The ‘anti-weather’ of Venus
Surface of Venus, as seen by Venera 13. Credit: Venera 13/Don P.Mitchell Conditions on Venus’s surface have largely…
Black hole flare unprecedented; the strength of memories; bugs on the menu
This artist’s concept depicts a supermassive black hole in the process of shredding a massive star—at least 30…
Cracks in Antarctic ‘Doomsday Glacier’ ice shelf trigger accelerated destabilization
An image showing ice flow speed at the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica. Credit: University of Manitoba Thwaites…
Ultrafast VUV pulses fully characterized for probing valence electron dynamics
Electron FROG apparatus. a. measured spectra of pulses tuned across the VUV, b. and c. electron FROG traces…
Charge carrier pairs in cuprate compounds shed light on high-temperature superconductivity
A short pulse excites a pair of charge carriers in oxygen atoms (red). Its energy could be measured.…
Single organic molecule triggers Kondo effect in molecular-scale ‘Kondo box’
by Li Xiangyang; Zhao Weiwei, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences Illustration of a molecular…
Quantum ‘pinball’ state of matter in electrons allows both conducting and insulating properties, physicists discover
Hamiltonian, classical phases, and energetics of the extended Hubbard model on the triangular lattice. Credit: npj Quantum Materials…
East African Rift study uncovers why breaking up is hard for some continents
Lake Turkana, seen in the background in Kenya’s Rift Valley, sits within one of the most tectonically active…
Gyromorphs combine liquid and crystal traits to enhance light-based computers
Illustration of a 60-fold gyromorph’s properties. Top row: Structure of the gyromorph. Left: Structure factor. Right: Pair correlation…
Peering inside 3D chaotic microcavities with X-ray vision
3D X-ray microtomography reveals the internal geometry of a deformed microsphere, allowing insight into chaotic light dynamics. Credit:…