When Newtonian mechanics was upturned by the new quantum mechanics, a powerful set of mathematical rules and ideas describing the behavior of atoms and smaller particles, most biologists continued to ...

The ability to conduct heat is one of the most fundamental properties of matter, crucial for engineering applications.

More information: Zhaodong Chu et al, Revealing subterahertz atomic vibrations in quantum paraelectrics by surface-sensitive spintronic terahertz spectroscopy, Science Advances (2024). DOI ...

Experiments coupling light and sound reveal the surprising effect that measuring nothing can cool the vibrations of an ... Evan Cryer-Jenkins from the Quantum Measurement Lab at Imperial College ...

The fabric of spacetime is roiling with vibrating quantum fields, known as vacuum energy. It's right there, everywhere we ...

Scientists are racing to develop new materials for quantum technologies in computing ... us to study surface phonons — the collective vibrations of atoms at a material’s surface or interface ...

The study suggests that the thermal conductivity of lattice vibrations can serve as a sensitive tool to study subtle quantum effects that might be barely detectable through other means.