Tidal forces heat white dwarfs to unexpected temperatures in tight binary orbits
Impression of the 6.9 minute double white dwarf binary J1539+5027, composed of a tidally heated white dwarf (yellow)…
Volcanic eruptions may have delivered hidden ice to Mars’s equator
Global distribution of near-surface hydrogen. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63518-8 Explosive volcanic eruptions on early Mars may…
Red is shown to create a surprising amount of glare, raising questions about current standards
The experiment carried out at EPFL with the red filter. Credit: LIPID / EPFL An EPFL study shows…
Carbon offsets have failed for 25 years, and most should be phased out
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Academics at the University of Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania have conducted the…
Compact laser-plasma accelerator can generate muons on demand for imaging
Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator (BELLA) detected and characterized directional muons. Credit: https://pxhere.com/es/photo/788784?utm_content=shareClip&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pxhere Muon beams can now be created…
Anomalous metal sheds light on ‘impossible’ state between superconductivity and insulation
(a) Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a reference device, taken before depositing the global top gate. The square…
Scaling Quantum Computing – Brownstone Research
Managing Editor’s Note: Quantum Week has arrived… This week at The Bleeding Edge, Jeff will be locked in…
Impact of rotating cylinders configurations on Cu-water nanofluid heat transfer in a vented cavity: a COMSOL multiphysics base study
This section presents the numerical results for the streamlines and isotherms to evaluate the influence of rotating cylinders…
China gears up to build giant South China Sea lab in hunt for ghost particles
Chinese researchers have tested a submersible vehicle designed to help them build one of the world’s largest neutrino…
Quantum crystals offer a blueprint for the future of computing and chemistry
Scientists at Auburn University created a new type of material where electrons can move freely across a solid…
Can we hear gravitational-wave ‘beats’ in the rhythm of pulsars?
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Pulsars suggest that ultra–low-frequency gravitational waves are rippling through the cosmos. The signal seen…
When Black Holes Don’t Play by the Rules
Black holes are the remains of dead supermassive stars. When a star reaches the end of its life,…