Decoupling structural molecular dynamics from excited state lifetimes using few-femtosecond ultraviolet resonant dispersive waves
It can be seen from the transient analysis presented in Fig. 3 that two exponential decay pathways play a…
A Chinese AI model taught itself basic physics — what discoveries could it make?
Researchers gave an AI data from physics experiments involving systems using pendulum-like motion to see if it could…
Pressure anisotropy-driven instabilities regulate the jovian magnetodisk
Magnetodisk crossings Magnetodisk crossings are characterized by reversals in the measured magnetic field. For example, Supplementary Fig. 1 shows…
Chinese researchers reveal unexplored section of mysterious Arctic Ocean ridge
The submersible Fendouzhe being deployed off a Chinese icebreaker in the Arctic Ocean.Credit: Courtesy of the Fendouzhe Research…
can gene editing prevent heart disease?
Crystalline forms of cholesterol (blue) in a liver cell (purple), imaged using a scanning electron microscope.Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science…
Eigenstate control of plasmon wavepackets with electron-channel blockade
Time-resolved measurement of plasmon wavepackets Our quantum device consists of a 100 μm-long electron waveguide, fabricated by depositing electrostatic…
Bias-induced electrostatic magnetoresistance in ferromagnet/chiral systems
arising from Y. Zhao et al. Nature Communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55433-1 (2025) In a recent paper, Zhao et al.1 propose…
Moving magnetic domain walls with sound alone
The device configuration used for the main experiment is sketched in Fig. 1a. The interdigital transducers (IDT) are deposited…
Material system enhances superconducting qubits
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 12 November 2025 In the development of large-scale quantum processors, material improvements yield rapid progress because…
I have Einstein, Bohr and Feynman in my pocket
How’s this for an academic dream team? Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr and Richard Feynman. The three physicists and…
Is HRT in menopause healthy? US label change triggers debate
A ‘black box’ warning has appeared on hormone replacement therapies in the United States for more than 20…
Photoinduced twist and untwist of moiré superlattices
Cao, Y. et al. Correlated insulator behaviour at half-filling in magic-angle graphene superlattices. Nature 556, 80–84 (2018). Article …