Quantum Scale Breakthrough: Scientists Measure Ultra-Short Events Lasting Just Attoseconds
Scientists have developed a novel method for measuring time at the quantum scale, a process that has proven…
Scientists Found ‘Magic’ Particles in the Large Hadron Collider
In November, Quanta magazine published a feature on the detection of “magic” top quarks at CERN’s Large Hadron…
A Japanese Team’s Ultra-Precise Sensor Could Reveal How Dark Matter Flows Without Touching It
Efforts to detect dark matter have long been shaped by one core limitation: the inability to observe it…
Continuous-wave narrow-linewidth vacuum ultraviolet laser source
Kroger, L. A. & Reich, C. W. Features of the low-energy level scheme of 229Th as observed in…
US plans 500kW lunar nuclear reactor in bold 2030 space power push
NASA could place a powerful 500-kilowatt-electric (kWe) nuclear reactor on the Moon by the end of 2030, as…
Giant magnetocaloric effect and spin supersolid in a metallic dipolar magnet
Xiang, J. et al. Giant magnetocaloric effect in spin supersolid candidate Na2BaCo(PO4)2. Nature 625, 270–275 (2024). Article ADS …
Physicists Make Electrons Flow Like Water
If you were asked to picture how electrons move, you could be forgiven for imagining a stream of…
New study favors ‘fuzzy’ dark matter as the backbone of the universe — contrary to decades of research
Physicists’ top theory about the nature of the universe may be wrong, a new study of strangely warped…
Maximizing perovskite electroluminescence with ordered 3D/2D heterojunction
Peng, C. et al. Weakly space-confined all-inorganic perovskites for light-emitting diodes. Nature 643, 96–103 (2025). Article ADS CAS …
Scientists discover vibrating atoms can appear active without moving
Scientists in Germany have shed light on how nanoscale imaging techniques like tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) can be…
7 Weird Space Phenomena That Only Make Sense if Dark Matter Exists
Dark matter is the invisible stuff making up around 85% of the universe’s mass. Like its name, dark…
Peering Into the Energetic Turbulence Around Supermassive Black Holes
Most evidence shows that supermassive black holes (SMBH) sit in the center of massive galaxies like ours. Their…