Figure 1: Moore and his colleagues measured the momentum kick imparted by a single gas molecule on an optically levitated silica nanoparticle (center) [2]. Thanks to the isolation offered by setups ...

Conduction electrons typically whiz through crystals in broad energy bands. However, some arrangements of atoms conceivably engender so much destructive interference among the electrons’ wave packets ...

Zhou and his colleagues considered a well-established technique known as reconstruction of attosecond beating by interference of two-photon transitions (RABBIT). In RABBIT, a train of ...

The new JWST observatory is revealing far more bright galaxies in the early Universe than anyone predicted, and astrophysicists have more than one explanation for the puzzle. With the JWST observatory ...

Sophia Heinz is an experimental nuclear physicist. She is a staff scientist at GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research, an associate professor at Justus Liebig University Giessen, and a lecturer ...

Most models for the overall shape and geometry of the Universe—including some exotic ones—are compatible with the latest cosmic observations. Hall of mirrors. Lines of sight within a 3-torus form ...

Coupling the charger and battery to a common reservoir induces a direct flow of energy into the battery. Like any other battery, a quantum battery is a device that stores energy. But unlike its ...

The demonstration that ions can be precisely manipulated in a trap containing integrated photonics paves the way for a large-scale trapped-ion quantum processor. Figure 1: Mordini and colleagues ...

A detailed experimental analysis explains the forces by which a spinning magnet can cause another magnet to levitate in midair. An experiment with off-the-shelf components uses a magnet glued to the ...

Jungsang Kim is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics, and Computer Science at Duke University in North Carolina. He leads the Multifunctional Integrated Systems Technology group ...

Interest in developing batteries based on sodium has recently spiked because of concerns over the sustainability of lithium, which is found in most laptop and electric vehicle batteries. In the 1870 ...

Measurements of the magnetic moment of the electron have achieved unprecedented accuracy, showing great potential for the search for physics beyond the standard model. Despite its remarkable successes ...