Experimental device demonstrates how electron beams reconfigure plasma structure
Changes in MHD equilibrium before and after flux rope merging. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09345-9 In a scientific…
Lucy spacecraft could visit an additional sub-km asteroid with a course correction
Artist’s conception of Lucy visiting the Patroclus-Menoetius system. Credit: NASA GSFC/Conceptual Image Lab/Adriana Gutierrez The Lucy spacecraft is…
New magnetic model explains why delta-plutonium shrinks when heated
Most materials expand when heated. This happens because the rising temperature causes atoms to vibrate intensely, move further…
Researchers discover all-new antifungal drug candidate in campus greenhouse
The fungal pathogen Candida albicans under attack by a new drug candidate discovered at McMaster University. The new…
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A major breakthrough in quantum technology was achieved in October 2024: the first-ever quantum satellite communication link between…
New metalaser is a laser researcher’s dream – Physics World
New metalaser is a laser researcher’s dream – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics…
From lead to gold in a flash at the Large Hadron Collider
Nuclear physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider recently made headlines by achieving the centuries-old dream of alchemists…
Wave-like domain walls drive polarization switching in sliding ferroelectrics, study finds
Anomalous temperature dependence of polarization switching in sliding ferroelectrics, driven by superlubric domain wall motion. Unlike typical behavior,…
Slowly spinning dark matter halos may explain mysterious ‘little red dots’ in the early universe
Distant galaxies appear scattered across the night sky in this deep field image from the James Webb Space…
New Simons Collaboration Explores Black Holes and Strong Gravity
Black holes are some of the most extreme places in the universe. The gravitational pull of these objects…
Scientists Just Found A Black Hole That Shouldn’t Exist
The universe 001/Shutterstock Astronomers say they’ve discovered a…
How we did it and why it’s historic
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A major breakthrough in quantum technology was achieved in October 2024: the first-ever quantum…