Using a two-dimensional material, physicists can generate and control exciton polaritons, particles composed of light and matter, at ambient temperatures.
Mixing light and matter in 2D materials
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Disordered Solids Give Off Strange Vibes
Using numerical simulations, two physicists have explained some long-standing anomalies in the behaviour of sound waves in disordered materials.
Meet the CoS Valedictorians: Lee Shu Hui (SPMS)
In this series, Science@NTU gets to know the 2021 CoS valedictorians. They give a quick overview of their time in CoS, and also offer a few words of advice on staying positive during these uncertain times. Finally, we have Lee Shu Hui from the School of Physical and...
2021 Graduate Award Winners for the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
The School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences warmly congratulates the Class of 2021. Every year, academic prizes are awarded to outstanding graduate students from different disciplines. Here are the winners for this year: Graduate College Research Excellence Award...
Training and Competing in an Online International Physics Competition
In May2021, a team of four undergraduate students represented NTU and Singapore in PLANCKS, an international physics competition for undergraduate and masters students. After a 36-hour problem-solving marathon, the team placed 21st out of 50 participating teams worldwide.
Electrons on the Edge: Atomically Thin Quantum Spin Hall Materials
Atomically thin materials known as quantum spin Hall insulators have unusual properties that can be used to create error-resistant quantum computers. Nanyang Assistant Professor Bent Weber and Dr Michael Lodge survey the development of this exciting research field.
Blending Superconductivity and Magnetism to Create New Quantum Particles
Physicists have created a hybrid material in which superconductivity and magnetism interact, which could be used to create a new type of quantum computer.
NTU Singapore scientists design compound that targets enzyme linked to autoimmune disorders and severe COVID-19
When the body detects a pathogen, such as bacteria or viruses, it mounts an immune system response to fight this invader. In some people, the immune system overreacts, resulting in an overactive immune response that causes the body to injure itself, which may prove fatal in some cases.
Now, scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created a compound that could help to reduce this overactivation without impairing the body’s entire immune response.
Weird Flex But Okay: Researchers Develop a Superior Piezoelectric Material
A newly-developed piezoelectric material can flex forty times more than its competitors, opening the way to better micro machines.
Quantum Reservoir Processing: Harnessing Machine Learning for Quantum Physics
The emerging field of Quantum Machine Learning aims to combine quantum computing with neural networks to create computing devices with unprecedented capabilities. Physicists at NTU’s School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences introduced a new concept called a Quantum Reservoir Processor, which can be used to tackle difficult problems in quantum physics.