Researchers at TU Wien are developing a model that interprets opinions not as diametrically opposed poles, but as overlapping ...

Spiral scanning creates six distinguishable polarization patterns in ferroelectric films, enabling data storage beyond binary ...

Flipping ferroelectric polarization reverses bimeron topology in a two-dimensional magnet, allowing voltage pulses alone to ...

With the rapid advancement of multi-dimensional detection technologies including hyperspectral imaging and polarization ...

Light is usually described using quantum mechanics when phenomena like entanglement enter the picture. But a new paper shows ...

Opinion polarization is often considered as the primary driver of social friction, leading to exhaustive efforts to force a consensus. However, new research suggests a more pragmatic goal: reducing ...

About 10 years ago, political scientist James Adams saw something troubling. New polls asked Americans whether they agreed or disagreed that people in the opposing political party weren’t simply wrong ...

An experimental technique that started life in nuclear and particle physics is now being used to measure chemical reactions inside the human body and to help diagnose cancer and heart disease in ...

Following a contentious presidential election, Merriam-Webster has chosen its word of the year for 2024: “polarization.” The American dictionary publisher announced its selection today, defining the ...

For the first time, the United States has been classified as a “backsliding democracy” in a global assessment of democratic societies by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral ...