Astronomers discover rare Einstein cross with a fifth image, revealing hidden dark matter
A rare cosmic configuration: An Einstein Cross with five points of light, instead of the usual four, has…
If quantum computing is answering unknowable questions, how do we know they’re right?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Quantum computing promises to solve the seemingly unsolvable in fields such as physics, medicine,…
Machine learning unravels quantum atomic vibrations in materials
Credit: Rosa Romano, EAS Communications/Caltech Caltech scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI)–based method that dramatically speeds up…
New images reveal unexpected polarization flips near M87’s supermassive black hole
ew images from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration have revealed a dynamic environment with changing polarization patterns…
Ultrafast infrared light pulses trigger rapid ‘breathing’ in thin film
THz-light induced strain and crystalline ordering. Credit: Jakob Gollwitzer et al Cornell Engineering researchers have demonstrated that, by…
New neutrino detector in China is coming online
The JUNO Sphere. Credit: JUNO Collaboration Neutrinos are one of the most enigmatic particles in the standard model.…
Mapping the universe, faster and with the same accuracy
Two ‘fans’ corresponding to the two main areas DESI has observed, above and below the plane of our…
First-principles simulations reveal quantum entanglement in molecular polariton dynamics
Credit: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.5c00911 This is what fun looks like for a…
New technique advances compact particle accelerator development
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An international collaboration has developed a new diagnostic technique for measuring ultra-short particle beams…
Culture is overtaking genetics in shaping human evolution, researchers argue
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in…