Physicist proves unsolvability beyond one dimension for quantum Ising models
A two-dimensional representation of a 10-dimensional hypercube. A RIKEN researcher has shown that quantum Ising models lack local…
Physicists create new electrically controlled silicon-based quantum device
Integrated optoelectronic devices for control of silicon T centres. Credit: Nature Photonics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01752-8 A team of…
A grue jay? Rare hybrid bird identified in Texas
A rare hybrid bird identified in a suburb of San Antonio, Texas (center panel, credit: Brian Stokes) is…
Primordial black hole’s final burst may solve neutrino mystery
An artist’s illustration showing a tiny black hole within our Milky Way galaxy (top right), which could emit…
Galaxies reveal hidden maps of dark matter in the early universe
The researchers focused on data taken from a region of the sky known as the Cosmic Evolution Survey…
How harnessing the ‘selfish gene’ could control harmful insect populations
Malaysian stalk-eyed fly (Teleopsis dalmanni). Paul Richards New research is shining a light on one of genetics’ enduring…
Quantum computing engineers get atoms chatting long distance
Artist’s impression of two nuclear spins, remotely entangled via the geometric gate applied via the electron. Credit: Tony…
‘Quantum squeezing’ a nanoscale particle for the first time
A single nanoparticle made of glass (a white point near the center of the photo) is confined in…
Nanoscale optical device enables independent control of light intensity and phase using electricity
Electrical complex amplitude control of SHG using nonlinear polaritonic metasurface. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adw8852 A nanoscale…
Universal scheme efficiently generates arbitrary two-qubit gates in superconducting quantum processors
Implementation of the AshN scheme with superconducting qubits. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-02990-x The operation of quantum…