IceCube neutrino search sets first constraints on proton fraction of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays
In this artistic rendering, based on a real image of the IceCube Lab, a high-energy starting event is…
Primordial black holes could act as seeds for quasars
Infographic describing the best current theory on the evolution of PBHs. Credit: NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center Plenty of…
Hybrid crystal-glass materials from meteorites transform heat control
The article discusses how increasing disorder in the atomic structure of materials influences macroscopic heat conduction—a critical property…
Physicists show tensor mesons play important role in light-on-light scattering
Light is scattered by light—via virtual particles. Credit: Vienna University of Technology Usually, light waves can pass through…
New microscope creates 3D ghost images of nanoparticles using entangled photons
The 3D quantum ghost imaging microscope setup. A laser and crystal (left) are used to make entangled photons,…
Distorted sound of the early universe suggests we are living in a giant void
Baryon acoustic oscillations represent the sound of the Big Bang. Credit: Gabriela Secara, Perimeter Institute, CC BY-SA Looking…
A new method to measure ultrafast relaxation processes in single molecules
Schematic of the experimental circuit and working mechanism. A silver STM tip probes a single pyrrolidine molecule adsorbed…
World’s smallest snake makes big comeback
The Barbados threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) was found hiding under a rock in central Barbados. A snake so small…
Tiny ocean crustaceans use genetic and epigenetic tools to weather climate change
Copepods are tiny crustaceans, barely visible to the naked eye, but beautiful under a microscope and hugely important…
Researchers create safer nonstick surface, cutting use of ‘forever chemicals’
This piece of fabric is coated with the new non-stick material made via the nanoscale fletching technique. The…
Beta-carotene keeps enzymes active under heavy load
Preparation of a reading device in the laboratory. Credit: Magdalena Jooss Enzymes are vital to metabolism and drive…
Physicists use terahertz light to manipulate electronic properties in 2D materials
The new method makes it possible to directly control ultrathin semiconductors using pulses of terahertz light. Credit: Bielefeld…