First measurement of X-ray polarization from a magnetar outburst
NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) measured X-ray polarization during an outburst from the magnetar 1E 1841-045, marking…
Ultrafast decoupling of polarization and strain in ferroelectric BaTiO3
Photoinduced structural dynamics Our sample consists of a coherently strained, monodomain BaTiO3 (BTO) thin film, grown on a…
Confirmed-astronomers capture cosmic web for the first time and reveal hidden highways connecting galaxies in the universe
We have been looking at the sky for centuries and creating theories about how the universe holds itself…
Astrophysicists Find No ‘Hair’ on Black Holes
In 2012, physicists showed that this paradox is tightly linked to the nature of the event horizon. They’d…
LIGO, facing threats of closure, more than doubles its black hole haul
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Researchers Pinpoint A Non-Repeating FRB To Within A Few Light Years
Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are some of the most powerful signals in the universe. They can emit as…
A Chinese lab starts to tackle a giant mystery in particle physics
At the foot of the thickly forested Dashi Hill, in southern China’s Guangdong province, pre-approved visitors can take…
ce monstre cosmique existait quand l’univers n’était que prémices
Imaginez un objet si massif qu’il dévore la lumière elle-même, si ancien qu’il témoigne des premiers balbutiements de…
Scientists switch on the world’s largest neutrino detector deep underground
The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) has successfully completed filling its 20,000-tons liquid scintillator detector and begun data…
‘Really rich physics going on’: the science behind a flat pint of lager | Food science
A flat pint of beer with no head is a common gripe among pub-goers. And while the bar…
Competition between excitonic insulators and quantum Hall states in correlated electron–hole bilayers
Zeng, Y. & MacDonald, A. H. Electrically controlled two-dimensional electron-hole fluids. Phys. Rev. B 102, 085154 (2020). CASÂ …
New laser helps decode rare earth element samarium’s secret spectrum
Scientists in Germany have uncovered previously unknown properties of the rare Earth element samarium by developing a powerful…