Particle Physics

A new technique to study the properties of molecules and materials on a quantum simulator has been discovered. The ground-breaking new technique, by physicist Oleksandr Kyriienko from the University of Exeter, could pioneer a new…

Successful demonstration paves the way for unprecedented applications in science, industry, and medicineCredit: Cornell University ITHACA, NY--Scientists from Cornell University and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National…

Credit: © ULB Roughness, the presence of irregularities on a surface, is commonly associated to slower motion and stickiness. This is true at different length scales: at human size (1 meter), it takes longer to walk along a path that…

Writing in Nature, researchers describe the first-time observation of 'self-organized criticality' in a controlled laboratory experiment. Complex systems exist in mathematics and physics, but also occur in nature and society. The concept…

Credit: Elle Starkman/PPPL Office of Communications Researchers led by C.S. Chang of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have been awarded major supercomputer time to address key issues for…

A theoretical analysis of electron spins in slowly moving quantum dots suggests these can be controlled by electric fields. The name 'quantum dots' is given to particles of semiconducting materials that are so tiny - a few nanometres in…

Lehigh engineering professor James Gilchrist is collaborating with PPG, Case Western to apply microrheology to auto paints--an approach that could slash car makers' energy use, costs It's often the first thing we notice about a vehicle,…

Matching up maps of matter and light from the Dark Energy Survey and Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope may help astrophysicists understand what causes a faint cosmic gamma-ray glowCredit: Daniel Gruen/SLAC/Stanford, Chihway Chang/University…

Method has ramifications for quantum computing, communications and moreCredit: Yang Lab In the quantum realm, under some circumstances and with the right interference patterns, light can pass through opaque media. This feature of…

The Department of Energy announced that Jefferson Lab will collaborate on plans to build a future Electron Ion Collider in New York The Department of Energy announced that it has taken the next step toward construction of an Electron Ion…