For two decades, a deceptively simple question has split condensed‑matter physicists: do the electrons in gold quietly align ...

Superconductivity occurs when electrons in a metal pair up and move through the material without resistance. But there may be more to the story than we thought, as scientists in Germany have now ...

In a new study published in Nature Physics, researchers have demonstrated that quantum light, particularly bright squeezed ...

Scientists identify two sound-driven mechanisms for generating orbital currents, merging acoustics with cutting-edge electron ...

Computers that no longer overheat and operate at lightning speed, while consuming much less energy. This prospect could well ...

Measuring up: an electron scattering experiment yields a small proton radius. (Courtesy: Jefferson Lab) For nearly a decade the size of the particle that makes up the bulk of the universe’s visible ...

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Physicists are closer to finding out if the electron is a point charge or whether it has an internal distribution of charge known as an electric dipole moment. For the first time, Ed Hinds and ...