Researchers Have Discovered a Novel Quantum State
A research team involving the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) has discovered a quantum state where water remains liquid even at extremely low temperatures. The team, consisting…
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Scientists Successfully Create Diamonds Out of Bottle Plastic
A research team utilizes laser flashes to replicate the interior of ice planets, which inspires a new method of creating tiny diamonds. What transpires inside…
Laser Flashes for Cancer Research – Milestone in Proton Irradiation Achieved
Irradiation with fast protons is a more effective and less invasive cancer treatment than X-rays. However, modern proton therapy requires large particle accelerators, which has…
Speeding Through Semiconductor Nanowires: New Basis for Ultrafast Transistors
Nanowires under tension create the basis for ultrafast transistors. Smaller chips, faster computers, less energy consumption. Novel concepts based on semiconductor nanowires are expected to…
The Sun’s Clock: Periodic Solar Activity Fluctuations Can Be Clocked by Planetary Attractive Forces
All cycles fit the picture: New calculations support and expand planetary hypothesis. Not only the very concise 11-year cycle, but also all other periodic solar…
Nearly the Speed of Light in One Millimeter: Presenting a New Type of Particle Accelerator
Electrons Riding a Double Wave Since they are far more compact than today’s accelerators, which can be kilometers long, plasma accelerators are considered as a…
New Material System Developed to Convert and Generate Terahertz Waves for Tomorrow’s Technologies
On the electromagnetic spectrum, terahertz light is located between infrared radiation and microwaves. It holds enormous potential for tomorrow’s technologies: Among other things, it might…
Split Wave: Researchers Develop Component for Neuromorphic Computer
Neural networks are some of the most important tools in artificial intelligence (AI): they mimic the operation of the human brain and can reliably recognize…
Exotic Mixtures: X-Ray Scattering Enables Closer Scrutiny of the Interior of Planets and Stars
Recreating extreme conditions in the lab, like those in the interior of planets and stars, is very complex and can only be achieved for fractions…
New Material Acts as an Efficient Frequency Multiplier – May Lead to Faster Data Transfer and More Powerful Processors
Higher frequencies mean faster data transfer and more powerful processors – the formula that has been driving the IT industry for years. Technically, however, it…
Breakthrough in Understanding the Physics of High-Temperature Superconductivity
A new measuring method helps understand the physics of high-temperature superconductivity From sustainable energy to quantum computers: high-temperature superconductors have the potential to revolutionize today’s…
Using Quantum Mechanics to Trigger Atomic Fusion
Fusion by strong lasers: HZDR scientists want to use quantum mechanics to trigger the fusion of atomic nuclei at lower energies. Nuclear physics usually involves…
Scientists Thought It Was Physically Impossible: Magnetic Instability Discovered in Sun’s Rotating Plasma
An overlooked piece of the solar dynamo puzzle: Researchers demonstrate particular form of magnetic instability. A previously unobserved mechanism is at work in the Sun’s…
New Dynamo Experiment to Demonstrate Magnetism in the Universe
Flows of molten metal can generate magnetic fields. This so-called dynamo effect creates cosmic magnetic fields, like those found on planets, moons and even asteroids….
Scientists Simulate Astrophysical Jets
Using laser light and intense magnetic fields, an international team of scientists has simulated astrophysical jets in a laboratory environment for the first time. Astrophysical…
Cosmic Turbulences within “Dead Zones” Result Black Hole and Star Formation
New research from physicists at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf looks at how magnetic fields can cause turbulences within “dead zones,” resulting in the formation of black holes…
