It was a dizzying discovery. In 2018, Japanese researchers claimed to have found concrete evidence of an elusive particle, Majorana fermions, in a quantum spin liquid called ruthenium trichloride. Majoranas are very popular among quantum materials scientists because, when the pairs are localized or trapped, they can safely encode information and form stable qubits, the … Read more
Waves are one of the most well-known features. earth’s oceansshaped by wind, gravity, and the properties of water itself. But outside of Earth, the oceans may be made of methane, gravity may pull with a different force, and the same waves may behave in ways that challenge everything scientists expect. New research published in Geophysical … Read more
If you’re looking for the best waves in the solar system, Saturn’s moon Titan may be your ideal extraterrestrial surfing spot. There, a breeze that would cause ripples on Earth can cause waves 10 feet (3 meters) high across the frigid world. A new model called ‘PlanetWaves’ has been developed by researchers to accurately describe … Read more
NASA’s latest cubesat missionCANVAS began studying how radio waves generated by lightning and man-made transmitters travel from the Earth’s surface to the vast expanse of space. The mission, which launched on April 7, aims to provide critical insights into the space environment that could change the way both space infrastructure and systems on Earth are … Read more