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),…
Photonic origami folds glass into microscopic 3D optical devices
Researchers used their new technique to fold a glass bar (a), create an optical resonator (b) to achieve…
Imperfect light sources achieve new benchmark in secure quantum communication
Quantum Cryptography with quantum dot based compact and high rate single photon nano-devices. Credit: Lars Luder A team…