New layered material successfully confines terahertz light to the nanoscale
A tunable FEL generates narrowband terahertz radiation, which is focused onto the s-SNOM tip and is backscattered into…
Mapping the universe, faster and with the same accuracy
Two ‘fans’ corresponding to the two main areas DESI has observed, above and below the plane of our…
First-principles simulations reveal quantum entanglement in molecular polariton dynamics
Credit: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.5c00911 This is what fun looks like for a…
Culture is overtaking genetics in shaping human evolution, researchers argue
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in…
New technique advances compact particle accelerator development
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An international collaboration has developed a new diagnostic technique for measuring ultra-short particle beams…
Is dark energy evolving? Astrophysicists consider the possibilities
A new study, based on years of precise data from telescopes such as the Dark Energy Survey in…
Observations investigate the nature of a newly discovered odd radio circle
MeerKAT 1.28 GHz background map showing ORC J0356–4216 and the host galaxy. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2509.04981 Astronomers…
What is a quantum computer’s speed limit? Entanglement can provide an answer
Example of an edge case in the three-partite system ˜AAB. As two eigenvalues avoid a level crossing, they…
The exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e takes its turn in the JWST’s spotlight
This artist’s illustration shows the Earth-size exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e, depicted at the lower right as it transits in…
Mars Perseverance rover data suggests presence of past microbial life
Rocks in the Bright Angel Formation. NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image using its Right Mastcam-Z camera.…