Tiny Ultra-Faint Dwarf Galaxies Reflect The Conditions In The Early Universe
We don’t know for sure how many dwarf galaxies are attached to the Milky Way because they’re dim…
A quantum-coherent photon–emitter interface in the original telecom band
Wang, H., Ralph, T. C., Renema, J. J., Lu, C.-Y. & Pan, J.-W. Scalable photonic quantum technologies. Nat.…
A Different Kind Of Ultrasonic Levitation
Ultrasonic levitation is by now a familiar trick: one or more ultrasonic transducers create a standing wave, and…
Breakthrough Crystal Lets Scientists “Write” Nanoscale Patterns With Light
A 532-nm continuous-wave laser “sculpted” microscopic patterns onto a flake of As2S3, including a monochromatic portrait of Albert…
The Physics of Brain Development: How Cells Pull Together to Form the Neural Tube
Newswise — In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails…
A Cosmic Survey Reveals the Universe’s Hidden Side
A team of scientists at the University of Virginia is using data from an instrument in Arizona to…
Prototype ‘Camera’ Offers a New Way to Visualize Elusive Ghost Particles
Central to many unsolved mysteries in physics are tiny, weakly interacting particles that require heavy-lift detection methods. This…
Astronomers Capture Rare Quasar Pair Colliding Just 1 Billion Years After Big Bang
A rare and powerful discovery has revealed two quasars merging in the early universe, offering a direct glimpse…
Physicists Discover the Most Complex Forms of Ice Yet
Ice comes in more forms than what you’ll find in a freezer or a glacier. Since 1900, scientists…
Scientists build magnet that erases its own magnetic field
Magnets are powerful, but they’re also noisy. Not in the way speakers are, but in the way they…
The particles in the early Universe painted a different picture
Today’s Standard Model describes our Universe’s particles and forces. Although there are many similarities and differences within the…
The missing piece in quantum computing
In today’s Finshots, we talk about Cisco’s breakthrough that might change quantum computing completely. But here’s a quick…