New 3D headset uses holograms and AI to create lifelike mixed reality visuals
Holographic virtual reality displays enable lifelike 3D experiences in ultra-compact devices. Credit: Nathan Matsuda Using 3D holograms polished…
Single-photon source created using defective tungsten diselenide
Magnetic field enhanced single-photon emission from defects in two-dimensional semiconductors. Credit: Kyoto U / Matsuda lab As the…
Ancient Romans likely used extinct sea creature fossils as amulets
Computer simulations of the Armea trilobite specimen mounted for use as a personal ornament. Credit: Archaeol Anthropol Sci…
Hybrid crystal-glass materials from meteorites transform heat control
The article discusses how increasing disorder in the atomic structure of materials influences macroscopic heat conduction—a critical property…
What’s the lifetime of a Dyson megaswarm?
Artist’s depiction of a Dyson swarm. Credit: Vedexent at Wikipedia Commons under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0…
Famous double-slit experiment holds up when stripped to its quantum essentials
Caption:Schematic of the MIT experiment: Two single atoms floating in a vacuum chamber are illuminated by a laser…
New microscope creates 3D ghost images of nanoparticles using entangled photons
The 3D quantum ghost imaging microscope setup. A laser and crystal (left) are used to make entangled photons,…
Distorted sound of the early universe suggests we are living in a giant void
Baryon acoustic oscillations represent the sound of the Big Bang. Credit: Gabriela Secara, Perimeter Institute, CC BY-SA Looking…
Hot, hot gold; mechanisms of face recognition; first pathway of gut-brain communication
Researchers at SLAC’s Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) instrument used a laser to superheat a sample of gold.…
Tiny ocean crustaceans use genetic and epigenetic tools to weather climate change
Copepods are tiny crustaceans, barely visible to the naked eye, but beautiful under a microscope and hugely important…