Webb telescope helps refines Hubble constant, suggesting resolution to long-standing expansion rate debate
Scientists have made a new calculation of the speed at which the universe is expanding, using the data…
New technique turns ‘noisy’ lasers into quantum light
High-intensity sources of light with quantum levels of noise. Credit: Nature Photonics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01677-2 Scientists have discovered…
3D velocity analysis of wide binaries supports modified gravity at low acceleration
The inferred probability distribution (indicated by the thick blue-dotted magenta curve) of a gravity parameter (a measure of…
A dental floss that can measure stress
Step-by-step assembly fabrication process of saliva-floss. Credit: arXiv. DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2410.07270 Chronic stress can lead to increased blood pressure…
Smart phonon control boosts efficiency in eco-friendly thermoelectric material
Phonon dispersion map single crystalline β-Zn4Sb3 of at 300 K, measured in the longitudinal scan along [hh0]. Credit:…
New insights show universal applicability of carbyne as a sensor
Schematic representation of carbyne stabilized inside small diameter double walled carbon nanotubes. Credit: Emil Parth, Faculty of Physics,…
Five-year study suggests chimpanzees strike stones against trees as form of communication
This male chimpanzee in a nature reserve in Guinea-Bissau has just thrown a stone, an act captured by…
Water ice detected in a debris disk around young nearby star
The disk image (0.6–5.2 µm combined) of HD 181327 after the removal of the stellar point spread function.…
First-of-its-kind measurement may help physicists learn about gluons, which hold together nuclei in atoms
The GlueX detector system. Credit: Jefferson Lab photo/Aileen Devlin A team of physicists has embarked on a journey…
The US has a new most-powerful laser
John Nees (left) and laser engineer Paul Campbell (right) work in Target Area 1, where the first 2…