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Solar Composition Altered by Plasma Waves
New solar observations indicate that plasma waves are responsible for the Sun’s outer atmosphere having different abundances of chemical elements than the Sun’s other layers. Read More »
Careful Accounting Could Reveal the Dark Sector
An experiment at CERN seeks signs of dark matter by looking for missing energy and momentum in the debris of particle collisions. Read More »
Cloud Computing under the Cover of Quantum
A secure method for cloud-based quantum computing harnesses the power of quantum physics to keep data confidential. Read More »
Informing Potential Remedies for Quasiparticle Poisoning
Measurements of the temperature distribution of quasiparticles in superconducting circuits reveal behavior that could inform strategies for mitigating quasiparticle-induced errors in superconducting qubits. Read More »
Measuring the First Moments of Crystallization
A new liquid-jet technology enabled researchers to test the theory for liquid freezing more stringently than was possible in previous experiments, but uncertainties remain. Read More »
Lanthanum Less Abundant Than Previously Thought
Measurements related to the production of lanthanum in stars where elements are thought to form via the “i process” indicate that less of the element is produced than models predict. Read More »
How Water Flows inside a Sea Sponge
A deep-sea sponge’s intricate skeleton converts the horizontal flow of ocean currents into a vertical flow through the sponge’s body—a mechanism that helps with the sponge’s filter feeding. Read More »
Quantifying Uncertainties in Quantum Simulations
A method for analyzing uncertainties in so-called analog quantum simulations could help scientists make precise predictions using these models. Read More »
Cooper Pairs Pair Up in a Kagome Metal
In its superconducting state, an exotic metal harbors charge carriers that appear to have 4 and 6 times the charge of a single electron, suggesting the formation of Cooper-pair “molecules.” Read More »
