Simulations hint at new strongly correlated states of matter in ultracold polar molecules
A self-bound crystal of individual dipolar molecules surrounded by a superfluid ring. I have made the figure myself,…
Scientists create a new form of light matter in a quasicrystal
Realization of 2D polariton quasicrystal based on the Penrose tiling. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adz2484 Researchers have…
Photons exhibit collective behavior only after reaching certain threshold
If few photons are present, they are distributed evenly. (left-hand image; each of the “tables” consists of two…
Planetary scientists link Jupiter’s birth to Earth’s formation zone
Enhanced image of Jupiter by Kevin M. Gill (CC-BY) based on images provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS. Credit: NASA New…
A ‘seating chart’ for atoms helps locate their positions in materials
MIT physicists have developed discrete grid imaging technique (DIGIT), an optical super-resolution technique that maps quantum emitters to…
A tiny chip that can help us see deeper into space
Concept and universal application of RAFAEL. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09591-x A new imaging system could help us…
Magnetically guided streamer funneling star-building material into newborn system in Perseus
Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/P.Vosteen A team of astronomers led by Paulo Cortes, a scientist with the U.S. National Science…
Physicists unlock secrets of stellar alchemy, yielding new insights into gold’s cosmic origins
Neutron TOF spectra in coincidence with 134In β− decay. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1103/l24v-5m31 You can’t…
Hidden giant granite discovered beneath West Antarctic Ice Sheet
A pink granite boulder next to a yellow notebook for scale. Credit: Jo Johnson, BAS Pink granite boulders…
The genetics behind why some fish remain tiny
A tiny goby of the species Coryphopterus personatus swims near a Caribbean reef. U-M postdoctoral researcher Emily Troyer…