Near-perfect defects in 2D material could serve as quantum bits
Synthesis and characterization of the thin film. (A) Schematic of C-doped h-BN thin film growth using PLD. (B)…
Genetic toggles, undersea farmers and exploding rockets
Male sea spider carrying egg cases preserved in osmium tetroxide. Credit: Shana K. Goffredi This week, medical researchers…
Strange Atlantic cold spot linked to century-long slowdown of major ocean current
Atlantic sea surface temperature trend between 1900-2005 (color shading in °C) for the average of six observation datasets.…
New theory proposes time has three dimensions, with space as a secondary effect
Credit: AI-generated image Time, not space plus time, might be the single fundamental property in which all physical…
Universal embezzlers naturally emerge in critical fermion systems, study finds
A bipartite quantum system obtained by dividing fermion chain into left and right half-chains. The squares indicate potential…
Sea spiders found farming methane-eating microbes in cultivated biofilm
Male sea spider carrying egg cases preserved in osmium tetroxide. Credit: Shana K. Goffredi A research team led…
The solar system’s greatest mystery may finally be solved
Artist’s impression of Planet Nine as an ice giant eclipsing the central Milky Way, with a star-like Sun…
Radio signal from the very early universe offers clues about the first stars
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Understanding how the universe transitioned from darkness to light with the formation of the…
Researchers invent technique to decrease overhead
Comparison of zero-level distillation (right) and logical-level distillation (left). Credit: PRX Quantum (2025). DOI: 10.1103/thxx-njr6 For decades, quantum…
Island rivers carve passageways through coral reefs, maintaining ecosystem health over millions of years
Satellite imagery of islands examined in this study: (a) Tahiti, (b) Moʻorea, (c) Tahaʻa, and Raiatea, (d) Huahine,…