A new scalable approach to realize a quantum communication network based on ytterbium-171 atoms
Science cell with tweezer forming objective lenses. Credit: Covey Lab. Quantum networks, systems consisting of connected quantum computers,…
Hippos survived in Europe well into the last ice age, study finds
Hippos lived at the Upper Rhine in the same time frame as mammoths. In the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen a hippo…
Scientists use X-ray laser to identify new room-temperature phase
Optical images measured simultaneously with five types of P–t curve. Credit: Nature Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41563-025-02364-x Ice cream…
Multimode quantum entanglement achieved via dissipation engineering
Programmable multimode entanglement generation by dissipative engineering. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adv7838 A research team led by…
Stable ferroaxial states offer a new type of light-controlled non-volatile memory
Terahertz light can reversibly switch an unusual form of structural order in solids—called ferroaxiality—between clockwise and counterclockwise rotational…
Unified model explains extreme jet streams on all giant planets
The gas giants Jupiter and Saturn exhibit eastward-flowing equatorial jet streams, while the ice giants Uranus and Neptune…
By removing common biases, study debunks U-shaped happiness curve with age
A causal diagram illustrating overcontrol bias. Arrows order variables in time and show possible direct causal effects. Notes:…
Investigating genetic structure and predicted habitat expansion of endemic tree species in Southeast Asia
Credit: University of Tsukuba Researchers at University of Tsukuba have investigated the genetic diversity and future distribution of…
Rare disease possibly identified in 12th century child’s skeletal remains
Left (upper) and right (lower) ulna comparison. Note the thickening of the left ulna. Credit: Başaran In the…
Event Horizon Telescope images reveal new dark matter detection method
Simulated images of the supermassive black hole M87*. Left panel shows radiation from astrophysical plasma and right panel…
Freely levitating rotor spins out ultraprecise sensors for classical and quantum physics
A photograph of a black graphite disk floating above a stack of three, round magnets. Credit: Adrian Skov…
Ultrafast laser pulses reveal solid-state bandgaps in motion
Schematic of extreme-ultraviolet high-harmonic interferometry of solids.Two phase-locked near-infrared pulses generate high-order harmonics in a solid sample. Interference…