Scientists use micro-structured materials to control light propagation
Credit: Rao et al. Physical Review Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1103/3g3j-mnh9 Topological spin textures, spatially organized patterns linked to…
Orbital Hall effect shows how defects can improve spintronic devices
Characterization of current-induced spin and orbital torques in SRO heterostructures. Credit: Nature Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41563-025-02326-3. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41563-025-02326-3 Scientists…
Unified theory may reveal more superconducting materials
PBE predicted electron SNCDD in the 32-atom supercell of Pb (in yellow, with showing cut sections) with SODTs…
Robots team up to explore planetary lava caves
Robot team used during the Lanzarote field trial along with scale bar. (A) Heterogeneous robot team. (B) Robot…
Complex deep learning models are no better at understanding genetic perturbation than simple baseline ones, study finds
Double perturbation prediction. Credit: Nature Methods (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41592-025-02772-6 Deep learning models have shown great potential in predicting…
Using Grover’s algorithm to efficiently prepare collective quantum states in optical cavities
Grover’s algorithm, a quantum algorithm for search, can be used to prepare entangled states of many qubits efficiently.…
Researchers hunt for mysterious dark matter particle with clever new trick
Black hole galaxies emit energy and light, including gamma rays (γ) (left panel). If axions exist, some of…
Laser advance sets the stage for new X-ray science possibilities
Poincaré beams before and after linear polarizer. Credit: Nature Photonics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01737-7 A team led by scientists…
Two new Thrissops species provide insights into early teleost evolution
Th. kimmeridgensis speciems. A. MJML K2295 (holotype); B. MJML K2138; C. MJML K1653. Credit: Ebert 2025 A recent…
Astronomers discover new type of supernova triggered by black hole-star interaction
A study led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) has captured the explosive interaction…
Observations investigate ultraluminous X-ray sources in the galaxy NGC 5813
GALEX FUV observation of NGC 5813 with ULXs showcased as blue circles. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2508.05261 Using…
Agriculture’s impact on soil erosion goes back earlier than thought
Tropical rivers carry large amounts of eroded soils into the sea every year. Credit: Johanna Ciella, CC BY-SA…