AIP Congratulates 2023 Nobel Prize Winners in Physics
To help journalists and the public understand the context of this year's Nobel Prize, AIP is compiling a resources page featuring relevant scientific papers and articles, quotes from experts, photos, multimedia, and other resources.
Q&A with SLAC Lab Director John Sarrao
A materials scientist who specializes in superconductors, Sarrao brings a deep background in national lab leadership and the evolution of SLAC science.
Novel Framework Improves the Efficiency of Complex Supercomputer Physics Calculations
Some types of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) calculations are so complex they strain even supercomputers. To speed these calculations, researchers developed MemHC, an optimized memory framework.
FAU Engineering Study Employs Deep Learning to Explain Extreme Events
At the core of uncovering extreme events such as floods is the physics of fluids - specifically turbulent flows.
Intense lasers shine new light on the electron dynamics of liquids
The behavior of electrons in liquids plays a big role in many chemical processes that are important for living things and the world in general. For example, slow electrons in liquid have the capacity to cause disruptions in the DNA strand.
MagLab scientist honored for contributions to nuclear magnetic resonance
Rob Schurko has received the Regitze Vold Prize at the Alpine Conference, an international forum on magnetic resonance in solids. Schurko is director of the MagLab's Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Facility and is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida State University.
Solar cell material can assist self-driving cars in the dark
Material used in organic solar cells can also be used as light sensors in electronics. This is shown by researchers at Linkoping University, Sweden, who have developed a type of sensor able to detect circularly polarised red light.
Argonne to recycle magnets from Advanced Photon Source in new physics experiment at Brookhaven
Argonne is recycling 700 magnets as its Advanced Photon Source undergoes an upgrade, and the old magnets will be used for the Electron-Ion Collider.
Revolutionizing color technology and solar energy
Case Western Reserve physics professor Giuseppe Strangi is leading a research group developing new optical coatings, which are as thin as a few atomic layers. They can simultaneously transmit and reflect narrow-banded light with unparalleled vividness and purity of the colors.
Does antimatter fall up or down? Physicists observe the first gravitational free-fall of antimatter
The physics behind antimatter is one of the world's greatest mysteries. Looking as far back as The Big Bang, physics has predicted that when we create matter, we also create antimatter.
Extreme Weight Loss: Star Sheds Unexpected Amounts of Mass Just Before Going Supernova
A newly discovered nearby supernova whose star ejected up to a full solar mass of material in the year prior to its explosion is challenging the standard theory of stellar evolution.
World-class neutron source takes a break for major Proton Power Upgrade
The Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory -- already the world's most powerful accelerator-based neutron source -- will be on a planned hiatus through June 2024 as crews work to upgrade the facility. Much of the work -- part of the facility's Proton Power Upgrade project -- will involve building a connector between the accelerator and the planned Second Target Station at SNS.
What is quantum squeezing?
Scientists exploit a property of quantum physics to make ultraprecise sensors and measurements.
TETI 2.0: Understanding nuclear fuel behavior at the atomic level
Researchers are getting a closer look at the behavior of nuclear fuel at the atomic level with the Center for Thermal Energy Transport under Irradiation (TETI) 2.0 technology.
Astronomers find abundance of Milky Way-like Galaxies in early Universe, rewriting cosmic evolution theories
Galaxies from the early Universe are more like our own Milky Way than previously thought, flipping the entire narrative of how scientists think about structure formation in the Universe, according to new research published today.
How Radio Astronomy Sees Magnetic Fields
Many objects in the Universe have magnetic fields. Planets such as Earth and Jupiter, the Sun and other stars, even galaxies billions of light years away.
Shh! Quiet Cables Set to Help Reveal Rare Physics Events
Newly developed ultra-low radiation cables reduce background noise for neutrino and dark matter detectors.
Biophysical Society Announces 2024 Society Fellows
ROCKVILLE, MD - The Biophysical Society is proud to announce its 2024 Society Fellows. This award honors the Society's distinguished members who have demonstrated excellence in science and contributed to the expansion of the field of biophysics.
Ian Ochs wins highly competitive Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award
Profile of PPPL graduate Ian Ochs and his award-winning doctoral thesis.
TEAM-UP Together Awards 62 Scholarships to Black Undergraduates in Physics, Astronomy
TEAM-UP Together is pleased to announce its second cohort of scholars: 62 students who will each receive $10,000 for the 2023-24 academic year. Among these high-achieving students, 15 are second-time award recipients. By offering financial support to promising undergraduates, TEAM-UP Together encourages more young Black and African American students to follow their passion for science. Scholarship awardees become members of the Society of Physics Students and will also gain access to professional development opportunities, mentoring, training, conference travel funding, and more through the TEAM-UP Together community.
A new way to create germ-killing light
While it has long been known that ultraviolet (UV) light can help kill disease-causing pathogens, the COVID 19 pandemic has put a spotlight on how these technologies can rid environments of germs.
Upconversion photoluminescence appears to shine polarized and brighter
Lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles emerged recently as an attractive material platform for light emission. It underpins various innovative applications such as optical cryptography, luminescent probes, and lasing. An effective strategy for achieving ultrabright and dual-band polarized upconversion photoluminescence is presented.
From atomic nuclei to astrophysics, collaborative program builds basis for scientific discoveries
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is leading two nuclear physics research projects within the Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing, or SciDAC, program from the Department of Energy Office of Science. One of the projects is called Nuclear Computational Low-Energy Initiative, or NUCLEI. The other is Exascale Nuclear Astrophysics for FRIB, or ENAF.
Observing the Coherent Motion of Electrons with an Attosecond Stopwatch
Electrons can display interference effects like waves in the ocean, but this happens on extremely fast time scales. In this study, scientists observed the quantum mechanical motion of electrons in an excited molecule using an "attoclock," which measures electron motion with a precision of hundreds of attoseconds. The experiment advances the study of electron dynamics and will improve understanding of molecular physics and quantum chemistry.