Cellular coordinate system reveals secrets of active matter
Left: Active matter composed of filaments and motors. Center: Active matter overlaid with a fluorescence-cancelling grid, creating a…
Chatbots easily tricked; better strength training; dynamics of a neural ‘reward map’
Josh Joachim, a master’s student in exercise science and health promotion at FAU, performs squats. Credit: Alex Dolce,…
A new problem that only quantum computing can solve
A team at Los Alamos National Laboratory proved that quantum computing can simulate highly complex optical circuits, demonstrating…
Compact magnetometer innovation enables ultra-sensitive detection in high magnetic fields
Compact dynamic cantilever magnetometry. Credit: Wang Ning A research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of…
1000 hours with the Square Kilometer Array may be our best hope to finally see Cosmic Dawn
This still image shows the timeline running from the Big Bang on the right, towards the present on…
3D-printed device splits white noise into an acoustic rainbow without electricity
The morphogenetical topology optimization method shapes the scattering inclusions, shown as gray material. When the ARE is excited…
Researchers track smaller air pollution particles across US skies
Researchers at WashU determined the concentration of submicron particulate matter over the United States, with the darker red…
A high-resolution spectrometer that fits into smartphones
Schematic of reconstructive spectrometer based on double-layer disordered metasurfaces. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adv2376 Color, as the…
Planet-forming disks lose gas faster than dust, new survey finds
Artist’s concept of a planet-forming disk, like the thirty studied for the ALMA AGE-PRO survey. The lifetime of…
Decoding high energy physics with AI and machine learning
A high-energy collision probes the internal structure of subatomic particles, depicted as a neural-network-like web of quantum connections.…