In the world of quantum mechanics, particles can behave like waves. This wave-like nature is crucial for understanding quantum tunnelling. Imagine a tiny particle, like an electron, approaching a hill ...

Ever shrinking: a study of the interface between silicon and silicon dioxide could lead to smaller transistors. (Courtesy: iStock/Quardia) Two researchers in China have shown how unwanted quantum ...

Recent progress in attosecond science has led to several important breakthroughs, shedding new light on the field-induced tunnelling process. Pioneering experiments have measured the tunnelling ...

In the same way as gravity brings a body to a halt on the floor of a valley, the nuclear force (which binds protons and neutrons to form the atomic nucleus) and the electrical force (which combines ...

(Nanowerk News) Tunnelling is one of most fundamental processes in quantum mechanics, where the wave packet could traverse a classically insurmountable energy barrier with a certain probability.

Briton John Clarke, Frenchman Michel Devoret and American John Martinis won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for work on quantum physics in action, the Nobel jury said. The trio was honoured "for ...

Schematic of the device: two-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) magnetic materials are particularly promising for spintronic devices. (Courtesy: G Yu) Researchers in China have observed giant tunnelling ...

An international team of researchers has observed the quantum mechanical tunnelling effect for the first time. We have to climb a mountain in order to conquer it. In quantum physics there is a ...