Improving randomness may be the key to more powerful quantum computers
The circuit construction used to prove the paper’s main result. Each block represents a quantum circuit acting on…
Quasi-periodic oscillations detected in X-ray binary SXP31.0
Unfolded energy spectra of SXP31.0. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2506.19601 Astronomers from the University of Turku in Finland…
Reanalysis of Kepler data uncovers two planets in KOI-134 system with unusual orbital dynamics
This artist’s concept shows the KOI-134 system, which a 2025 paper revealed to have two planets: KOI-134 b…
Physicists create tunable system for enhanced quantum sensing
A table top experiment typical of the setup. The size is more or less equal to the size…
Unveiling hedgehog topological defects in three dimensional glasses
A humorous pictorial representation of hedgehog topological defects defined via the topological charge Q, in a 3D glass.…
Record-breaking material emits infrared light better than it absorbs it, without violating the laws of physics
Normally, an object in thermal equilibrium with its environment emits and absorbs thermal radiation at the same rate…
Dark Matter Particle Explorer obtains high-precision cosmic-ray boron spectrum
The charge spectrum from DAMPE’s PSD for particle identification of cosmic rays. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2025). DOI:…
Quantum equivalent of thermodynamics’ second law discovered for entanglement manipulation
Illustration of an entanglement battery. The battery allows reversible interconversion between any two entangled states. Credit: American Physical…
New fossils from Earth’s most famous extinction show climate tipping point was crossed
Pre-extinction tropical rainforest seed fern, Gigantopteris, (giant leaves). Credit: Dr Zhen Xu. The collapse of tropical forests during…
Nonlinear currents emerge in symmetry-broken materials
Artistic representation of the breakdown of Ohm’s law and the resulting nonlinear effects in a non-centrosymmetric crystal. Credit:…