Rapid brightening of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it nears sun surprises scientists
Left: Stack of all CCOR-1 frames of 3I/ATLAS (top), and an equivalent stack centered on a nearby star…
A problem that takes quantum computers an unfathomable amount of time to solve
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain It’s a well-known fact that quantum calculations are difficult, but one would think that…
Researchers realize a driven-dissipative Ising spin glass using a cavity quantum electrodynamics setup
Ultracold atomic gases (spheres) trapped in the midplane of the multimode cavity (pair of curved mirrors) serve as…
The empty search for dark matter
Structure of the CRESST experiment, whose aim is to find dark matter particles. Credit: A. Eckert What if…
New model can detect ballistic electrons under realistic conditions
While energy is dissipated in the form of heat when electrons flow in the 2D material, this is…
Calorimetric experiment achieves tightest bound on electron neutrino mass
The heart of the HOLMES experiment, housed in its gold-plated copper box: an array of 64 TES microcalorimeters,…
How a chorus of synchronized frequencies helps you digest your food
Comparison between experimental peristalsis and the modeling data. (Left) Circles are the period of oscillations recorded in the…
Strong magnetic field helps answer a question about the ‘new duality’ in materials physics
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As someone who studies materials, Lu Li knows people want to hear about the…
Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation
Credit: AI-generated image It’s a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation…
Scientists create new type of semiconductor that holds superconducting promise
Josephson junction structures—quantum devices made of two superconductors and a thin non-superconducting barrier—using different forms of germanium (Ge):…