Physicists discover aluminum-20, a new three-proton-emitting isotope
Illustration of three-proton emission from aluminium-20. Credit: Xu Xiaodong Radioactive decay is a fundamental process in nature by…
Optimized model offers more accurate performance predictions
Prototype NASA 1kW Kilopower nuclear reactor for use in space and on planetary surfaces. Credit: NASA Glenn Research…
New light behavior discovered in gypsum
Schematic representation of s-SNOM exciting and measuring phonon polaritons (top) and topological transition of shear phonon polaritons in…
Quantum internet moves closer as researchers teleport light-based information
Quantum teleportation from telecom photons to erbium-ion ensembles. Credit: Group of Prof. Xiao-Song Ma at Nanjing University. Quantum…
This ancient pristine galaxy validates the Big Bang
A variety of galaxies are seen in this JWST image. Astronomers are hunting for ancient pristine galaxies that…
Genetic differences set the size threshold for ant queens versus workers
A colony of clonal raider ants raised in the Kronauer lab, seen from above. Credit: Daniel Kronauer For…
A simple experiment simulates planet formation
This photo shows the upper part of the water tornado model. The acrylic glas tank has a diameter…
Astronomers spot young planet shaping spiral arms in dusty stellar disk
The image to the left, taken with ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows a possible planet being born…
Primordial black hole flybys could alter exoplanet orbits
An artist’s illustration of primordial black holes. If they exist, they could alter the orbits of exoplanets and…
New technique using Raman scattering can dramatically improve laser linewidth for better quantum computing
Model structure with superimposed forward (upper) and backward (lower) pump propagation. The black arrows indicate the phonon field…
Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system
This image provided by the European Southern Observatory on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, shows jets of silicon monoxide…
Rabi-like splitting arises from nonlinear interactions between magnons in synthetic antiferromagnet
Schematic illustration of synthetic antiferromagnet, two oscillation modes (optical and acoustic modes), and non-linear magnon coupling of two…