How to Switch an Antiferromagnet
September 4, 2025• Physics 18, s111 Two main mechanisms can flip the orientation of antiferromagnetic domains. Researchers have…
Analog optical computer for AI inference and combinatorial optimization
Experimental set-up The key components of our experimental set-up are shown in Fig. 1a and Extended Data Fig.…
New algorithm hushes unwanted noise in LIGO, may lead to more black hole discoveries
A view from above of LIGO Livingston in Louisiana. Credit: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory,…
-24,9 decibels: this record-breaking number has NASA scientists worried
At first glance, total silence might sound peaceful—even meditative. But step into the anechoic chamber at Orfield Labs…
Space-time crystals from particle-like topological solitons
Chaikin, P. M. & Lubensky, T. C. Principles of Condensed Matter Physics (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2000). Yeh, P.…
Ice shows hidden ability to produce electricity when stressed: Study
Ice is not as passive as it looks. New research shows that ordinary ice can create electricity when…
Ring laser measures Earth’s axis wobble with unprecedented precision
Credit: Astrid Eckert / TUM As Earth moves through space, it wobbles slightly. A team of researchers from…
The observable universe is just 5% of reality, 95% remains invisible!
Ordinary matter, also called baryonic matter, consists of protons, neutrons, and electrons. This is the material that emits…
Gravitational waves reveal ‘stellar graveyard’ packed with neutron star and black hole mergers
Using gravitational waves, tiny ripples in space-time first predicted by Albert Einstein back in 1915, astronomers have discovered…
US scientists make incredible breakthrough with machine that runs hotter than the Sun: ‘Offers a practical bridge’
Scientists may have discovered a way to improve fusion reactors. Interesting Engineering reported on experiments inside a tokamak,…
New isolated early-type dwarf galaxy discovered
dE01+09 as seen in Legacy Survey images. The left panel shows a g − r − z combined…
Astronomers Use a Double-Lensing Technique to Study a Supermassive Black Hole
In astronomy, some of the most profound discoveries happen by accident. As the saying goes, “The most exciting…