Iron screws and other so-called ferromagnetic materials are made up of atoms with electrons that act like little magnets. Normally, the orientations of the magnets are aligned within one region of the ...

Quantum effects are the surprising and often counterintuitive phenomena that occur at the nanoscale, where the laws of classical physics break down and the principles of quantum mechanics dominate.

Scientists have shown that Barkhausen noise can be produced not only through traditional, or classical means, but through quantum mechanical effects. The research represents an advance in fundamental ...

A new study has revealed how tiny imperfections and vibrations inside a promising quantum material could be used to control ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you turn on a lamp to brighten a room, you are experiencing light energy transmitted as photons, which are small, discrete ...

A quiet revolution is taking shape in the world of physics, and it doesn’t rely on exotic particles or massive particle colliders. Instead, it begins with something much more familiar—sound.

Sound is usually treated as the most familiar of physical phenomena, the background noise of daily life rather than a frontier of fundamental physics. Yet in laboratories around the world, carefully ...

Researchers at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have invented an innovative way for different types of quantum technology to “talk” to each other using sound. The study, ...

Quantum effects are becoming more pronounced at the most advanced nodes, causing unusual and sometimes unexpected changes in how electronic devices and signals behave. Quantum effects typically occur ...

Quantum sounds: Hong Qiao (left) and Chris Conner working in Andrew Cleland’s lab at the University of Chicago. (Courtesy: Joel Wintermantle) Sound is very much a part of the classical, macroscopic ...

Researchers have developed a new theory for observing a quantum vacuum that could lead to new insights into the behaviour of black holes. Researchers have developed a new theory for observing a ...