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Physics - Electroengineering - 04.12.2024
Milestone in Defining Electrical Units
Scientists at the University of Würzburg and the German national metrology institute (PTB) have carried out an experiment that realizes a new kind of quantum standard of resistance. It's based on the Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect. The precise measurement of electrical resistance is essential in industrial production or electronics - for example, in the manufacture of high-tech sensors, microchips and flight controls.
Astronomy / Space - Physics - 25.11.2024
Astronomers measure electrons from space at record energies
A pulsar within a few thousand light-years of Earth could have accelerated electrons and positrons to the extreme energies now measured by the H.E.S.S.-Observatory Five telescopes of the H.E.S.S.-collaboration in Namibia are used to study cosmic radiation, especially gamma radiation. In data from ten years of observations, the researchers have now been able to detect cosmic electrons and positrons with an unprecedented energy of more than ten tera-electronvolts (1 TeV corresponds to 10^12 electronvolts).
Physics - Astronomy / Space - 18.11.2024
First Observation of Top Quarks in Heavy-Ion collisions
The ATLAS collaboration at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) reported the first observation of top quarks in collisions between lead ions in a talk held at CERN last week. Members of the research group of Matthias Schott from the Physikalisches Institut at the University of Bonn have been contributing to this new study.
Physics - Mathematics - 15.11.2024
A new puzzle piece for string theory research
Scientist from the Cluster of Excellence Mathematics Münster proves conjecture from physics String theory aims to explain all fundamental forces and particles in the universe - essentially, how the world operates on the smallest scales. Though it has not yet been experimentally verified, work in string theory has already led to significant advancements in mathematics and theoretical physics.
Physics - Innovation - 12.11.2024
New milestone in quantum research
Google Quantum AI and quantum physicists at Freie Universität Berlin publish groundbreaking results on Hamiltonian operators A research team from Freie Universität Berlin and Google Quantum AI has developed an innovative method for the precise determination of Hamiltonian operators. These are essential for understanding and simulating physical systems and play a key role in quantum technology.
Physics - 28.10.2024
Echolocating bats use an acoustic cognitive map for navigation
Small bats fly home using environmental features with distinctive acoustic cues as landmarks Echolocating bats have been found to possess an acoustic cognitive map of their home range, enabling them to navigate over kilometer-scale distances using echolocation alone. This finding was demonstrated by researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, the Cluster of Excellence Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour at the University of Konstanz Germany, Tel Aviv University, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Physics - 21.10.2024
Novel X-Ray Imaging Method for Testing Electric Motor Materials
Recently, there have been major breakthroughs in X-ray fluorescence imaging for biomedical applications. In cooperation with Audi Hungaria, Hungary, a University of Hamburg team will expand the innovative method to include questions in nondestructive materials testing-another example of research-driven technology exchange.
Chemistry - Physics - 16.10.2024
Mechanism of Cobalt-Manganese Catalysts Deciphered
The energy carrier hydrogen can be obtained from water by electrolysis. This works particularly well with Cobalt spinel electrocatalysts containing manganese. However, it was unclear why. Conventional catalysts for hydrogen production via water electrolysis usually contain precious metals and are expensive.
Physics - 15.10.2024
Influence of elementary particles on the structure of atomic nuclei
Researchers analyse binding of nucleons in atomic nuclei at the quark-gluon level for the first time / Bridge from nuclear to particle physics In particle physics, quarks are known as the building blocks of nucleons - protons and neutrons - as well as their binding through the strong nuclear force mediated by gluons.
Chemistry - Physics - 08.10.2024
New Insights into Ammonia Decomposition
Using ammonia is regarded as a promising method of transporting hydrogen. However, an efficient process is also needed to convert it back into hydrogen and nitrogen. An international research team has gained new insights into the mode of operation of an iron catalyst that can be used to split ammonia into nitrogen and hydrogen.
Chemistry - Physics - 04.10.2024
Innovative catalyst produces methane using electricity
A study by the Universities of Bonn and Montreal opens up new ways to produce important chemical compounds Researchers at the University of Bonn and University of Montreal have developed a new type of catalyst and used it in their study to produce methane out of carbon dioxide and water in a highly efficient way using electricity.
Astronomy / Space - Physics - 04.10.2024
Winds that make stars and planets grow
Nested morphology of gas streams confirms a mechanism that helps infant stars to grow by ingesting disk material. Planet-forming disks, maelstroms of gas and dust swirling around young stars, are nurseries that give rise to planetary systems, including our solar system. Astronomers have discovered new details of gas flows that sculpt and shape those disks over time.
Life Sciences - Physics - 26.09.2024
A Milestone in Plant Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The study of metabolism in living plants poses challenges for science. A research team from Leipzig and Würzburg has now developed a technique that changes this in some areas. The "omics" technologies - genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics - are at the forefront of discovery in modern plant science and systems biology.
Physics - Astronomy / Space - 16.09.2024
Würzburg Physics Team Electrifies the Quantum World
Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat have developed a method to model a central theory of quantum gravity in the laboratory. Their goal: to decipher previously unexplained phenomena in the quantum world. Gravity is no longer a mystery to physicists - at least when it comes to large distances: thanks to science, we can calculate the orbits of planets, predict tides, and send rockets into space with precision.
Physics - Electroengineering - 09.09.2024
Electrically Modulated Light Antenna Points the Way to Faster Computer Chips
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. Today's computers reach their physical limits when it comes to speed. Semiconductor components usually operate at a maximum usable frequency of a few gigahertz - which corresponds to several billion computing operations per second.
Physics - 06.09.2024
One-dimensional gas out of light
Researchers create a one-dimensional gas out of light Researchers create a one-dimensional gas out of light Joint experiment by the University of Bonn and the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau Physicists at the University of Bonn and the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) have created a one-dimensional gas out of light.
Physics - Innovation - 03.09.2024
Breakthrough in quantum optics
An international team of researchers led by Maximilian Weißflog with the participation of scientists from Jena, Canberra and with support from Darmstadt has made a significant advance in quantum optics. In their latest publication in the renowned Nature Journal, the scientists present a novel method for generating entangled photon pairs using two-dimensional (2D) materials.
Physics - Innovation - 03.09.2024
Breakthrough in quantum optics
An international team of researchers led by Maximilian Weißflog, with the participation of researchers from Jena, Canberra and with support from Darmstadt, has made a significant advance in quantum optics. In their latest publication in the renowned journal "Nature", the team presents a novel method for generating entangled photon pairs using two-dimensional (2D) materials.
Physics - 02.09.2024
’imprint’ on a super photon
Researchers create an "imprint" on a super photon Researchers create an "imprint" on a super photon A method developed at the University of Bonn could have potential applications for tap-proof communication Thousands of light particles can merge into a type of "super photon" under certain conditions.
Physics - Electroengineering - 23.08.2024
Würzburg Theory Confirmed: Kagome Superconductor Makes Waves
Superconductivity theory proposed by Würzburg physics team validated in international experiment: Cooper pairs display wave-like distribution in Kagome metals, enabling new technological applications like superconducting diodes. For about fifteen years, Kagome materials with their star-shaped structure reminiscent of a Japanese basketry pattern have captivated global research.
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