Bridging light, microwaves and electrons for precision calibration
The photonic chip mounted on a custom holder. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62808-5 EPFL researchers have developed…
Chiral molecules adhere to magnets
Fig. 1. Chiral molecules acquire spin through thermal vibration and adhere to magnets. Credit: Shinji Miwa / ISSP,…
Is Venmo down? Banking issues reported by thousands amid AWS outage
Amazon Web Services outage downs Snapchat, Fortnite and more An Amazon Web Services outage has downed leading websites…
NASA-supported university programs offer cutting-edge small satellite projects
Robin Roenker | Studio Gannett NASA’s University SmallSat Technology Partnership (USTP) initiative offers opportunities for university researchers to…
Gaia provides a deep look into the galactic open cluster NGC 2506
Proper motion density distribution of stars in the NGC 2506 field, based on Gaia DR3 data. Credit: arXiv…
Human exceptionalism is at the root of the ecological crisis, claims evolutionary biologist
Credit: Harvard Gazette In the grand story of evolution, the crowning human distinction is our big brain. But…
Direct evidence of universal anyon tunneling in a chiral Luttinger liquid revealed in edge-mode experiment
Image showing the actual device measured in the experiment. The GaAs chip is mounted on a PCB board…
A new attempt to explain the accelerated expansion of the universe
by Birgit Kinkeldey, Zentrum für angewandte Raumfahrttechnologie und Mikrogravitation (ZARM) Expansion of the universe. Credit: Christian Pfeifer (AI-assisted)…
A rare variety of wheat with three ovaries—gene discovery could triple production
A representative MOV-wheat spikelet (a) and spike (b) showing the effect of the Mov-1 locus on grain number.…
Exploring the hidden rings of the Milky Way
The MeerKAT radio telescopes. Credit: Square Kilometer Array Organization (SKAO) / South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) Radio…
Record-breaking gamma ray burst seems to be caused by a black hole engulfed by a bloated star
The combined, background-subtracted gamma-ray lightcurve of GRB 250702B. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2509.22792 On July 2, 2025, NASA’s Fermi…
Researchers achieve atomic-scale control of quantum interference
Electric control of the energy detuning of a single Ti spin. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-64022-9 In…