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Optica: Ultra-intense femtosecond laser interactions with aligned nanostructures. Researchers present an overview of the physics and applications of these dense relativistic plasmas created with relatively modest energy pulses at a high repetition rate. https://lnkd.in/ghb4Sa8b

The most "𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭" photo ever taken. 𝟐𝟖 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟗 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬. The most intelligent group photo ever taken, in 1927 in 5th Solvay Conference. The Solvay Conference, founded by the Belgian industrialist Ernest Solvay in 1912, was considered a turning point in the world of physics. October 1927 Fifth Solvay International Conference on Electrons and Photons, where the world’s most notable physicists met to discuss the newly formulated quantum theory. The leading figures were Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr. #innovation #technology #futurism

Scientists develop novel one-dimensional superconductor. In a significant development in the field of superconductivity, researchers at The University of Manchester have successfully achieved robust superconductivity in high magnetic fields using a newly created one-dimensional (1D) system. This breakthrough offers a promising pathway to achieving superconductivity in the quantum Hall regime, a longstanding challenge in condensed matter physics - https://lnkd.in/garCJS56

Exciting news! Our paper, titled "Nano-protrusions in intercalated graphite: understanding the structural and electronic effects through DFT," has just been published in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, a journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry, and we've been selected for the front cover! 🎉 The paper explores the intercalation of ions in stratified crystals, offering new insights into the mechanisms driving the formation of nano-protrusions on graphite surfaces. This work involves advanced simulations and scanning tunneling microscopy to understand the structural and electronic effects of ion intercalation. Special thanks to our amazing team from these esteemed institutions: Department of Science, Roma Tre University, Rome; National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Rome, Italy; Département de Chimie, École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France ; Department of Physics, Politecnico di Milano; and Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble, France. Check out Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics to read our paper and see the stunning front cover art. We look forward to sharing more groundbreaking research soon! https://lnkd.in/e7FF82KA https://lnkd.in/eaAVDcDd #research #science #publication #DFT #graphite #nano-protrusions

Mid-infrared and terahertz frequency laser pulses are powerful tools to manipulate the properties of quantum materials through tailored modifications of their crystal structure. Light-induced ferroelectricity in SrTiO3 is a remarkable demonstration of these physics. Under mid-infrared illumination, this material transforms into a state of permanently ordered electrical dipoles, which is absent in its equilibrium phase diagram. The mechanism underlying this transformation is not understood. Now, a team of researchers of the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Germany and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in the United States has performed an experiment at the SwissFEL X-ray Free-Electron Laser to identify the intrinsic interactions relevant to creating this state. #nanotechnology #materials #quantum #engineering #technology #science

This photo is spectacular. It portrays a true dream team. I would like to know if there is a photo like this with contemporary scientists (with a capital "S"). I doubt it has the same relevance as this one. If you take a look at my LinkedIn profile, you will see that Mme Curie is my inspiration to be a better professional. I hope that my granddaughters have the opportunity to see, at the end of this century, an old photo with great Scientists, but with many more women than this one. #science #innovation #scientists

📢 Listen to Rajkumar Sarma from Technische Universität Darmstadt sharing our research on the thermoelectric response of thermally activated electrolytes (TAEs) in slit channels, explored through theoretical analysis and numerical simulations. ✒ Our research identifies two competing mechanisms driving charge transport via temperature gradients. For specific activation energy values, a significant thermoelectric response is observed, potentially explaining recent experimental outcomes in nanoporous media with TAEs. 👉 Dive into the details and discover the implications of our study by reading the paper here: https://lnkd.in/eqKy3ean #Thermoelectrics #Electrolytes #Nanotechnology #ScientificResearch #ThermalPhysics #MaterialScience #EUfunded #H2020 #WasteHeat #EnergyTransition #Sustainability

📣We are excited to share that we have a new paper out: Omnidirectional Gradient Force Optical Trapping in Dielectric Nanocavities by Inverse Design🔆 Check out the scientific and the popular paper in the comments below 👇 Researchers from NanoPhoton - Center for Nanophotonics have developed new designs for optical traps using integrated dielectric nanocavities. These traps can capture single subwavelength particles or molecules in all directions, solely based on optical gradient forces. These results have just been published in ACS Photonics and may find applications in biomolecular analysis, levitated cavity optomechanics, and cold atom physics, moving us closer to integrated bio-nanophotonics and quantum mechanical experiments⚛ Congratulations to the authors Beñat Martinez de Aguirre Jokisch, Benjamin Gøtzsche, Philip Kristensen, Martijn Wubs, ole sigmund, and Rasmus E Christiansen🤝 #opticaltrapping #dielectricnanocavities #inversedesign DTU Electro DTU Construct DTU - Technical University of Denmark Danmarks Grundforskningsfond / The Danish National Research Foundation

Reviews of Modern Plasma Physics Volume 7 (2023) includes Review Paper on Electron scale magnetic reconnections beyond Hall effect (Yamada, Rev. Mod. Phys. 2010), laboratory research by grad T x grad n Biermann magnetic field in Laser plasma and electron scale measurements by Y. Kuramitsu, https://lnkd.in/gpuvqbuk . Quite enjoyable.

Edoardo Baldini, assistant professor in the Department of Physics at The University of Texas at Austin, has been honored with an Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Program (YIP) award for his proposal “Terahertz-speed manipulation of two-dimensional ferroelectricity.” For this project, he will use advanced laser techniques to explore the fundamental physics of quantum materials, solids that host quantum mechanical phenomena over a wide range of energy and length scales. The research will specifically focus on the class of two-dimensional van der Waals ferroelectrics, which have recently emerged as promising candidates for cutting-edge electronic, spintronic, and sensing devices. Future progress in using these technologies rests on the ability to manipulate ferroelectricity at terahertz speeds and understand its underlying microscopic interactions. #research #innovation #quantum