Skip to main content

Freezing light? Italian scientists froze fastest thing in universe, here’s how





In a rare occurrence, physics made it possible to control the fastest travelling element - light. Italian scientists have managed to freeze the light, as per reports.

A recent study published in a British weekly journal reportedly revealed that light can exhibit ‘supersolid behavior’ a unique state of matter that flows without friction while retaining a solid-like structure.

The research, led by Antonio Gianfate from CNR Nanotec and Davide Nigro from the University of Pavia, marks a significant step in understanding supersolidity in light. The scientists described their findings as “just the beginning” of this exploration, as per reports.

In what can be termed as ‘manipulating photons under controlled quantum conditions’, the scientists demonstrated that light, too, can exhibit this behaviour.

(A photon is a bundle of electromagnetic energy which is massless, and travel at the speed of light)

How did scientists freeze light?

As we know, freezing involves lowering a liquid’s temperature until it becomes solid.

In this experiment, the researchers reportedly took a different approach, creating a supersolid state in light using advanced quantum techniques.

They worked with a semiconductor platform where photons, the fundamental particles of light, behaved similarly to electrons.

Using a gallium arsenide (used in various applications like lasers, LEDs, and high-speed electronics) structure with microscopic ridges, they fired a laser to produce hybrid light-matter particles known as polaritons, as per reports.

As the photon count increased, a pattern known as satellite condensates emerged. These condensates possessed the same energy but opposite wavenumbers, creating a distinctive spatial structure a defining feature of supersolidity.

In future, according to reports, this can help in more stable quantum bits which would in turn help the field of quantum computing.

According to researchers, quantum effects emerge at temperatures near absolute zero.

Website: International Research Awards on High Energy Physics and Computational Science.


#HighEnergyPhysics#ParticlePhysics#QuantumPhysics#AstroparticlePhysics#ColliderPhysics#HiggsBoson#LHC#QuantumFieldTheory#NeutrinoPhysics#PhysicsResearch#ComputationalScience#DataScience#ScientificComputing#NumericalMethods#HighPerformanceComputing#MachineLearningInScience#BigData#AlgorithmDevelopment#SimulationScience#ParallelComputing

Visit Our Website : hep-conferences.sciencefather.com
Nomination Link :hep-conferences.sciencefather.com/award-nomination/?ecategory=Awards&rcategory=Awardee
Registration Link : hep-conferences.sciencefather.com/award-registration/
Member Link : hep-conferences.sciencefather.com/conference-membership/?ecategory=Membership&rcategory=Member
Awards-Winners : hep-conferences.sciencefather.com/awards-winners/
For Enquiries: physicsqueries@sciencefather.com

Get Connected Here:
==================
Social Media Link
Twitter : x.com/Psciencefather
Pinterest : in.pinterest.com/physicsresearchorganisation
Blog : physicscience23.blogspot.com
Instagram : www.instagram.com/victoriaanisa1
YouTube :www.youtube.com/channel/UCzqmZ9z40uRjiPSr9XdEwMA
Tumblr : www.tumblr.com/blog/victoriaanisa

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Physicists observe a new form of magnetism for the first time

MIT physicists have demonstrated a new form of magnetism that could one day be harnessed to build faster, denser, and less power-hungry " spintronic " memory chips. The new magnetic state is a mash-up of two main forms of magnetism: the ferromagnetism of everyday fridge magnets and compass needles, and antiferromagnetism, in which materials have magnetic properties at the microscale yet are not macroscopically magnetized. Now, the MIT team has demonstrated a new form of magnetism , termed "p-wave magnetism." Physicists have long observed that electrons of atoms in regular ferromagnets share the same orientation of "spin," like so many tiny compasses pointing in the same direction. This spin alignment generates a magnetic field, which gives a ferromagnet its inherent magnetism. Electrons belonging to magnetic atoms in an antiferromagnet also have spin, although these spins alternate, with electrons orbiting neighboring atoms aligning their spins antiparalle...
Post a Comment
Read more

new research in qauntum physics

         VISIT:https: //hep-conferences.sciencefather.com/          N ew research in  qauntum physics.                                                    Alphabet Has a Second, Secretive Quantum Computing Team Recent research in quantum physics includes the development of quantum computers, which are expected to be much more powerful than conventional computers and could revolutionize many aspects of technology, such as artificial intelligence and cryptography. Other research includes the development of quantum sensors for a variety of applications, including medical diagnostics, and the study of quantum entanglement and its potential to enable quantum computing and secure communication. Additionally, research is being conducted into the applications of quantum mechanics in materials science, such as unde...
Post a Comment
Read more