A quantum gas that refuses to heat—physicists observe many-body dynamical localization
Despite being continually kicked and strongly interacting, the atoms no longer absorb energy. The system localizes in momentum…
Agriculture’s impact on soil erosion goes back earlier than thought
Tropical rivers carry large amounts of eroded soils into the sea every year. Credit: Johanna Ciella, CC BY-SA…
Using Grover’s algorithm to efficiently prepare collective quantum states in optical cavities
Grover’s algorithm, a quantum algorithm for search, can be used to prepare entangled states of many qubits efficiently.…
Orbital Hall effect shows how defects can improve spintronic devices
Characterization of current-induced spin and orbital torques in SRO heterostructures. Credit: Nature Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41563-025-02326-3. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-025-02326-3 Scientists…
New co-assembly strategy unlocks robust circularly polarized luminescence across the color spectrum
A universal strategy for creating full-color, highly efficient CPL-active materials through hierarchical chiral supramolecular assemblies. Credit: Science (2025).…
Dark star clusters or extreme dwarf galaxies? Astrophysicists revisit Ursa Major III’s true nature
Compilation of Local Group dGs (A. W. McConnachie 2012; version 2021 January), GCs (W. E. Harris 1996; version…
Using lasers to bring crystal vibrations to their quantum ground state
Schematic of the cavity optomechanical system. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-02989-4 Using new techniques, Yale researchers have…
Unified theory may reveal more superconducting materials
PBE predicted electron SNCDD in the 32-atom supercell of Pb (in yellow, with showing cut sections) with SODTs…
Complex deep learning models are no better at understanding genetic perturbation than simple baseline ones, study finds
Double perturbation prediction. Credit: Nature Methods (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41592-025-02772-6 Deep learning models have shown great potential in predicting…
Physicists solve 90-year-old puzzle of quantum damped harmonic oscillators
University of Vermont professor Dennis Clougherty (right) and his student Nam Dinh wondered if there are systems in…
Researchers hunt for mysterious dark matter particle with clever new trick
Black hole galaxies emit energy and light, including gamma rays (γ) (left panel). If axions exist, some of…
Sweden’s most powerful laser delivers record-short light pulses
The laser system is 11 meters long and generates extremely short laser pulses. Credit: Mattias Pettersson, Umea University…