Physics

Three-dimensional structure of the X-cut edge coupler, consisting of a suspended SiO2 waveguide and a three-layer SSC. Credit: Liu et al. Advanced Photonics Nexus (2022). DOI 10.1117/1.APN.1.1.016001 Thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) has recently emerged as a versatile nanophotonic platform. With the advantages of high optical confinement, enhanced light-matter interaction, and flexible control of scattering, TFLN-based … Read more

Carver Med is unaffected by complex things. For him, the biggest challenge is taking on a complex system and finding a way to simplify it without losing sight of any of its core features. In an age when computer integrated circuits were hand-drawn by skilled lithographic designers, the microelectronics pioneer at Caltech designed a scheme … Read more

Artist’s depiction of a neutron star. Credit: ESO/L Calcada Magnetic planets are among the most amazing astronomical objects. A teaspoon of the material they are made of can weigh nearly a billion tons, and have magnetic fields hundreds of millions of times stronger than any magnetic field found today on Earth. But we don’t know … Read more

Diagram of a triple ecliptic star system as seen from above the orbital plane. The green circle and green path identify the triple star, while the red/blue inner paths are for the inner binary pair. Only about two dozen star systems are known to have triple lunar eclipses; Space scientists used TESS’s observations, along with … Read more

The expanded theoretical underpinnings cater to new empirical tools such as those found in the Helmholtz International Beamline for Extreme Fields (HIBEF). Together, the previously elusive effects can now be investigated. Credit: HZDR/Science Communication Lab Although most of the basic mathematical equations describing electronic structures have been known for a long time, they are too … Read more

The sensor is installed for use in a MKID camera outside of the solar system. Credit: Ben Mazen It may seem that technology is advancing year after year, as if by magic. But behind every incremental improvement and breakthrough revolution is a hard-working team of scientists and engineers. Professor Ben Mazen at the University of … Read more

Conceptual image of MACS1149-JD1 rapidly forming and rotating in the early universe. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) As telescopes have become more advanced and powerful, astronomers have been able to discover more and more distant galaxies. These are some of the oldest galaxies that formed in our universe and that started to recede away from us as … Read more

Time journey seems often in widespread tradition, with numerous tales of time journey showing in movies, tv, and literature. However it’s a surprisingly outdated thought: one might argue the Greek tragedy Oedipus rexWritten by Sophocles over 2,500 years in the past, it’s the first time journey story. however he time journey Truly attainable? Given the … Read more