AI algorithms approach the theoretical limit of optical measurement precision
Principle of the experiment. Credit: Nature Photonics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01657-6 No image is infinitely sharp. For 150 years,…
Genetic diversity highlights increasing threat of H9N2 avian influenza
Subtypes and hosts of AIVs from LPMs in China. Credit: Nature Microbiology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-025-02002-x A new study…
Ultra-thin lenses halve incident wavelength to make infrared light visible
Infrared light passes through the metal lens and is converted into violet light and focused in a focal…
Solid-phase properties reveal when yield stress fluids start to flow
The apparatus used to determine properties of the solid phase and onset of the liquid phase of complex…
Theoretical framework addresses two long-standing challenges
Configuration I: (a, c) Maximum stored energy maxt[E(∞)] in different g, and (b, d) bound-state energies Eb in…
Redefining physics to roll a ball vertically
(a) Static pinned configuration of a 1 mm radius PAAm drop with 4 wt% monomers (elasticity, E1 =…
Supercomputer simulation reveals how merging neutron stars form black holes and powerful jets
Still image from the numerical simulation at around 1.3 seconds after the neutron star merger. The contours in blue…
Simulations suggest Milky Way and Andromeda may not collide after all
Milky Way and Andromeda bypass at 1 million light year separation. At 500,000 light-years, dark matter provides friction…
Spontaneous symmetry breaking in electron systems proves elusive
A Fourier transform of an image obtained using scanning tunneling microscopy of electrons on the surface of a…
Lithium-like tin’s g-factor measured with 0.5 parts per billion experimental accuracy
Schematic illustration of the QED interactions in lithium-like tin ions. Credit: MPIK Researchers from the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kernphysik…