Physics General News

Physicists model how amorphous solids lose their stability

 Physics General News
 17 February 2025
Why do avalanches start to slide? And what happens inside the "pile of snow?" If you ask yourself these questions, you are very close to a physical problem. This phenomenon not only occurs on mountain peaks and in snow masses, where it is rather uncontrolled—it is also studied in the laboratory at...

A newly proposed protocol to boost privacy in quantum sensor networks

 Physics General News
 15 February 2025
Devices that leverage quantum mechanics effects, broadly referred to as quantum technologies, could help to tackle some real-world problems faster and more efficiently. In recent years, physicists and engineers have introduced various promising quantum technologies, including so-called quantum...

New optical tech boosts gravitational-wave detection capabilities

 Physics General News
 14 February 2025
In a paper published earlier this month in Physical Review Letters, a team of physicists led by Jonathan Richardson of the University of California, Riverside, showcases how new optical technology can extend the detection range of gravitational-wave observatories such as the Laser Interferometer...

Simulations reveal Anderson transition for light in 3D disordered systems

 Physics General News
 14 February 2025
The Anderson transition is a phase transition that occurs in disordered systems, which entails a shift from a diffusive state (i.e., in which waves or particles are spread out) to a localized state, in which they are trapped in specific regions. This state was first studied by physicist Philip W....

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