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Experiments Designed to Measure Neutrino Mass with Increased Sensitivity

In a pursuit to show that it is possible to produce matter without antimatter, the GERDA experiment carried out at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory is searching for signs of neutrinoless double beta decay.

6 Sep 2019

Presence of Dynamical Charge Density Fluctuations in Superconductors Revealed

Superconductivity can be used to arrest the loss of energy during the transfer from power plants to homes. However, achieving this requires the lines to be cooled to temperatures that are extremely low, rendering wide-scale use of superconductors unprofitable at the moment.

5 Sep 2019

Researchers Show Chiral Responses Exist in a Common Magnetic Material

Impending digital data storage devices mostly rely on innovative fundamental magnetic phenomena. Better insights into these phenomena could help develop improved and more energy-efficient hard drives and memory chips.

4 Sep 2019

New Method for Reliable Decoding of Quantum Messages Conveyed Very Fast

Quantum information is dependent on the potential to write messages in a quantum particle and to read them out in a secure way.

4 Sep 2019

Genetic Algorithm Solves the Challenges of Chirality Determination

Using vibrational circular dichroism (VCD) spectroscopy, University of Amsterdam chemists have considerably enhanced the experimental determination of the “handedness” or chirality of molecules.

4 Sep 2019

First-Ever Nickel Oxide Material Exhibits Clear Signs of Superconductivity

The first-ever nickel oxide material has been developed by researchers from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University. This material exhibits evident signs of superconductivity—the potential to transmit electrical current with zero loss.

30 Aug 2019