About 1% of people don’t have sex. New research shows it may be partly genetic
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sex is important. Romantic, typically sexual, partnerships are often among the most central relationships…
Webb discovers ‘The Cliff’ object that could solve red dot mystery
NIRSpec/PRISM spectrum of The Cliff (RUBIES-UDS-154183) at zspec = 3.548. Credit: Anna de Graaff et al A new…
A scalable and accurate tool to characterize entanglement in quantum processors
How the new QST method developed by the team works. Credit: Hu et al. Quantum computers, computing systems…
Hybridization of interlayer excitons in bilayer semiconductor hints at many-body state
Right: schematic of the device illuminated with white light to study coherence properties of interlayer excitons. Left: when…
Plasmon effects in neutron star magnetospheres could pose new limits on the detection of axions
Credit: Created with ChatGPT. Dark matter is an elusive type of matter that does not emit, reflect or…
Quantum scars boost electron transport and drive the development of microchips
The image depicts a quantum scar connected between conductors. It can be controlled using a so-called nanotip carrying…
Exercise weight loss explained; chimpanzees like alcohol; auditing quantum computers
Two male chimpanzees eating the plum-like fruit of the evergreen Parinari excelsa tree at Taï National Park in…
Scientists reveal process of gas accretion in massive star formation
Hierarchical gas kinematic structures. Starting from the upper left and moving clockwise from large to small scales: upper…
Controlling electron interference in time with chirped laser pulses
Illustration of chirped laser-assisted dynamic interference. Credit: Federico Vismarra, ETH Zürich In quantum mechanics, particles such as electrons…
Neutron detector mobilizes muons for nuclear, quantum material
Lead muon detector developer Polad Shikhaliev looks on as JungHyun Bae, a Wigner Distinguished Staff Fellow at ORNL,…