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100 Years Before Quantum Mechanics, a Physicist Spotted Its Hidden Clue

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 100 Years Before Quantum Mechanics, a Physicist Spotted Its Hidden Clue Hamilton’s 19th-century insight connecting light and motion became a cornerstone of quantum mechanics and modern physics. William Rowan Hamilton, the Irish mathematician and physicist born 220 years ago last month, is often remembered for an unusual act in 1843, when he carved a mathematical formula into the stone of Dublin’s Broome Bridge.During his own lifetime, however, Hamilton’s standing rested on breakthroughs he made much earlier, in the 1820s and early 1830s, while he was still in his twenties. In that period, he introduced powerful new mathematical methods for analyzing the paths of light rays (or “geometric optics”) and describing how physical objects move (“mechanics”). An intriguing feature of Hamilton’s work was his use of an analogy between the trajectory of a light ray and the motion of a material particle. That comparison made sense if light were composed of particles, as Isaac Newton had argue...
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Lab study suggests longer waves fracture floating ice sheets at lower stress

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Lab study suggests longer waves fracture floating ice sheets at lower stress When waves are moving across ice-covered seas, they can cause sheets of ice to bend and ultimately break. Understanding the processes underlying these wave-induced ice fractures and predicting when they will occur could help to better forecast how climate change will impact the environment and marine ecosystems on Earth. Researchers at PMMH Lab, ESPCI, CNRS, PSL University, Sorbonne Université and Université Paris Cité recently performed a new laboratory experiment aimed at shedding new light on this phenomenon. The results of this experiment, published in Physical Review Letters, suggest that the stress at which ice sheets break depends on the length of the underlying waves. Global Energy Awards Nomination link: https://globalenergyawards.org/award-nomination/... Visit Our Website: globalenergyawards.org Contact Us: support@globalenergyawards.org
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Novel quantum refrigerator benefits from problematic noise

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  Novel quantum refrigerator benefits from problematic noise For quantum computers to function, they must be kept at extremely low temperatures. However, today's cooling systems also generate noise that interferes with the fragile quantum information they are meant to protect. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed an entirely new type of quantum refrigerator, which is partly driven by the noise itself. This refrigerator enables very precise control over heat and energy flows and could play an important role in scaling up quantum technology. Quantum technology is expected to transform multiple fundamental technologies in society, with applications ranging from drug development and artificial intelligence to logistics and secure communication. Yet, before quantum technology can be put to practical use, various major technical challenges remain. One of the most critical is protecting and controlling the delicate quantum states upon which this t...
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Subaru Telescope reveals a hidden giant planet

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 Subaru Telescope reveals a hidden giant planet Astronomers have uncovered a massive hidden planet and a rare “failed star” by combining ultra-precise space data with some of the sharpest ground-based images ever taken. Using the Subaru Telescope in HawaiĘ»i, the OASIS survey tracked subtle stellar wobbles to pinpoint where unseen worlds were lurking—then captured them directly. Astronomers have spotted a massive exoplanet and a rare brown dwarf by tracking tiny stellar motions and then imaging the hidden companions directly. One of the finds gives NASA’s Roman Space Telescope its first perfect target for testing planet-hunting technology meant to reveal Earth-like worlds. Credit: AI/ScienceDaily.com Global Energy Awards Nomination link: https://globalenergyawards.org/award-nomination/... Visit Our Website: globalenergyawards.org Contact Us: support@globalenergyawards.org
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A hidden magnetic order could unlock superconductivity

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 A hidden magnetic order could unlock superconductivity Physicists have discovered that hidden magnetic order plays a key role in the pseudogap, a puzzling state of matter that appears just before certain materials become superconductors. Using an ultra-cold quantum simulator, the team found that even when magnetism seems disrupted, subtle and universal magnetic patterns persist beneath the surface. These patterns closely track the temperature at which the pseudogap forms, suggesting magnetism may help set the stage for superconductivity. Scientists have uncovered hidden magnetic patterns inside the pseudogap, a strange quantum state that appears just before superconductivity begins. Credit: Shutterstock The discovery came from experiments using a quantum simulator cooled to temperatures just above absolute zero. As the system cooled, the researchers observed a consistent pattern in how electrons influence the magnetic orientation of nearby electrons. Since electrons can have spin ...
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Mathematicians unified key laws of physics in 2025

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 Mathematicians unified key laws of physics in 2025 In 1900, mathematician David Hilbert presented his colleagues with a list of problems he believed both captured the present state of mathematics and the shape of its future. This year, 125 years later, Zaher Hani at the University of Michigan and his colleagues solved one of Hilbert’s problems – and unified several laws of physics in the process. Hilbert was a proponent of deriving all laws of physics from mathematical axioms – statements that mathematicians take to be basic truths. The sixth problem on his list was to derive laws of physics that dictate the behaviour of fluids from such axioms. Global Energy Awards Nomination link: https://globalenergyawards.org/award-nomination/... Visit Our Website: globalenergyawards.org Contact Us: support@globalenergyawards.org
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This Quantum Breakthrough Could Change How Materials Are Made

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 This Quantum Breakthrough Could Change How Materials Are Made Scientists have shown that it may be possible to transform materials simply by triggering internal quantum ripples rather than blasting them with intense light. That idea may sound like something out of science fiction, but it is exactly what physicists aim to achieve through a growing research area known as Floquet engineering. By exposing a material to a repeating external influence such as light, scientists can temporarily reshape how its electrons behave. This process allows materials to take on entirely new properties, including behaviors normally associated with exotic states of matter, like superconductivity. The underlying theory behind Floquet physics has been studied for years, dating back to a bold proposal by Oka and Aoki in 2009. However, real-world demonstrations have been rare. Only a small number of experiments over the past decade have successfully shown clear Floquet effects. A major obstacle has been ...
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