From ketchup to concrete, rolling particles make suspensions more fluid
The measuring tip of an atomic force microscope with a specially designed holder in which a spherical particle…
Ancient tools from a South African cave reveal connections between prehistoric people
Prehistoric stone tool cores. Credit: Sara Watson In a cave overlooking the ocean on the southern coast of…
Study unveils contributions to superconductivity in the vortex lattice structure of 2H-NbSe₂
The field dependence of the first order vortex lattice form factor, FF, at (a) 100 mK and (b)…
Penguin feathers reveal mercury contamination in remote Southern Ocean
Penguins gather along the icy shores of the West Antarctic Peninsula. Credit: John Reinfelder In 1962, when environmentalist…
Simulating quantum magnetism with a digital quantum computer
Optics of the H2 quantum computer. Credit: Quantinuum. Quantum computers, which process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, have…
Energy densities offer new path to resolving the Hubble tension
A plot of BAO Amplitude vs. Baryon Fraction. Credit: Alex Krolewski et al, Physical Review D (2025). DOI:…
Proving quantum computers have the edge
This illustration depicts a quantum computer (lower left) beating out a classical computer in solving a physics problem…
A new approach to probe hadronization via quantum entanglement
Jet formation initiated by a quark or gluon, leading to the production of hadrons such as pions, kaons,…
‘Hidden galaxies’ could be smoking gun in universe riddle
The final SPIRE Dark Field image map created by combining the Blue (250 micrometers), Green (350 micrometers) and…
Our closest neighboring galaxy may be being torn apart
Velocities of massive star candidates within the SMC shown as vectors. The colors of the arrows represent the…