Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation
Credit: AI-generated image It’s a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation…
Scientists create new type of semiconductor that holds superconducting promise
Josephson junction structures—quantum devices made of two superconductors and a thin non-superconducting barrier—using different forms of germanium (Ge):…
Solar gamma rays could unlock mystery of sun’s hidden magnetic fields
Credit: NASA New research conducted by an international team of physicians has found that high-energy gamma rays might…
Bridging light, microwaves and electrons for precision calibration
The photonic chip mounted on a custom holder. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62808-5 EPFL researchers have developed…
New images reveal the Milky Way’s stunning galactic plane in more detail than ever before
A new radio portrait of the center of the Milky Way as seen by the Murchison Widefield Array.…
Chiral molecules adhere to magnets
Fig. 1. Chiral molecules acquire spin through thermal vibration and adhere to magnets. Credit: Shinji Miwa / ISSP,…
A faster, more affordable way to produce quantum nanodiamonds holds promise for medicine and industry
The apparatus in which the luminescent nanodiamonds were prepared. Credit: Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the…
Perovskites reveal ultrafast quantum light in new study
Evaporated FAPbI3 films exhibit good quality. Credit: arXiv: DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2502.13609 Halide perovskites—already a focus of major research into…
JWST observations discover large debris disk around nearby M dwarf
De-convolved image of the TWA 20 debris disk in the F200W filter obtained by running a deconvolution routine…
New DNA evidence from Crimea sheds light on Neanderthal migration into Asia
Starosele rock shelter in the Crimean Peninsula. Credit: Serhii Telizhenko Researchers have long been attempting to piece together the…