Understanding the mystery of nuclear matter

Timothy Hallman, Associate Director of Science for Nuclear Physics at the US Department of Energy, outlines the key objectives of the Office of Science as it strives to gain answers to complex questions surrounding nuclear matter. The US Department of...

Advancing graphene-based healthcare technologies for a safer world

Discover how Zentek Ltd’s offering of graphene-based healthcare solutions hold transformative possibilities within healthcare and beyond. Nanotechnology refers to science, engineering, and technology conducted on a nanoscale of about 1 to 100 nanometres. From medicine to energy, the scope for...

ELI-NP: Revealing the intimate structure of matter with extreme light

ELI-NP implements a unique research infrastructure dedicated to Nuclear Photonics, hosting the most powerful lasers in the world. Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) is a new research infrastructure currently under implementation in Romania by the National Institute for...

Scientists develop improved quantum entanglement measurements

A research team from the University of Hong Kong’s Department of Physics (HKU), has developed a novel algorithm to measure quantum entanglement entropy, bringing scientists a step closer to the actualisation of quantum materials. How important is gathering knowledge on...

Scientists bridge the gap between ferroelectric and ferromagnetic materials

A research team from the University of Warwick has discovered the presence of a special ferroelectric texture that mirrors the spin crystal phase in ferromagnets. What is the difference between ferroelectric and ferromagnetic? Ferromagnetic materials have a permanent magnetic field, while...

Utilising graphene to transform nanomedicine and health technology

Exploring the evolution of graphene from a lab-based discovery to a clinically useful tool to transform nanomedicine and health technology. Professor Kostas Kostarelos, Chair of Nanomedicine at the Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health of the University of Manchester and...

Protons sizes are even smaller than once thought

Research conducted by scientists at the University of Bonn highlights that protons sizes are 5% smaller than was once assumed in the 1990’s. A few years ago, a novel measurement technique revealed that protons are possibly smaller than had been...

Matter-antimatter comparisons reach new heights in groundbreaking study

CERN’s BASE collaboration has made significant steps in matter-antimatter comparisons, making the world’s most precise comparison of protons and antiprotons. In a paper published in the journal Nature, the BASE collaboration reveals how it achieved groundbreaking success in its matter-antimatter...

Supercomputer and quantum simulations solve materials science problem

Researchers from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have solved a previously perplexing materials science problem with a supercomputer and quantum simulations.  Comprehending the structural properties of molecules in nature or synthesised in laboratory is fundamental to materials...

Assessing the feasibility for a Future Circular Collider

Mark Boland, Machine Director at the Canadian Light Source and Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, explains how the CLS and the University will work with CERN to assess the feasibility for a Future Circular Collider. Based at the...

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