Bose–Einstein Condensate

With properties of a superfluid but with a crystalline structure, supersolids have previously only been observed in ultracold condensates—until now.

Scientists investigated a new two-dimensional form of matter known as Bose glass, which could help physicists study a concept known as many-body localization.

The experiment, conducted by teams from the University of Bonn and RPTU (University of Kaiserslautern-Landau), took a cue from an everyday phenomenon – a garden hose filling...

Domain walls, long a divisive topic in physics, may be ideal explanations for some bizarre cosmic quirks

Dark matter is a ghostly substance that astronomers have failed to detect for decades, yet which we know has an enormous influence on normal matter in the universe, such as stars and galaxies. Through the massive gravitational pull it exerts on galaxies, it spins them up, gives them an extra push along their orbits, or even rips them apart.

The quest for boundless energy takes an electrifying turn with this magic mineral.

Microsoft collaborated with the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to discover a novel material that could alleviate the global dependence on lithium in the...

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Researchers created a quantum gas containing two types of atoms on the ISS, in a first for space-based research.

Clouds of silicate sand exist high in the exoplanet's atmosphere.

The field of quantum physics is rife with paths leading to tantalizing new areas of study, but one rabbit hole offers a unique vantage point into a world where particles behave differently—through the proverbial looking glass.

Astronomers reveal 'the final chapters of a star's life' in a stunning James Webb Space Telescope's image of the exploding Ring Nebula.

The interaction of light and matter on the nanoscale is a vital aspect of nanophotonics. Resonant nanosystems allow scientists to control and enhance electromagnetic energy at volumes smaller than the wavelength of the incident light. As well as allowing sunlight to be captured much more effectively, they also facilitate improved optical wave-guiding and emissions control. The strong coupling of light with…

Newcastle University researchers used insights gained from the study of ultracold atomic Bose Einstein condensates to analyze the behavior of fuzzy dark matter, a new model for cosmological dark matter that has recently drawn the attention of cosmologists.

University of Chicago scientists hope 'islands' of exciton condensation may point way to new discoveries. Scientists at the University of Chicago have found a connection between photosynthesis and exciton condensates, a state of physics that allows energy to flow without friction. This surprising

The QCD vacuum (i.e., the ground state of vacuum in the quantum chromodynamics regime) is theoretically characterized by the presence of non-zero expectation values of condensates, such as gluons and quark–antiquark pairs. Instead of being associated with a lack of particles and interactions in an empty space, physics theory regards this state as filled with the so-called condensates, which have the same quantum…

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The Feynman-Tan relation, obtained by combining Feynman energy relation with Tan's two-body contact, explained excitation spectra of strongly interacting quantum gases of 39K atoms. However, whether Feynman-Tan relation is universal for other atomic species has remained out of reach. Now, this problem has been confirmed by Chinese scientists using high-momentum excitation spectra of interacting Bose gases of 133Cs…

Astronomers say they think they know why a rapidly spinning magnetar slowed down suddenly in 2020. They say a powerful volcano-like eruption is to blame. The post Magnetar slowed down by a volcano-like eruption? first appeared on EarthSky.

Recently, a research team led by Prof. Pan Jianwei and Prof. Zhao Bo from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), used adiabatic magneto-association to create an ultracold gas of triatomic molecules with high phase-space density from a degenerate mixture of 23Na40K molecules and 40K atoms for the first time. This work was published in Science.