Physicists create tunable system for enhanced quantum sensing
A table top experiment typical of the setup. The size is more or less equal to the size…
New imaging technique captures every twist of polarized light
A depiction of the Stokes vector. Credit: S. Feldmann (EPFL) EPFL scientists have developed a new technique that…
Record-breaking material emits infrared light better than it absorbs it, without violating the laws of physics
Normally, an object in thermal equilibrium with its environment emits and absorbs thermal radiation at the same rate…
Quantum equivalent of thermodynamics’ second law discovered for entanglement manipulation
Illustration of an entanglement battery. The battery allows reversible interconversion between any two entangled states. Credit: American Physical…
Third-ever confirmed interstellar object blazing through solar system (Update)
This image courtesy of David Rankin, Saguaro Observatory, shows interstellar object A11pI3Z captured on June 2, 2025 by…
Strong magnetic fields flip angular momentum dynamics in magnetovortical matter
Credit: Tokyo University of Science Angular momentum is a fundamental quantity in physics that describes the rotational motion…
Superconducting networks show how tiny changes trigger system collapse
Mixed-order transitions in interdependent superconducting networks. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61127-z Why do some changes in nature…
Astrophysicist explains how black hole mergers and quasars help detect gravitational wave networks
An illustration of the proposed network of gravitational waves. Credit: NANOGrav When black holes need a place to…
Shape-shifting particles allow temperature control over fluid flow and stiffness
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Imagine a liquid that flows freely one moment, then stiffens into a near-solid the…
Quantum computer simulates spontaneous symmetry breaking at zero temperature
Digitization and adiabatic energy gap. a The procedure to digitize an adiabatic evolution is done through a Riemann-like…