explain The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment has detected a rare particle interaction that looks unusually difficult to explain as ordinary background noise and appeared where dark matter might be expected. Scientists a... materials science
Administrator MIT physicists discover electrons rebuilding like ice inside a quantum material MIT physicists found that two electronic phases inside the same quantum material emerge through surprisingly different mechanisms—one smoothly and the other in expanding pockets resembling growing ice... materials science
Administrator Scientists switch on a strange new form of magnetism in an ultrathin material Scientists have found a surprising way to potentially switch on an unusual form of magnetism in ruthenium dioxide, a material that normally appears nonmagnetic. When the material was made into an ultr... materials science
Administrator Scientists just imaged the hidden quantum shape of a molecule Researchers have found a way to create a complete 3D image of a molecule’s wavefunction, one of quantum mechanics’ most fundamental yet elusive features. By combining advanced photoelectron measuremen... materials science
Administrator Physicists create a tiny “Big Bang” with surprisingly small atomic nuclei Researchers at CERN have created microscopic versions of the early Universe by colliding surprisingly small atomic nuclei at nearly the speed of light. The collisions produced quark-gluon plasma, the ... materials science
Administrator Hidden magnetism inside atoms may explain mysterious gamma rays For decades, scientists have puzzled over why certain atomic nuclei unexpectedly produce large numbers of low-energy gamma rays. A new experiment traced the effect to magnetic changes inside the nucle... materials science
Administrator Scientists turn tiny “defects” into a 5.5x heat transfer boost Scientists have developed an ultrathin coating that could dramatically improve how efficiently heat is transferred during condensation. By turning tiny polymer structures once considered “defects” int... materials science