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.…
First quantum-mechanical model of quasicrystals reveals why they exist
To calculate the stability of a solid whose atoms don’t repeat in a sequence, the researchers simulated scoops…
Programmable platform offers new ways to explore electrons in chiral systems
A new platform for engineering chiral electron pathways offers potential fresh insights into a quantum phenomenon discovered by…
Strange radio pulses detected coming from ice in Antarctica
The unusual radio pulses were detected by the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) experiment, a range of instruments…
Discovery could lead to new technologies that control light
Structure of the crystal made of lithium, cobalt, selenium and oxygen, with lines indicating centrosymmetric relations between atoms.…
Trapped-ion advances break new ground in quantum computing
The Enchilada Trap, manufactured in Sandia National Laboratories’ Microsystems Engineering, Science and Applications fabrication facility. Credit: Craig Fritz…
Gyromagnetic zero-index metamaterials enable stable light vortices for advanced optical control
Comparing the characteristics of gyromagnetic and ordinary DZIMs. (a–d) Comparison between conventional double-zero-index metamaterials and gyromagnetic double-zero-index metamaterials…
Scientists achieve precision activation of quantum defects in diamond
Laser activation of tin-related defect centers. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60373-5 A new study led by researchers…
Unlocking the mysteries of the universe with multi-messenger gravitational lensing
Illustration of the mass scales at which wave optics effects become relevant for gravitationally lensed signals. The geometric…
Understanding quantum computing’s most troubling problem—the barren plateau
In variational quantum computing, a barren plateau represents a mathematical point from which quantum algorithms reach a dead…