Freely levitating rotor spins out ultraprecise sensors for classical and quantum physics
A photograph of a black graphite disk floating above a stack of three, round magnets. Credit: Adrian Skov…
Tiny engine runs hotter than the sun to probe the frontiers of thermodynamics
The silica particle interacts with the electric field and the few air particles in the vacuum. Credit: Millen Lab/King’s…
World’s most sensitive table-top experiment sets new limits on very high-frequency gravitational waves
The Gravity Exploration Team was able to achieve record-breaking levels of sensitivity with the Quantum Enhanced Space-Time measurement…
Superconductivity distorts crystal lattice of topological quantum materials
Researchers at Okayama University used high-resolution synchrotron X-ray diffraction to detect tiny lattice distortions (about 100 parts per…
Quantum fluctuations found hidden beneath classical optical signals in polaritons
Schematic experimental setup (not to scale) illustrating the linear spectroscopic observables—transmission, absorption, and reflection. Credit: Optica (2025). DOI:…
Individual electrons trapped and controlled above 1 K, easing cooling limits for quantum computing
(a) Schematic cross section of a microchannel filled with superfluid helium. (b) Schematic circuit diagram and false-color SEM…
Astronomers detect lowest mass dark object ever measured using gravitational lensing
Overlay of the infrared emission (black and white) with the radio emission (colour). Credit: Keck/EVN/GBT/VLBA Dark matter is…
Image of two black holes circling each other captured for the first time
Two black holes in orbit around each other in quasar OJ287. On the left is a theoretical diagram,…
Simulations unveil the electrodynamic nature of black hole mergers and other spacetime collisions
Spinning black hole with gravitational electric (top) and magnetic fields (bottom). Shown in color is the gravitational electric…
Programmable optical chip merges photons to change color
Illustration of the working principle and capabilities of a programmable nonlinear waveguide. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09620-9 Cornell…