Sweden’s most powerful laser delivers record-short light pulses
The laser system is 11 meters long and generates extremely short laser pulses. Credit: Mattias Pettersson, Umea University…
100 Years Later, Quantum Science Is Still Weird
IRA FLATOW: This is Science Friday. I’m Ira Flatow. 100 years ago this summer, physicist Werner Heisenberg wrote…
Scientists just recreated the universe’s first ever molecules — and the results challenge our understanding of the early cosmos
This story was provided by Live Science, a sister site of Space.com. For the first time, researchers have…
Observing the dynamics of quantum states generated inside nonlinear optical cavities
Experimental setup Here, we briefly introduce our experimental setup. More detailed description of the setup can be found…
A New View Of The “Cosmic Grapes” Is Challenging Our Theories Of How Galaxies Form
Thanks to the natural magnification from gravitational lensing, researchers have been able to study a small galaxy from…
The particle that may finally unlock universal quantum computing
Quantum computers promise speed, but they still struggle with reliability. Qubits are sensitive, and small disturbances can scramble…
Scientists find new quantum behavior in unusual superconducting material
Electronic structure of CsCr₃Sb₅. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62298-5 Researchers at Rice University and collaborating institutions have…
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…
Near-infrared photon-triggered CH4-to-CH3OH conversion over plasmonic oxyselenides
Structural and photo-physical characterizations The crystal structure of triclinic CuSeO3 with space group P1 is illustrated in Fig. 1a.…
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…
Gravity vs Quantum Physics: Researchers Say They are Closing in on “One of the Most Important Outstanding Problems”
In a new roundup of promising advances in quantum physics, researchers are revealing the upcoming cutting-edge studies they…
Constraints on axion-like particles from active galactic nuclei seen through galaxy clusters
ALP propagation equations In this section, we summarize the key theoretical ingredients relevant to the studies of ALPs…