For the first time, researchers have been able to measure the quantum state of electrons ejected from atoms that have absorbed high-energy light pulses. This is thanks to a new measurement technique developed by researchers at Lund University in Sweden. The results can provide a better understanding of the interaction between light and matter.

The global SuperC consortium wants to realize a superconductor capable of operating at room temperature within a decade. If all its objectives are met, it will have a huge impact on global energy consumption. Grand challenges such as achieving room-temperature superconductivity require a truly collaborative approach. The project will be done by a consortium of 11 top-level research teams from universities in Finland, including University of Jyväskylä, EU and USA. SuperC is coordinated by Aalto University in Finland.

Now a team of scientists from Japan has demonstrated controlled mechanical oscillations of quantum vortex core lines in superfluid helium. Publishing their results in Nature Physics, the group's finding showcases the excitation and visualization of these helical waves on quantum vortices.

A major result in quantum mechanics has been achieved: for the first time, the temporal evolution of a quantum system has been manipulated through interaction with light pulses in the extreme ultraviolet (XUV). This achievement has been obtained by a team of researchers coordinated by Prof. Lukas Bruder from the University of Freiburg, in collaboration with 14 international institutes, including the Politecnico di Milano, the Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnologies of the National Research Council of Milan (CNR-IFN), the Institute of Materials Workshop of the National Research Council of Trieste (CNR-IOM), the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), the National Laboratories of Frascati (Rome), and the Elettra Synchrotron in Trieste.

An international team of scientists headed by Dr. Lukas Bruder, junior research group leader at the Institute of Physics, University of Freiburg, has succeeded in producing and directly controlling hybrid electron-photon quantum states in helium atoms. To this end, they generated specially prepared, highly intense extreme ultraviolet light pulses using the FERMI free electron laser in Trieste, Italy. The researchers achieved control of the hybrid quantum states using a new laser pulse-shaping technique. Their results have been published in the journal Nature.

In this study, researchers from a large international team including ANSTO, investigated the magnetic properties of two unique 2D triangular lattice antiferromagnetic materials (2D-TLHAF)* using various neutron scattering techniques.

A new study published in Physical Review Letters on October 22 has challenged the assumptions by providing direct evidence of the breakdown of spin statistics in ion-atom charge exchange collisions. This study was led by scientists from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

Interlune , a natural resources company, today announced a $365,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to pursue new technology that would separate Helium-3 from domestic Helium supplies. Notably, the proposed approach would not require the production of additional tritium, which is used for nuclear weapons and decays into Helium-3 over time.

Physicists from Würzburg present a nanometre-sized light antenna with electrically modulated surface properties – a breakthrough that could pave the way for faster computer chips.

Bluefors today announced the immediate availability of a XLDHe High Power System – a cryogen-free, helium-4 powered measurement system that delivers extremely high cooling power for experiments in the 1 K temperature range. The XLDHehp is ideal for demanding applications such as spin qubit quantum computing devices, or single photon detectors for photonic quantum computers.