by Ingrid Fadelli | Jan 14, 2025 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Plasma Physics
Physicists have been trying to design fusion reactors, technologies that can generate energy via nuclear fusion processes, for decades. The successful realization of fusion reactors relies on the ability to effectively confine charged particles with magnetic fields,...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Dec 2, 2024 | MEDICALXPRESS, Neuroscience
The human brain is highly skilled at detecting patterns in the world and using this information to predict future events. This ability to anticipate events is also reflected in how we experience music, precisely in our ability to intuitively anticipate what will come...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Dec 2, 2024 | Condensed Matter, PHYS.ORG, Physics
Chirality is a property of some molecules, subatomic particles, living organisms and other physical or biological systems. This property entails a lack of mirror symmetry in these systems’ underlying structures.
by Ingrid Fadelli | Dec 2, 2024 | PHYS.ORG, Physics, Quantum Physics
Being able to precisely manipulate interacting spins in quantum systems is of key importance for the development of reliable and highly performing quantum computers. This has proven to be particularly challenging for nanoscale systems with many spins that are based on...
by Ingrid Fadelli | Dec 2, 2024 | Electronics & Semiconductors, TECHXPLORE
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs), semiconductor-based devices that emit light when an electric current flows through them, are key building blocks of numerous electronic devices. LEDs are used to light up smartphone, computer, and TV displays, as well as light sources for...
