Ultrafast light-driven electron slide discovered
NILES. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-03093-3 When an intense laser pulse hits a stationary electron, it performs…
Astronomers discover new pulsating ultraluminous X-ray source
Combined XMM-Newton EPIC image of NGC 4631 in the 0.3–10 keV band from the July 2025 observation. The…
Never mind rogue planets—their rogue moons could support life
An artist’s illustration of an Earth-mass rogue planet drifting through space. New research shows that rogue planets sent…
AI helps predict and understand viscous fingering
Viscous fingering during the displacement of a more viscous fluid (dark color) by a less viscous fluid (yellow…
Non-harmonic two-color femtosecond lasers achieve 1,000-fold enhancement of white-light output in water
Experimental demonstration that non-harmonic two-color femtosecond excitation produces a ~1,000× stronger supercontinuum in water compared to conventional single-color…
First full simulation of 50-qubit universal quantum computer achieved
View between the racks of JUPITER. Credit: Forschungszentrum Jülich / Sascha Kreklau A research team at the Jülich…
Turning the faint quantum ‘glow’ of empty space into a measurable flash
AI illustration of the proposed experiment—Time-Resolved and Superradiantly Amplified Unruh Effect. Credit: Navdeep Arya Researchers from Stockholm University…
‘Impossible’ merger of two massive black holes explained
A still image from a computer simulation of a black hole’s formation and evolution. Credit: Ore Gottleib/Simons Foundation…
Neanderthal DNA helps explain how faces form
Model of increased Neanderthal enhancer activity and the hypothesized impact on jaw development. Credit: Development (2025). DOI: 10.1242/dev.204779…
X-ray techniques map and measure the invisible properties of altermagnets
Calculated RPED patterns of MnTe for circular po-larized light with helicity q || L~ [1100] at the L3-resonance…