Quasars don’t last long—so how do they get so massive?
Quasar 3C-273. Credit: NASA/ESA Quasars represent some of the most luminous and energetic phenomena in the universe. These…
Stormy waves traversing the Earth’s core provide new hints into future planetary exploration
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The detection of energy signals from strong winter storms in the North Atlantic Ocean…
Fragmentation experiment reveals surprising fractured isospin symmetry
The flavor of the quark seems to play a role in the fragmentation of the proton at low…
Simplifying high-dimensional quantum information processing using photons
A photon starting in a single time bin can be probabilistically transformed to a time-bin qudit state. Credit:…
Bringing superconducting nanostructures to 3D
Scanning electron microscope image of a three dimensional superconducting nanostructure (nanobridge) deposited using direct-write 3D nanoprinting. Credit: MPI…
Results of the first search for dark photons using a MADMAX prototype
Sketch of the MADMAX setup. Dark photons (dashed lines) from the galactic dark matter halo could convert to…
Modeling study finds Venus’s crust is surprisingly thin
This global view of the surface of Venus is centered at 180 degrees east longitude. Magellan synthetic aperture…
Early galaxies may contribute to the ‘afterglow’ of the universe
The huge elliptical galaxy ESO 325-G004 shone 10,000 times brighter when it formed than it does today. These…
Study reveals severe post-Brexit reduction in lending to small and medium-sized enterprises in rural areas of UK
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There was a significant post-Brexit reduction in lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)…
A recently realized ferroelectric topology in nanomembranes enables light field manipulation
Image showing how the team created ferroelectric topologies through 3-dimensional structural transformation. Credit: Sun et al. Ferroelectrics are…