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This video explains how semiconductors work and how their electrical properties are controlled using band gaps and doping.

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Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) are fascinating states of matter that emerge when atoms or molecules are cooled to extremely ...

Google has achieved a major milestone in quantum computing as the company's Willow quantum processor has achieved what Sundar ...

CEO Sundar Pichai said the tech giant's quantum computing chip has achieved the “first-ever verifiable quantum advantage.” ...

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Auburn scientists have designed new materials that manipulate free electrons to unlock groundbreaking applications. These ...

Materials scientists can learn a lot about a sample material by shooting lasers at it. With nonlinear optical microscopy—a ...

MIT researchers found that metals retain hidden atomic patterns once believed to vanish during manufacturing. These patterns ...

MIT researchers found that a hidden atomic order can persist in metals even after they undergo extreme processing. For ...

The 2025 Nobel Prize for physics recognizes original investigations in the intersection of basic and applied sciences. The prize recipients tested profound quantum mechanical hypotheses through clear ...