The researchers' novel approach could lead to smaller, and more efficient electronics – such as  smartphones – in the future.

Scientists at Michigan State University have discovered how to use ultrafast lasers to wiggle atoms in exotic materials, ...

A team at CU Boulder has made a curious state of matter in which particles move constantly—like a clock with hands and gears ...

A time crystal is a form of matter that shows continuous, repeating patterns over time, much like how atoms in a normal ...

Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have created the first time crystal that humans can actually see, using liquid crystals that swirl into never-ending patterns when illuminated by light ...

For the first time, a time crystal has been built that can be directly seen by human eyes, rippling in an array of neon-hued ...

A new specimen holder gives scientists more control over ultra-cold temperatures, enabling the study of how materials acquire ...

Michigan State University researchers used ultrafast lasers to shift atoms in tungsten ditelluride, creating a nanoscale ...

That’s close to what physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have created—a new kind of time crystal made from liquid crystals, the same materials found in phone and TV screens. Unlike ...

In new research published in Nature, Weizmann Institute scientists introduce a powerful tool to explore quantum phenomena—the cryogenic Quantum Twisting Microscope (QTM). Using this pioneering ...

Trapping ultracold atoms with laser light let researchers magnify and then image the wave functions of atoms that were ...

Researchers at Michigan State University have figured out how to use a fast laser to wiggle atoms in a way that temporarily ...