Complex organic molecules found in young star’s disk hint at cosmic origins of life
This artist’s impression shows the planet-forming disk around the star V883 Orionis. In the outermost part of the…
First direct images reveal atomic thermal vibrations in quantum materials
Illustration of experimental measurement of thermal vibrations in a single atom. Credit: Yichao Zhang et al. Researchers investigating…
Metasurfaces could be the next quantum information processors
Artistic representation of metasurface quantum graphs. Credit: Joshua Mornhinweg In the race toward practical quantum computers and networks,…
New method decodes the hidden origins of magnetism
Credit: University of Antwerp We know magnetism as a fundamental force of nature that plays a crucial role…
Optical frequency comb integration transforms absolute distance measurement precision
Schematic of the absolute distance measurement system based on the optical frequency comb interferometry developed by KRISS. Credit:…
First quantum confinement achieved without physical downsizing
Schematic illustration of the exciton confinement in cyclohexane-linked COF. Credit: Prof. Dou’s group / Chinese Academy of Sciences…
Researchers visualize crystal phase changes particle by particle in new simulations
Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2507403122 The secret to how steel hardens and…
JWST finds plenty of low mass black holes in the early universe
JWST’s Ultra-Deep Field, showing galaxies and gravitational lenses in a small slice of sky. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA,…
New method challenges established physics
Researchers at SLAC’s Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) instrument used a laser to superheat a sample of gold.…
A new dinosaur species discovered in China didn’t roar, it chirped like a bird
The photograph of the whole skeleton of Pulaosaurus qinglongin. Credit: PeerJ (2025). DOI: 10.7717/peerj.19664 With each new discovery…