Ultra-thin materials twist light into optical vortices for faster data transmission
Passing circularly-polarized light through certain van der Waals materials causing the beam to spiral. Credit: Jaegang Jo et…
Scientists discover new phenomenon in chiral symmetry breaking
Novel spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking with in a single crystal. Credit: Spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking in a single…
Physicists create stable, ‘breathing’ solitons in settings without energy conservation
Breathing nonreciprocal soliton. Credit: Physical Review X (2025). DOI: 10.1103/nrv2-9h8z Solitonic waves—waves that keep their shape and direction…
LHCb collaboration observes ultra-rare baryon decay
Image of an event display reconstructing how we see the Sigma-> p mu mu decay in the LHCb…
RNA editing tool can take some of the risk out of gene therapy
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.07.032 The ability to correct disease-causing genetic mistakes using genome editors holds…
Astronomers discover dozens of new luminous quasars
Cutout images of 18 newly discovered quasars that lie within the SDSS footprint but are not included in…
Observations explore nature of massive ancient galaxy
SMILES-GS-191748: The observed combined spectrum (black), associated uncertainty (gray, along the bottom), and best-fit Prospector model spectrum (red).…
Spectral analysis suggests asteroids Bennu and Ryugu are part of Polana family
SwRI scientists reviewed spectral data of sample material taken from near-Earth asteroids Ryugu and Bennu (pictured above) and…
Rapid-response protocol promises to reveal supernovae only hours after they explode
Artistic elaboration based on images from the original paper. Credit: Galbany et al., JCAP, 2025. Supernovae appear to…
High-speed method tracks fleeting quantum events
Time-resolved sensing of ballistic single electrons. The transmission of a ‘sensing’ electron (blue arrows) through a barrier (green)…
Spin-orbit approach boosts both speed and stability
a) False-color scanning electron micrograph of a representative NW-device. b) Schematic of PSB. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI:…
X-ray flashes reveal how electron-hole pairs tug at atoms inside quantum dots
Johan Bielecki at the “Single Particles Biomolecules and Clusters/Serial Femtosecond Crystallography” (SPB/SFX) instrument of European XFEL, where the…