3D-printed micro ion traps could solve quantum tech’s miniaturization problem
Comparison of ion trap variants. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09474-1 The existing bottleneck in efficiently miniaturizing components for…
Iberian harvester ant queens are cloning different species to produce hybrid workers
Picture of lived M. ibericus and M. structor males laid in the same colony. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI:…
Floquet effects unlock graphene’s potential for future electronics
Time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy of Floquet states in graphene. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-02939-0 Graphene is…
Physics-based indicator predicts tipping point for collapse of Atlantic current system in next 50 years
(a): The time-mean (first 50 model years) water mass transformation (WMT) rates at 40°N, decomposed into the thermal-driven…
Scientists transform plastic waste into efficient COâ‚‚ capture materials
“The beauty of this method is that we solve a problem without creating a new one. By turning…
Physics pioneer key to microscopy ‘revolution in resolution’
An atom as seen in a field ion microscope. Credit: From the Eberly Family Special Collections, Penn State University…
Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world
The wireline drilling core barrel is visible from the underside of the Liftboat Robert platform, from the Gaspee,…
Kepler space telescope helps uncover true source of KOI-1755 transit signal
Candidate objects near KOI-1755 responsible for the transit-like signal, with Candidate B ultimately confirmed as the true source.…
AB Aurigae b detected in H-alpha light
Image of AB Aurigae in hydrogen-alpha (Hα) light, showing the newborn protoplanet AB Aurigae b clearly detected about…
High-throughput phenotyping platform uncovers genetic basis of wheat spike morphology evolution
Credit: Cell Reports (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116120 A collaborative research team led by Lu Fei from the Institute of…
Protostellar jet detection in Milky Way’s outer region reveals universal star formation
Protostellar outflows and jets discovered in the outer galaxy. The left panel shows CO line emission images obtained…
Astronomers and students capture growing tail of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during observing program
A deep image of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on Gemini South at…