In the quest for ultra-precise timekeeping, scientists have turned to nuclear clocks. Unlike optical atomic clocks—which rely ...

Atomic clocks that excite the nucleus of thorium-229 embedded in a transparent crystal when hit by a laser beam could yield the most accurate measurements ever of time and gravity, and even rewrite ...

Physics: Current Generated by the Quantum Hall Effect Has Additional Magnetic Properties Dec. 17, 2024 — The quantum Hall effect, a fundamental effect in quantum mechanics, not only generates an ...

This remarkable phenomenon, seen for the first time in their experiments using a green laser and a ruby crystal, suggests new methods for manipulating light that could revolutionize optical ...

An international team of scientists has discovered that strain waves generated by light pulses can transform an insulating ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder (UCB) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have ...

Scientists are developing nuclear clocks using thin films of thorium tetrafluoride, which could revolutionize precision ...

The scientists at Hungary’s Eötvos Loránd University have been studying group robotics since 2009, and earlier succeeded in ...

Winter break is the perfect time to curl up with a book or two that you might not normally have time to read, so every year, ...

Physics is the search for and application of rules that can help us understand and predict the world around us. Central to physics are ideas such as energy, mass, particles and waves. Physics ...

Manufacturer of optical thin-film filters and coatings for control of light in the UV, visible and IR. Products include bandpass and edge filters, dichroics, dielectric and metallic mirrors and ...