Trapped calcium ions entangled with photons form scalable nodes for quantum networks
Powerful nodes for quantum networks. Credit: Harald Ritsch, Universität Innsbruck Researchers at the University of Innsbruck have created…
Physics-inspired computer architecture solves complex optimization problems
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A line of engineering research seeks to develop computers that can tackle a class…
Hidden turbulence discovered in polymer fluids
Turbulent Flow. Credit: Rosti (2025), J. Fluid Mech., 1012, R5. CC BY-NC 4.0. Turbulence, the chaotic, irregular motion…
Simulations reveal pion’s interaction with Higgs field with unprecedented precision
Cumulative distribution functions (CDFs) of the results for the SU(3) LECs. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1103/f4x5-frx1…
Dusty structure explains near vanishing of faraway star
Schematic diagrams of the possible configurations discussed for ASASSN-24fw. They are not drawn to scale. The yellow circle…
Self-consistent model incorporates gas self-gravity effects to address accretion across cosmic scales
Global solutions of the TPBVP for ~β=0.65 and γ=4/3. Credit: The Astrophysical Journal (2025). DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/adec71 A research…
Two quantum computers with 20 qubits manage to simulate information scrambling
A close-up of the trapped-ion quantum computer used to simulate quantum-information scrambling circuits. Credit: Quantinuum Four RIKEN researchers…
Measuring a previously mysterious imaginary component of wave scattering
a) a time-domain experiment setup. b) a frequency-domain experiment setup. Credit: American Physical Society There has long been…
Scientists harness polaritons, making a leap in molecular charge transfer
The image above shows how various light colors can access the charge transfer state in polariton systems, unlike…
Ultrafast X-ray laser tracks the motion of a single electron during a chemical reaction
This graphic shows how an ultraviolet pump laser (at left) photoexcites an ammonia molecule (blue and red shapes),…