A new scalable approach to realize a quantum communication network based on ytterbium-171 atoms
Science cell with tweezer forming objective lenses. Credit: Covey Lab. Quantum networks, systems consisting of connected quantum computers,…
Unified model explains extreme jet streams on all giant planets
The gas giants Jupiter and Saturn exhibit eastward-flowing equatorial jet streams, while the ice giants Uranus and Neptune…
Multimode quantum entanglement achieved via dissipation engineering
Programmable multimode entanglement generation by dissipative engineering. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adv7838 A research team led by…
Stable ferroaxial states offer a new type of light-controlled non-volatile memory
Terahertz light can reversibly switch an unusual form of structural order in solids—called ferroaxiality—between clockwise and counterclockwise rotational…
By removing common biases, study debunks U-shaped happiness curve with age
A causal diagram illustrating overcontrol bias. Arrows order variables in time and show possible direct causal effects. Notes:…
Scientists use X-ray laser to identify new room-temperature phase
Optical images measured simultaneously with five types of P–t curve. Credit: Nature Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41563-025-02364-x Ice cream…
Event Horizon Telescope images reveal new dark matter detection method
Simulated images of the supermassive black hole M87*. Left panel shows radiation from astrophysical plasma and right panel…
Freely levitating rotor spins out ultraprecise sensors for classical and quantum physics
A photograph of a black graphite disk floating above a stack of three, round magnets. Credit: Adrian Skov…
Tiny engine runs hotter than the sun to probe the frontiers of thermodynamics
The silica particle interacts with the electric field and the few air particles in the vacuum. Credit: Millen Lab/King’s…
Superconductivity distorts crystal lattice of topological quantum materials
Researchers at Okayama University used high-resolution synchrotron X-ray diffraction to detect tiny lattice distortions (about 100 parts per…