Charge-parity symmetry breaking revealed in Rydberg atom multibody systems
Schematic of many-body interaction induced EPs and hysteresis loops in Rydberg atoms. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-58850-y…
Quantum navigation device uses atoms to measure acceleration in 3D
Kendall Mehling, left, and Catie LeDesma, right, with a new kind of atom “interferometer” on the CU Boulder…
Here’s what happens when quark-gluon plasma ‘splashes’ during the most energetic particle collisions
An artistic representation of a liquidlike fireball of “quark-gluon plasma” (QGP) created in a collision of two gold…
Gentle robot gripper gives plant leaves a ‘shot’ of sensors and genes for smart farming
The soft robotic leaf gripper injects leaves with sensors that help it detect and communicate with its environment.…
Deciphering the behavior of heavy particles in the hottest matter in the universe
Lower pole (left panel) and higher pole (center panel) of the 𝐷0(2300) state, obtained upon unitarization of the…
New measurements for M87’s supermassive black hole: Spin and accretion rate
M87*. Credit: Event Horizon Telescope The monster black hole lurking at the center of galaxy M87 is an…
Europe’s plan for faster space travel
Alumni nuclear thermal propulsion system schematic. Credit: ESA Getting to Mars takes a really long time, about nine…
Two different time scales could increase quantum clock accuracy exponentially
Artist’s impression of a quantum clock. Credit: Alexander Rommel & TU Wien How can the strange properties of…
Record-breaking cosmic structure discovered in colossal galaxy cluster
This new composite image made with X-rays from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (blue and purple), radio data from…
Antibiotic ciprofloxacin shows promise as template for new blood pressure drugs with fewer side effects
3D structural representation of ACE with ciprofloxacin bound (gray and blue) at allosteric site, away from the zinc-containing…