GHz-rate optical phase shift in light-matter interaction-engineered, silicon-ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals
Shekhar, S. et al. Roadmapping the next generation of silicon photonics. Nat. Commun. 15, 1–15 (2024). Article Google…
Unified theory of phonon in solids with phase diagram of non-Debye anomalies
We begin by abstracting an isotropic real solid as a homogeneous continuum model embedded with some scatterers. The…
First device based on ‘optical thermodynamics’ can route light without switches
Credit: Yunxuan Wei at USC. A team of researchers at the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer…
Powerful and precise multi-color lasers now fit on a single chip
This schematic illustration shows the diffractive element in the high-power microcomb source separating comb lines spectrally. Credit: Michal…
Gravitational lenses imaged by Webb during its first run
A collage of eight Webb images of gravitational lensing, each showing various distorted galaxies in the center of…
New study rules out binary hardening as cause of Dimorphos’s orbital period drop
Gravitational scattering of ejecta cannot explain the observed period drop of Dimorphos. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL A new…
Plasma rampdown prediction model could improve reliability of fusion power plants
A shot-by-shot breakdown of every shot in the experiment. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63917-x Tokamaks are machines…
Physicists develop new quantum sensor at the atomic lattice scale
Working principle of the quantum electrometer. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61839-2 From computer chips to quantum dots—technological…
Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 – Scientific background
The Nobel Foundation Tasked with a mission to manage Alfred Nobel’s fortune and has ultimate responsibility for fulfilling the…
Physicists just built a quantum lie detector. It works
Can you prove whether a large quantum system truly behaves according to the weird and wonderful rules of…