Physicists calculate proton’s pressure distribution for first time
Neutron stars are among the densest-known objects in the universe, withstanding pressures so great that one teaspoon of a star’s material would equal about...
Quantum dots can spit out clone-like photons
In the global quest to develop practical computing and communications devices based on the principles of quantum physics, one potentially useful component has proved...
Study of quark speeds finds a solution for a 35-year physics mystery
MIT physicists now have an answer to a question in nuclear physics that has puzzled scientists for three decades: Why do quarks move more...
Firefly-inspired surfaces improve efficiency of LED lightbulbs
A new type of light-emitting diode lightbulb could one day light homes and reduce power bills, according to Penn State researchers who suggest that...
Running an LED in reverse could cool future computers
In a finding that runs counter to a common assumption in physics, researchers at the University of Michigan ran a light emitting diode (LED)...
Mathematician finds balance and beauty in math
Since he was a child growing up in Changzhou, China, Zhiwei Yun’s appetite for mathematics was nothing but linear, growing with each year as...
More is better when coordinating with others, according to new study
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Imperial College London and the University of Tokyo have demonstrated that physical coordination is more beneficial in larger...
Using artificial intelligence to engineer materials’ properties
Applying just a bit of strain to a piece of semiconductor or other crystalline material can deform the orderly arrangement of atoms in its...
Quantum strangeness gives rise to new electronics
Citing the startling advances in semiconductor technology of the time, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore in 1965 proposed that the number of transistors on a...
Do deep neural networks ‘see’ like you and I do?
Computer components designed to recognize images behave surprisingly like neurons in the brain, researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine report. “We found...
