Plastic-based spectrometers offer low-cost, compact solution for broadband spectral imaging
Birefringence of plastic products in the lab (scale bar: 1 cm). Credit: Science Advances A multinational research team,…
The KATRIN experiment sets new constraints on general neutrino interactions
General neutrino interactions in beta decay. Credit: Caroline Fengler Neutrinos are elementary particles that are predicted to be…
Higgs-boson properties clarified through decay pattern analysis
Event display of a candidate Higgs boson decaying to two muons (H→μμ), shown as red tracks in the…
Quantum objects’ dual nature mapped with new formula for ‘wave-ness’ and ‘particle-ness’
Illustration of the point by point duality D-V relation in the transverse plane. The blue circles represent full…
Speed test of ‘tunneling’ electrons challenges alternative interpretation of quantum mechanics
Phase gradient (Bohmian) velocity vS. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09099-4 Quantum mechanics describes the unconventional properties of subatomic…
Adding up Feynman diagrams to make predictions about real materials
Illustration of a polaron in a crystal: the central bright sphere is the charge carrier, distorting the surrounding…
Physicists take step toward a holy grail for electron spins
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For decades, ferromagnetic materials have driven technologies like magnetic hard drives, magnetic random access…
The Milky Way could be teeming with more satellite galaxies than previously thought
Credit: The Aquarius simulation, the Virgo Consortium/Dr Mark Lovell The Milky Way could have many more satellite galaxies…
Ancient river systems reveal Mars was wetter than we thought
Color image of a flat top, heavily eroded FSR. Sand dunes can be seen migrating over the top…
Finding primordial black holes using the Legacy Survey of Space and Time will be a statistical challenge
Artist’s impression of black hole GNz7q. Credit: ESA/Hubble, N. Bartmann With the recent first light milestone for the…