Chiral magnetic nanohelices control spins at room temperature
The twisting direction of metal nanoparticles is controlled to be right- or left-handed by adding chiral molecules, which…
New isolated early-type dwarf galaxy discovered
dE01+09 as seen in Legacy Survey images. The left panel shows a g − r − z combined…
Why we slip on ice: Physicists challenge centuries-old assumptions
The illustration shows what happens on the surface of ice when another object, such as skis, ice skates…
Ring laser measures Earth’s axis wobble with unprecedented precision
Credit: Astrid Eckert / TUM As Earth moves through space, it wobbles slightly. A team of researchers from…
New algorithm hushes unwanted noise in LIGO, may lead to more black hole discoveries
A view from above of LIGO Livingston in Louisiana. Credit: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory,…
Particle detector proves precision as it prepares to probe properties of quark-gluon plasma
Caption:The sPHENIX detector is the newest experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory’s Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and is…
New modeling indicates 100-year-old geological theory on the Himalayas may have been wrong all along
Model-data comparison. Credit: Tectonics (2025). DOI: 10.1029/2025TC009057 For the last century, Émile Argand’s theory on the formation and…
Quantum emitter discovery in diamonds enables a new type of coupling
An NV-hosting nanodiamond on an AFM tip probes a topological waveguide. Suppressing RCP emission at 710 nm reveals…
Fabrication technique opens door to new materials for quantum hardware
Superconducting resonators store electromagnetic energy for quantum computers. Credit: Iliya Shiravand and Moeid Jamalzadeh Researchers have demonstrated a…
A light-programmable, dynamic ultrasound wavefront
Fig. 1. Optically Programmable Array of Transducers (OPAT) uses light to shape ultrasonic fields. Credit: Rahul Goyal, from…