Problem-solving AI approach tackles inverse problems used in nuclear physics and beyond
This illustration represents a ring-all-reduce setup of a computing cluster’s graphics processing units, used to solve an inverse…
A magnetically levitated particle enables researchers to search for ultralight dark matter
Schematic of the experimental setup inside the dilution refrigerator. Shown are the plates of the cryostat, the multistage…
More pathways than previously thought can lead to optical topological insulators
Light conducts around the edge of a simulated topological insulator, shown at the bottom of image. The topological…
A new atomistic route to viscosity—even near the glass transition
Credit: Alessio Zaccone, The Journal of Chemical Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1063/5.0272171 We rarely think about how liquids flow—why…
Pulsars could have tiny mountains
Composite optical/X-ray image of the Crab Nebula, showing synchrotron emission in the surrounding pulsar wind nebula, powered by…
Sharks freeze when you turn them upside down—and there’s no good reason why
A neonatal sicklefin lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens) being dorsoventrally inverted to induce TI in Moorea, French Polynesia. Credit:…
Oscillating electric field helps explain why the sun is so good at evaporating water
Illustration of evaporation of water confined in the hydrogel in a dark environment (left) and under solar radiation…
Built to (Not) Last: How Reversible Architecture Is Redefining the Way We Build
Aire Pavilion / P+S Estudio de Arquitectura, Spain. Image © Imagen Subliminal (Rocío Romero + Miguel de Guzmán)…
Researchers confirm fundamental conservation laws at the quantum level
Schematic of a single photon with zero angular momentum (green) splitting into two photons (red) with either zero…
Glass nanostructures reflect nearly all visible light, challenging photonics assumptions
Nanoscale 3D printing of glass. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adv0267 A research team led by SUTD has…