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Rabi oscillations in a stretching molecule

Over eighty years ago, Rabi oscillations were proposed to describe the strong coupling and population transfer in a two-level quantum system exposed to an oscillatory driving field. As compared to atoms, molecules have an extra degree of vibration, w.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailFeb 3rd, 2023

Largest deep-sea coral reef to date is mapped by scientists off the US Atlantic coast

Scientists have mapped the largest coral reef deep in the ocean, stretching hundreds of miles off the U.S. Atlantic coast......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 18th, 2024

Transmitting a domino reaction using redox chemistry achieved for the first time

Domino reactions occur when the transformation of one chemical group stimulates the reaction of another attached group, or another molecule, leading to a rapid knock-on effect through the system like a row of falling dominoes. Researchers at Hokkaido.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 9th, 2024

Experimental antibiotic kills deadly superbug, opens whole new class of drugs

The relatively large molecule clogs a transport system, leading to lethal toxicity. Enlarge / This Scanning Electron Microscope image depicts several clusters of aerobic Gram-negative, non-motile Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJan 6th, 2024

Researchers develop efficient and accessible single-molecule platform for detecting various amylin species

A research team led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed an optical plasmonic tweezer-controlled Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) platform that utilizes on-and-off control of light to probe various amy.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 4th, 2024

Progress in the investigation of ultrafast electron dynamics using short light pulses

When electrons move within a molecule or semiconductor, this occurs on unimaginably short time scales. A Swedish-German team, including Dr. Jan Vogelsang from the University of Oldenburg, has now made significant progress towards a better understandi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJan 4th, 2024

The early universe was surprisingly filled with spiral galaxies, research suggests

If we could travel far beyond our galaxy, and look back upon the Milky Way, it would be a glorious sight. Luminous spirals stretching from a central core, with dust and nebulae scattered along the spiral edges. When you think about a galaxy, you prob.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJan 2nd, 2024

Developing a futuristic elastomer with ultrahigh strain-induced crystallization

Strain-induced crystallization can strengthen, toughen, and facilitate an elastocaloric effect in elastomers. The resulting crystallinity can be induced by mechanical stretching in common elastomers that are typically below 20%, with a stretchability.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsDec 27th, 2023

Scientists reveal foodcrust archaeology through molecule excavation

A lipid and proteomic study of ancient carbonized material (foodcrust) on pottery from the Taihu Lake region of eastern China has revealed the presence of rice, seafood consumption, various pottery functions, as well as the southward spread and plant.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 21st, 2023

A soldier"s iPhone stopped a bullet, saving his life

An Israeli soldier's life was saved by his iPhone when it stopped a bullet, so he and his fellow soldiers were gifted new ones by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Rabi Shai Graucher.iPhone 15The iPhone is rated against dust, water, and some extr.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsDec 19th, 2023

Researchers discover novel antibiotic substance in the human nose

Researchers at the University of Tübingen have discovered a novel antibiotic substance from the human nose that can be used against pathogenic bacteria. Named epifadin, the molecule is produced from specific strains of the bacterial species Staphylo.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 18th, 2023

Elastane recycling: Stretching the lifespan of textiles

Clothing is far too valuable to simply dispose of and burn. Starting in 2025, used textiles are to be collected and recycled throughout the EU. Improved recycling processes are urgently needed to deal with the huge amount of textiles that will then b.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 7th, 2023

Study finds more stable clocks could measure quantum phenomena, including the presence of dark matter

The practice of keeping time hinges on stable oscillations. In a grandfather clock, the length of a second is marked by a single swing of the pendulum. In a digital watch, the vibrations of a quartz crystal mark much smaller fractions of time. And in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 30th, 2023

Physicists discover molecule-like structure of nuclear ground state

Scientists from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), along with their collaborators, have recently discovered a molecular-type structure in the ground state of atomic nuclei. The study was published in Physi.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 28th, 2023

A novel quantification method for ribonucleotides, which are needed in almost all cellular processes

RNA (ribonucleic acid), which is made up of ribonucleotides, is a molecule found in all living organisms. RNA is thought to have probably preceded DNA in primordial life billions of years ago. RNA was eventually replaced by DNA as a chemically more s.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 27th, 2023

Destiny 2: The Final Shape gets a new release date after team layoffs

Destiny 2: The Final Shape will now land in June, stretching Season of the Wish a few extra months following layoffs at Bungie......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 27th, 2023

A fullerene-like molecule made entirely of metal atoms

A small team of chemists from Nankai University, Nanjing Tech University and Shanxi University, all in China, working with a colleague from Universidad San Sebastián, in Chile, has, for the first time, created a fullerene-like molecule made entirely.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 26th, 2023

Combining extreme-ultraviolet light sources to resolve a quantum mechanical dissociation mechanism in oxygen molecules

For the first time, researchers have succeeded in selectively exciting a molecule using a combination of two extreme-ultraviolet light sources and causing the molecule to dissociate while tracking it over time. This is another step towards specific q.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsNov 22nd, 2023

Researchers tune the speed of chirality switching

Chiral molecules can have dramatically different functional properties while sharing identical chemical formulae and almost identical structures. The molecular structure of two types of a chiral molecule—so-called enantiomers—are mirror images of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 16th, 2023

New antifungal molecule kills fungi without toxicity in human cells, mice

A new antifungal molecule, devised by tweaking the structure of prominent antifungal drug Amphotericin B, has the potential to harness the drug's power against fungal infections while doing away with its toxicity, researchers at the University of Ill.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 8th, 2023

An optical and electrically driven single-molecule Raman switch

The role of molecular junctions in nanoelectronics is most often associated with electronic transport; however, their precise characterization hinders their widespread development. Recently, most research has focused on investigating molecular juncti.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 8th, 2023