‘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…
Observations shed light on fragmentation code and growth mystery of high-mass star formation
Comparison of ATOMS 3 mm and QUARKS 1.3 mm continuum images for two protocluster clumps. Credit: The Astrophysical…
Single-shot laser technique captures plasma evolution at 100 billion frames per second
A schematic of the SAPPHIRE diagnostic. The top half of a chirped laser beam passes through plasma, while…
Tying theory to practice when searching for dark energy
Scale of dark energy effecting surrounding stars. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab / Michael…
Single device amplifies signals while shielding qubits from unwanted noise
Optical micrograph of the traveling-wave parametric amplifier and converter chip. The periodic square structures along the central transmission…
New radio halo discovered with MeerKAT
Chandra X-ray image of SPT-CLJ2337−5942 in the 0.5 – 2.0 keV band, smoothed to 12 arcsec. The Gaussian…
JWST observations discover a small star-forming complex
Overview of the JWST/NIRSpec Microshutter Array (MSA) pointing on LAP2. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2509.07073 Using the James…
If quantum computing is answering unknowable questions, how do we know they’re right?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Quantum computing promises to solve the seemingly unsolvable in fields such as physics, medicine,…