Overlooked East Antarctica melting may skew sea level forecasts
(a) Maps of annual averaged (over the last 3 simulated years) ocean heat content vertically integrated (GJ = 1 × 109 J, shown everywhere…
Strong magnetic field helps answer a question about the ‘new duality’ in materials physics
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As someone who studies materials, Lu Li knows people want to hear about the…
Quantum Breakthrough? Scientists Demonstrate First Quantum Sensor Approaching the Heisenberg Limit
Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) scientists have successfully demonstrated the world’s first ultra-precise, ultra-sensitive distributed quantum…
‘One of our most exciting discoveries so far’: Physicists detect rare ‘second-generation’ black holes that prove Einstein right again
Scientists have found two pairs of merging black holes, and they think the larger one in each merger…
Scientists turn common semiconductor into a superconductor
For decades, researchers have tried to create semiconductor materials that can also act as superconductors — materials capable…
Two new black hole collisions confirm Einstein’s theory with record precision
For the first time, scientists have detected two black hole mergers with spins so unusual they may reveal…
A new dimension for spin qubits in diamond
Artist’s concept illustration showing a two-dimensional collection of interacting spins in a diamond lattice. Credit: Brian Long The…
A deep dive into quantum computing
Quantum computing is generating a lot of news headlines, even reaching the mainstream. On GlobalData’s recent Strategic Intelligence…
‘Singing’ electrons synchronize in Kagome crystals, revealing geometry-driven quantum coherence
Illustration of long range electron coherence. Credit: Guo et al Physicists at the Max Planck Institute for the…
Light-induced pressurization effect in Au–Ni heterostructures for plasmonic photocatalysis
Design and synthesis of Au-Ni AR photocatalysts The gold-nickel (Au-Ni) heterostructure was selected as the AR plasmonic photocatalyst,…
Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation
Credit: AI-generated image It’s a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation…
Environmental Noise Dataset for Sound Event Classification and Detection
The automation of acoustic analysis represents a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary domain of research, combining acoustics, signal processing, and…