Simulations reveal surprising electron temperatures near M87 black hole’s event horizon
Supercomputer simulations are helping scientists sharpen their understanding about the environment beyond a black hole’s ‘shadow,’ material just…
Nanodevice uses sound to sculpt light, paving the way for better displays and imaging
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Light can behave in very unexpected ways when you squeeze it into small spaces.…
Researchers develop new method for calculating the vibrations of black holes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Black holes embody the ultimate abyss. They are the most powerful sources of gravity…
Internal pair production could enable direct detection of dark matter
Figure representing dark matter internal pair production. Credits: Nityasa Mishra. Dark matter (DM) is a type of matter…
A new open-source program for quantum physics helps researchers obtain results in record time
Schematic of the RK4 steps. Dark green objects mark real or complex buffers while blue objects mark the…
Study outlines alternative approach to detecting inelastic dark matter particles
Despite knowing with a high degree of certainty that dark matter exists, we do not (yet) know what…
New image reveals sharply curved plasma jet at heart of mysterious galaxy
A new image of galaxy OJ 287 reveals for the first time the sharply curved, ribbon-like structure of…
Analytical technique for gene and cell doping could ensure ethics and fairness in sports
Gene and cell doping typically utilizes genes that encode proteins that can enhance athletic performance, and can evade…
New long-period radio transient discovered
XMM-Newton EPIC-PN image cutout of the field of ASKAP J1448−6856 showing a point source detected 2″ away from…
Physicists explain previously unknown microscopic mechanism
Credit: ACS Nano (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.5c05845 Physicists at Osnabrück University have examined individual water molecules on the calcite…