The University of Texas at Arlington's ATLAS Experiment team has made significant contributions to the discovery of the Higgs boson particle. The team's work on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN led to a Noble Prize in 2013 and has earned them a $1 million Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
A recent study published in Physics Letters B reveals that quarks can defy expectations when hit by high-energy electrons, challenging long-held ideas about symmetry in nuclear physics. The research team's findings may impact how future experiments interpret quark behavior and the structure of matter.
A new £5 million project will tackle fundamental questions in solar physics by simulating the Sun's radiation and atmospheric conditions. The Solar Atmospheric Modelling Suite (SAMS) aims to build a next-generation modelling tool for the solar atmosphere, capturing its complex dynamics.
Researchers at Princeton University uncover a hidden chiral quantum state in KV₃Sb₅, a Kagome lattice topological material. The discovery sheds light on an intense debate within the physics community and expands our understanding of quantum phenomena.
Researchers create framework to describe fundamental physics principles in both realms, providing key component for reconciling theories. The holographic principle is a crucial model to predict effects of quantum gravity, enabling theoretical physicists to make accurate predictions.
Researchers at Aalto University have created a new quantum theory of gravity compatible with the Standard Model of particle physics, opening doors to understanding the universe's beginnings. The findings have potential to unlock critical understanding of singularities in black holes and the Big Bang.
A recent study found that only eight percent of papers in the prestigious Nature Physics journal had a woman senior author. This disparity is particularly concerning given Canada's overall underrepresentation of women physicists, with 29% of professionals identified as female in a 2020 physics community survey.
Researchers have unveiled the secrets of deconfined quantum critical points (DQCPs), breaking away from conventional physics and offering a fresh perspective on quantum matter. The study reveals anomalous logarithmic behaviors and identifies a critical threshold value, suggesting DQCPs can resemble continuous phase transitions.
Robert B. Hallock, a renowned physicist at UMass Amherst, has been awarded the Fritz London Memorial Prize for his pioneering work on superfluid and solid helium. He was recognized for his innovative achievements in liquid helium films and his groundbreaking discovery of giant isochoric compressibility.
Ryan Amberger, a Ph.D. candidate in physics at Texas A&M University, has been selected for a 2025 Los Alamos-Texas A&M Fellowship to conduct dissertation research on nuclear astrophysics. He aims to improve understanding of the s-process by studying neutron cross sections.
A team of physicists at the University of Pennsylvania has discovered that pouring water from a height creates a stronger mixing effect, increasing extraction efficiency in pour-over coffee. By optimizing flow rates and pour heights, they found that more coffee grounds can be used without diminishing overall quality.
The ATLAS Collaboration has made significant contributions to particle physics, including detailed measurements of Higgs boson properties and studies of rare processes. Mainz researchers have played a key role in the construction and operation of the detector, making numerous leading contributions to the collaboration.
Researchers introduce Debye relaxation into metamaterials, bridging the gap between dielectric physics and metamaterial design. The model enables broadband electromagnetic parameter regulation, opening new dimensions for dispersion control.
Researchers introduce Debye relaxation into metamaterials, bridging the gap between dielectric physics and electromagnetic response. This breakthrough enables broadband dispersion control, expanding potential applications in artificial material design.
Five Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists have been elected AAAS Fellows for their groundbreaking work in experimental condensed matter physics, microbial ecology, catalysis, and energy applications. Ho Nyung Lee was recognized for his research on oxide quantum materials, while David Graham's contributions to microbial biochemistry...
Scientists studied rolling physics of real-world objects, including spheres and cylinders on inclines, finding periodic motion with predictable patterns. The research demonstrates topological theorems and illustrates abstract mathematics through simple experiments.
A new physics basis for a practical fusion pilot power plant has been developed by Type One Energy, setting the stage for commercial fusion power plants. The design builds on stellarator fusion technology, which has shown success in research settings, and addresses scaling up to a pilot plant.
A team at University of Queensland has made a breakthrough in muonic atom research, showing that nuclear polarisation does not limit studies of muonic atoms. The finding provides a clear path for using muonic atoms to better understand the magnetic structure of the nucleus.
Researchers found that collective cell movement exhibits robust invariance across diverse systems, including cancer cells and bacteria. This discovery could lead to improved understanding of oncological diseases and tissue engineering, as well as applications in robot navigation and artificial intelligence.
Ana María Cetto will receive the 2025 John Torrence Tate Medal for her outstanding contributions to promoting science and scientific outreach worldwide. She is recognized for transforming open access through Latindex, championing gender equity, and advancing peaceful progress through science.
Three PPPL researchers, Frances Kraus, Jason Parisi, and Willca Villafana, are recognized for their innovative contributions to plasma physics. Their work covers various areas, including high-temperature fusion plasmas and low-temperature plasma simulations.
Shatashvili is being recognized for his contributions to mathematical physics, particularly in the study of symmetry in quantum field theory. His work has been instrumental in connecting mathematics and physics, with notable achievements including the co-discovery of Bethe/gauge correspondence.
Physicists at Washington University in St. Louis have created a novel phase of matter called a time quasicrystal, which vibrates at precise frequencies over time. The researchers built the quasicrystals inside a diamond chunk using powerful nitrogen beams and microwave pulses.
Researchers have discovered that rhombohedral graphene can exhibit novel magnetism and superconductivity, as well as the quantum anomalous Hall effect, depending on applied gate electric fields. This unique property allows for continuous tuning of band gaps and electron densities without altering the material composition.
Researchers at the University of Ottawa have made significant strides in controlling ionization using specially structured light beams. This discovery opens up new possibilities for enhancing technology in areas such as medical imaging and quantum computing.
Physicists have created a new code, QUADCOIL, to design stellarators, which could lead to simpler and more affordable fusion facilities. The code helps balance physics and engineering by quickly ruling out unstable plasma shapes and predicting magnet complexities.
A new study found that even when women receive similar amounts of recognition from peers as men for excelling in physics classes, they perceive significantly less peer recognition. The researchers discovered that men report higher perceptions of peer recognition than women in both lab and lecture courses.
Ben Jones, a UTA physicist, has been recognized for his contributions to developing advanced instruments used in particle physics research. His work focuses on uncovering the origin of neutrino mass and sheds light on fundamental physics at extremely small scales.
Researchers at TU Wien and ISTA have developed artificial atoms made of superconducting circuits that can be tuned to specific energy values. These 'artificial atoms' enable the storage and retrieval of light, opening up new possibilities for quantum experiments.
A team of scientists has experimentally generated various topological structures in water waves, including skyrmions, merons, Möbius strips, and vortices with different topological charges. These findings have the potential to revolutionize microfluidics and biomedical engineering.
Assistant Professor Lawrence Lee receives $120,000 to strengthen transfer pipeline of physics students and continue his research on experimental high-energy particles. He aims to develop transformative educational programs and expand the audience for physics through outreach initiatives.
Discounted hotel rates available at select hotels near the Anaheim Convention Center. The Global Physics Summit will feature nearly 14,000 individual presentations on new research in various fields.
Physicists have gained valuable insights into false vacuum decay using a quantum machine, which could determine the ultimate fate of the Universe. The simulation reveals complex interactions between bubbles in a false vacuum, offering new possibilities for studying the fundamental physics of the Universe.
Researchers at CNR-INO develop device to explore boundary between classical and quantum physics, enabling study of nanosystems in both regimes. The nano-oscillator traps glass spheres with specific frequencies, exhibiting counterintuitive quantum behaviors.
Research at TU Wien shows that quantum systems exhibit increasing entropy over time, even in isolated systems. This reconciles quantum theory with thermodynamics by defining a 'Shannon entropy' that depends on measurement probabilities.
A new experimental system designed by a team from the University of Barcelona allows students to study phenomena unique to quantum mechanics, such as Bell inequalities and entangled systems. The system enables direct measurements of quantum entanglement, facilitating a deeper understanding of this unintuitive phenomenon.
Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz discovered altermagnetism, a new concept in physics that combines the characteristics of ferromagnets and antiferromagnets. The discovery has the potential to increase data storage capacity by utilizing the magnetic moment of electrons for dynamic random-access memory.
Ian Tregillis and George R.R. Martin develop a formula to model the dynamic behavior of the Wild Card virus in the science fiction series. The formula is based on Lagrangian dynamics and applies to the fictional universe's viral system.
Dale Gary, a distinguished professor of physics at NJIT's Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, has been named an American Astronomical Society Fellow. He is recognized for his national and international leadership in solar radio engineering and physics, advancing our understanding of solar energetic processes.
Goethe University has established a new professorship in experimental physics, solid-state physicist Olena Fedchenko has been appointed to the position. The professorship was made possible by Gisela Eckhardt's €11.5 million bequest.
A new theoretical approach, quantum-classical mechanics, reconciles the Franck-Condon principle and standard quantum mechanics. Electron chaos provokes dozy chaos in nuclei, leading to a new structural configuration consistent with electron charge distribution.
Researchers have discovered a previously unverified gap in the electronic band structure of MnBi2Te4, a topological insulator. The team found that the material is gapless in equilibrium but develops a gap when exposed to different orientations of circularly polarized light.
Elena Belova, a theoretical physicist, developed complex simulations of plasmas in fusion experiments. Yevgeny Raitses, an experimental researcher, contributed to low-temperature plasma and diagnostics research. Both were honored as Distinguished Research Fellows at PPPL.
The US Department of Energy is investing $71 million in 25 projects combining theory and experiment to explore the universe. Researchers will develop innovative solutions using quantum information science to advance our understanding of fundamental physics, including theories of gravity and spacetime.
A research team from UniTrento partnered with Google's Quantum Ai Lab to study confinement in lattice gauge theory on powerful quantum computers. They successfully tested hypotheses using the quantum simulators' potential, which cannot be reached by conventional computers.
The American Physical Society's joint March Meeting and April Meeting will convene more than 14,000 physicists from around the world to present new research in various fields. The conference will be held in person in Anaheim, California and online everywhere March 16-21.
Researchers developed TLE-PINN to predict melt pool morphology in selective laser melting, achieving superior accuracy and faster training times. The framework combines physics-informed constraints with deep learning techniques, enabling precise and efficient solutions for real-time process control and manufacturing optimization.
Robert McKeown, a distinguished service award recipient, has made significant contributions to nuclear physics over the past 50 years. He supervised 14 Ph.D. students and educated thousands of people worldwide through teaching and lecturing at prestigious institutions.
Pratyanik Sau, a senior at the University of Texas at Arlington, won an Outstanding Undergraduate Student Oral Presentation Award for his research on graphene using positrons. The study has implications for designing particle accelerators and fusion reactors.
A global taxonomy for physics laboratory classes aims to create a more equitable way to compare courses. Researchers found that lab courses emphasize technical skills and group work, with complex learning goals and varying equipment availability.
Theoretical physicists establish a close connection between quantum information theory and non-invertible symmetries in particle and condensed matter theories. A recent study proves that any non-invertible symmetry operation is a quantum operation, providing a general property of these operations.
Researchers at Universität Leipzig focus on two-state systems, known as qubits, to improve conceptual understanding in learners. The study shows that teaching concepts based on two-state systems are more conducive to learning than traditional approaches.
Recent Nobel Prizes in physics and chemistry have recognized the convergence of AI with physics and chemistry, emphasizing the need for interdisciplinary research. Researchers advocate for nurturing AI-enabled polymaths to bridge the gap between theoretical advancements and practical applications.
A new AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding, which can help communities visualize and prepare for approaching storms. The method combines a generative artificial intelligence model with a physics-based flood model, producing more accurate and realistic images than an AI-only approach.
Researchers at Cal Poly and an international team are exploring unproven theories related to nuclear decay and the nature of matter. They aim to detect a type of decay that is currently forbidden by physics laws, which could reveal insights into the universe's origins.
A new machine learning algorithm reconstructs wind fields quickly and accurately, even with limited observational data. This enhances storm forecasting and hazard preparedness by providing valuable data on a tropical cyclone's intensity and potential impact.
Tova Holmes, a UT Physics Professor, has been awarded the prestigious Cottrell Scholar Award for her groundbreaking research on muon particles and collider technology. Her work aims to create a more efficient and streamlined process for studying these elusive particles, which could revolutionize our understanding of the universe.
A new theoretical model, CVF, accurately reproduces the thermodynamic properties of water under different conditions, revealing a critical point that explains its unique anomalies. The model has implications for understanding neurodegenerative diseases and developing advanced biotechnologies.
Danielle Speller was awarded the 2024 Joseph A. Johnson Award for her groundbreaking research on neutrinoless double beta decay and dark matter, as well as her impactful mentorship of aspiring physicists. Jessica Esquivel received an Honorable Mention for her contributions to particle physics and community building.
The FRIB research team has identified a flaw in physics models of massive stars and supernovae, revealing inconsistencies with observational gamma-ray astronomy data. This discovery was made possible by the development of a new experimental method that enabled the team to study short-lived isotopes, including iron-60.