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New method improves understanding of light-wave propagation in anisotropic materials

Understanding how light travels through various materials is essential for many fields, from medical imaging to manufacturing. However, due to their structure, materials often show directional differences in how they scatter light, known as anisotrop.....»»

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Engineering perovskite materials at the atomic level paves way for new lasers, LEDs

Researchers have developed and demonstrated a technique that allows them to engineer a class of materials called layered hybrid perovskites (LHPs) down to the atomic level, which dictates precisely how the materials convert electrical charge into lig.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News11 hr. 53 min. ago

Researchers create a three-dimensional multi-focus laser for glass micro-sculpting

Glass materials are widely used in optical and optoelectronic devices due to their low cost and excellent mechanical and optical properties. Among them, glass concave/convex linear structures with feature sizes ranging from several micrometers to hun.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News11 hr. 53 min. ago

Powerful and compact optical frequency combs provide unique opportunities

Remember those big, clunky machines needed for super precise light measurements? Those days are fading thanks to tiny devices called microcombs. These chips can do the same job, but on a much smaller scale, opening doors for new applications......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News11 hr. 53 min. ago

Apple Intelligence privacy features: Here’s what you should know

Apple Intelligence is launching later this month, bringing a first wave of AI features to your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. But as with all AI technology, the matter of privacy is a key one to pay attention to. How does Apple Intelligence handle user priva.....»»

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Event horizon: After photographing black holes, scientists are now making a movie

The first moving images of a black hole could reveal swirls of plasma and collapsing stars, deepening our understanding of the universe......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 53 min. ago

Plant stem cells: Understanding the biological mechanism of growth control

Researchers from the University of Freiburg have identified the HAN molecule as an important regulator that controls plant growth in conjunction with WOX5. Understanding this mechanism is relevant for breeding more resilient or higher-yielding crops......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 53 min. ago

Intra-molecular distances in biomolecules measured optically with Ångström precision

A team led by physicists Steffen Sahl and Stefan Hell at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen and the MPI for Medical Research in Heidelberg has succeeded in measuring distances within biomolecules using a light.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 53 min. ago

Scientists use light to visualize magnetic domains in quantum materials

When something draws us in like a magnet, we take a closer look. When magnets draw in physicists, they take a quantum look. Scientists from Osaka Metropolitan University and the University of Tokyo have successfully used light to visualize tiny magne.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 53 min. ago

First ever visualization shows photoexcited charges traveling across the interface of two semiconductor materials

UC Santa Barbara researchers have achieved the first-ever "movie" of electric charges traveling across the interface of two different semiconductor materials. Using scanning ultrafast electron (SUEM) techniques developed in the Bolin Liao lab, the re.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 53 min. ago

A quantum material could be the future of high-energy X-ray imaging and particle detection

Scintillators are detectors that make high-energy X-rays or particles visible through flashes of light to form an image. Their many applications include particle physics, medical imaging, X-ray security and more......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 53 min. ago

Why Hurricane Milton Turned the Sky Purple

The strange, apocalyptic skies during the storm reveal how light behaves in the atmosphere when it’s filled with an unusual amount of water vapor, dust, and debris......»»

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Physicists reveal nonlinear transport induced by quantum geometry in planar altermagnets

In recent years, many physicists and materials scientists have been studying a newly uncovered class of magnetic materials known as altermagnets. These materials exhibit a unique type of magnetism that differs from both conventional ferromagnetism an.....»»

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Signaling pathway discovery could lead to faster, more reliable human stem cell differentiation

A recent discovery has found a possible avenue to improve human health by better understanding how to engineer human stem cell differentiation......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Uncrackable: Scorpions and sponges inspire sustainable design

Humans are by no means alone in the search for more sustainable materials. Nature, too, has been "working" on the problem of sustainability, and it's been at it for a great deal longer. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science show how design.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Dark energy: Could the mysterious force we think of as constant actually vary over cosmic time?

,As I finished my Ph.D. in 1992, the universe was full of mystery—we didn't even know exactly what it is made of. One could argue that cosmologists had made little progress in our understanding of these basic facts since the discovery of the cosmic.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Novel visible light communication encryption technology uses chiral nanoparticles

A research team has developed a novel visible light communication encryption technology with high security using chiral nanoparticles......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Catastrophically warm predictions are more plausible than previously thought, say climate scientists

What will the future climate be like? Scientists around the world are studying climate change, putting together models of the Earth's system and large observational datasets in the hopes of understanding—and predicting over the next 100 years—the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

World"s highest-voltage gun accelerates electrons from zero to 80% the speed of light

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed and tested the world's highest voltage polarized electron gun, a key piece of technology needed for building the world's first fully polarized Electron-I.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Scientists explore whether smaller chromosomes lead to more segregation errors during egg cell division

Three RIKEN researchers have shed light on the cellular mechanisms underlying chromosomal abnormalities that can cause miscarriages and congenital disorders such as Down syndrome......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024

Theoretical study demonstrates existence of giant photocaloric effects in ferroelectric perovskites

Solid-state cooling is a promising alternative cooling technique that does not rely on the use of gases or liquids, like conventional refrigeration systems, but instead utilizes the properties of solid materials to refrigerate. This alternative cooli.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 10th, 2024