Images are the first experimental evidence of long-predicted low-energy atomic vibrations called moiré phasons in twisted 2D ...

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The study reveals that academics in non-lab-based disciplines, such as mathematics, business, economics, sociology and ...

Largest-ever survey shows new regulations on unintended transmissions are needed, say researchers at Australia’s Curtin ...

The first precise mass measurements of an extremely short-lived and proton-rich nucleus, silicon-22, have revealed the “magic” – that is, unusually tightly bound – nature of nuclei containing 14 ...

New capability could make it easier to generate single pairs of entangled photons on demand using semiconductor quantum dots ...

At high temperatures and pressures, molten carbon has two options. It can crystallize into diamond and become one of the ...

This episode of Physics World Stories explores a new book that restores women to the early history of quantum mechanics ...

Hybrid copper-halide-based emitters promise the best of both worlds, being both non-toxic and stable. They are also inexpensive, with tuneable optical properties and a high luminescence efficiency, ...

Ultraclean monolayer amorphous carbon can be used to generate high-current, low-scattering proton treatment beams ...

David Norman reviews The Physics of Birds and Birding: the Sounds, Colors and Movements of Birds, and Our Tools for Watching Them by Michael Hurben ...