Two independent quantum networks successfully fused into one
Scheme of quantum network fusion, network architecture and operation principle. Credit: Nature Photonics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01792-0 Many quantum…
Paradox of rotating turbulence finally tamed with ‘hurricane-in-a-lab’
By rehabilitating Taylor-Couette flows with Kolmogorov’s small-scale universality, researchers have created a powerful baseline for the study of…
Plasma lens can focus attosecond pulses across different ranges of XUV light
a, An attosecond pulse enters a capillary, where a strong electrical pulse generates a hydrogen plasma. As the…
Astronomers may have found the first stars that formed after the Big Bang
Credit: Neale LaSalle from Pexels For years, astronomers have been on the hunt for the first generation of…
Light can reshape atom-thin semiconductors for next-generation optical devices
A team of Rice University researchers and collaborators showed that a two-layer Janus TMD material—molybdenum sulfur selenide stacked…
Picture of universe getting clearer—but much remains unknown
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Even though we can explore the universe with great precision, there is still a…
AC instead of DC unlocks nano-LEDs for VR headsets and near-eye displays
Optical and scanning electron microscope images of a nano-LED device that uses AC power instead of DC power,…
Photoinduced non-reciprocal magnetism effectively violates Newton’s third law
A non-reciprocal phase transition to a many-body, time-dependent chiral phase occurs in layered ferromagnets. Credit: Institute of Science…
Scientists create new bullet-proof fiber that is stronger and thinner than Kevlar
Graphical abstract. Credit: Matter (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.matt.2025.102496 Kevlar has met its match. For decades, it has been the…
Do black holes really need singularities?
This artist’s concept portrays the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, known as…