Scientists harness vacuum fluctuations to engineer quantum materials
Schematic diagram illustrating Dirac gap estimation and standing wave formation in a chiral slab with two types of…
Scientists harness ‘traffic jam of electrons’ to boost heat-to-electricity conversion
On a kagome lattice charge carriers become immobilized due to quantum mechanical effects, which was utilized by the…
Using a unique method, astronomers have discovered an exceptional new planet
Photometric data and fitted light curve of the event AT2021uey. Credit: Astronomy & Astrophysics (2025). DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202554236 Scientists…
Surprising discovery shows a strong link between Earth’s magnetic field and atmospheric oxygen levels
Time variations of the oxygen (O2) content and the VGADM in the past 540 million years. Credit: Sci.…
Distant super-massive black hole shows high velocity sign of overeating
Broad-band spectra from the XMM–Newton pn camera for orbits 2659 (black), 2661 (red), 2663 (green), and 2664 (blue)…
Physicists use 3D-printed spines to sculpt water surface through surface tension
Artistic topography. Credit: Université de Liège / M.Delens Physicists at the University of Liège have succeeded in sculpting…
Dramatic stretch in quantum materials confirms 100-year-old prediction
Bethe–Slater-type exchange interaction. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-02893-x Research from the University of St Andrews has set…
Tunable pulse duration in ultranarrow bandwidth
The ultranarrow bandwidth mode-locked laser can be tuned for pulse duration. It uses a new filter configuration and…
Largest Oort Cloud comet ever observed reveals its secrets under ALMA’s powerful gaze
An artist rendition of comet C/2014 UN271, the largest known comet in the Oort Cloud. Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/M.Weiss…
Study solves 120-year-old problem and corrects one of Einstein’s ideas
Any reversible Carnot engine operating at 𝑇=0 must consist of a round trip from a given equilibrium state…