Novel nanocomposite coatings combine protection with colour effects

New colored protective coatings offer the same corrosion and wear protection as colorless coatings while their colouration opens new opportunities. Red could for instance be used as a warning color on surfaces which can get very hot. The new possibilities from combining protection and color in such...
read more "Novel nanocomposite coatings combine protection with colour effects"

A first glimpse inside a macroscopic quantum state

In a recent study published in ("Macroscopic quantum state analyzed particle by particle"), the research group led by ICREA Prof at ICFO Morgan Mitchell has detected, for the first time, entanglement among individual photon pairs in a beam of squeezed light. This is an artist's impression of a beam of entangled photons. (Image: ICFO) Quantum entanglement...
read more "A first glimpse inside a macroscopic quantum state"

Frustration produces a quantum playground

The construction of model quantum systems or simulators that can reveal hidden insights into other, less accessible quantum states requires paying attention to interactions normally overlooked by most theories, finds a RIKEN-led study ("Microscopic Model Calculations for the Magnetization Process of Layered Triangular-Lattice Quantum Antiferromagnets")....
read more "Frustration produces a quantum playground"