Molecular hybridization achieved through quantum vacuum manipulation
Artistic Representation: Individual molecules undergo cooperative coupling in an empty optical cavity. Credit: Generated by ChatGPT-4o Interactions between…
Using sound to remember quantum information 30 times longer
A scanning electron microscope image highlighting a single mechanical oscillator, “tuning fork,” from the new work. The false-colored…
A new map of the stellar life cycle
Northeastern University researchers have shown that our visible universe and invisible dark matter likely co-evolved from the time…
The first experimental realization of quantum optical skyrmions in a semiconductor QED system
Single-photon skyrmions emitted from a QD coupled to a Gaussian microcavity. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-02973-y Skyrmions…
Structured light manipulates material properties and reveals atomic changes in nanocrystals
Visualization of strain and cracking in a bismuth tungstate nanoparticle under various environmental conditions. Credit: Advanced Materials (2025).…
‘Pop III.1’ model explains origins of black holes and early cosmic ionization
Computer simulation of the ionized bubble around a Population III.1 supermassive star, progenitor of a supermassive black hole,…
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…
Coral skeletons show sea-level rise began accelerating earlier than previously thought
An NUS-led study has confirmed corals to be reliable indicators of relative sea-level changes, making them a powerful…
Massive magnets are on the move: Repurposing electromagnets for research
Left to right: The BaBar solenoid magnet at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory before its move to Brookhaven. (SLAC)…
Astronomers spot the ‘Eye of Sauron’ in deep space
The “Eye of Sauron”: plasma jet in the blazar PKS 1424+240, threaded by a nearly perfect toroidal magnetic…
Astronomers detect most distant fast radio burst, just 3 billion years after Big Bang
Dynamic spectrum and polarization profile of FRB 20240304B. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2508.01648 Using the MeerKAT radio telescope,…
New 3D topological phase of matter exhibits anomalous symmetry at non-zero temperatures
Image depicting the phase transition that occurs in our model as a function of the temperature. The model…