From computer chips to image sensors in cameras, today's technology is overwhelmingly based on a semiconductor called silicon ...

A new study explores the behavior of photons, the elementary particles of light, as they encounter boundaries where material properties change rapidly over time. This research uncovers remarkable ...

Researchers use a technique called resonant inelastic X-ray scattering, or RIXS, to study the electronic behavior of quantum materials. The above graphic illustrates an ultrabright X-ray striking a ...

Quantum spin liquids are exotic states of matter in which spins (i.e., the intrinsic angular momentum of electrons) do not ...

Inelastic X-ray scattering (IXS) and spectroscopy have emerged as indispensable tools in modern materials science, chemistry and condensed matter physics. By measuring the energy lost by X-rays after ...