Supercomputer simulations pierce mysteries of galactic nuclei
Supermassive black holes constantly pump dust, gas and heat into their environments, creating accretion disks like this one.…
Floquet Chern insulators based on nonlinear photonic crystals achieved
Linear characterization of AlGaAs PhCs. a, Scanning electron microscope images of the fabricated AlGaAs PhC. b, Angle-resolved linear…
Most powerful ‘odd radio circle’ to date discovered
A still image from the animation of RAD J131346.9+500320. Credit: RAD@home Astronomy Collaboratory (India) The most distant and…
‘Fingerprint matrix’ method uncovers what lies beneath the sand
Left: Artistic impression of metal spheres buried in small glass beads. Middle: Conventional ultrasound picture. Right: With the…
Could dark energy change over time? Supercomputer simulations challenge ΛCDM assumption
Dark energy is responsible for the expansion of the Universe, but its true nature is still a subject…
Rogue planet found growing at record rate
This artist’s impression shows Cha 1107-7626. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/M. Kornmesser Astronomers have identified an enormous “growth spurt” in…
Antarctic Sea ice emerges as key predictor of accelerated ocean warming
Left: a strong relationship was found between historical Antarctic sea ice extent and future global ocean heat uptake…
Laser pulses in graphene control electrons with lightning speed and nanometer precision
Ground-state properties of System 2. Credit: Physical Review Research (2025). DOI: 10.1103/dtk9-xv6n A research team in Kiel has…
Spontaneous emission behaves contrary to predictions in photonic time crystals
Spontaneous emission decay rate (left) and spontaneous emission excitation rate (right) when a quantum emitter (or atom) is…
Entangled states enhance energy transfer in models of molecular systems
A key focus of the research was determining whether it is more effective for energy to start entirely…