3D-printed device splits white noise into an acoustic rainbow without electricity
The morphogenetical topology optimization method shapes the scattering inclusions, shown as gray material. When the ARE is excited…
Researchers track smaller air pollution particles across US skies
Researchers at WashU determined the concentration of submicron particulate matter over the United States, with the darker red…
A high-resolution spectrometer that fits into smartphones
Schematic of reconstructive spectrometer based on double-layer disordered metasurfaces. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adv2376 Color, as the…
Planet-forming disks lose gas faster than dust, new survey finds
Artist’s concept of a planet-forming disk, like the thirty studied for the ALMA AGE-PRO survey. The lifetime of…
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…