GHz-rate optical phase shift in light-matter interaction-engineered, silicon-ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals
Shekhar, S. et al. Roadmapping the next generation of silicon photonics. Nat. Commun. 15, 1–15 (2024). Article Google…
Black Holes Have No Hair, But They Do Have Comb Overs
Making a black hole is easy. Just squeeze a bunch of stuff into a small enough volume. It…
Particles seen in Italy may be from a nearby black hole explosion
A single subatomic particle streaked through the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Sicily on February 13, 2023,…
3I/ATLAS’s coma proves another cometary formation theory
Image of 3I/ATLAS amongst a sea of stars and in isolation. Credit: NOIRLab/AURA/Gemini North/IfA University of Hawaii Interstellar…
Powerful and precise multi-color lasers now fit on a single chip
This schematic illustration shows the diffractive element in the high-power microcomb source separating comb lines spectrally. Credit: Michal…
Unified theory of phonon in solids with phase diagram of non-Debye anomalies
We begin by abstracting an isotropic real solid as a homogeneous continuum model embedded with some scatterers. The…
Gravitational lenses imaged by Webb during its first run
A collage of eight Webb images of gravitational lensing, each showing various distorted galaxies in the center of…
The world’s snow leopards are very similar genetically—findings suggest that doesn’t bode well for their future
A snow leopard from Ladakh, India. Credit: Koustubh Sharma There are relatively few snow leopards in the world,…
Plasma rampdown prediction model could improve reliability of fusion power plants
A shot-by-shot breakdown of every shot in the experiment. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63917-x Tokamaks are machines…
Rare intersex spider among new species discovered in Thailand
Credit: Zootaxa (2025). DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5696.3.6 A new species of spider was recently discovered near a forested area in…
Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 – Scientific background
The Nobel Foundation Tasked with a mission to manage Alfred Nobel’s fortune and has ultimate responsibility for fulfilling the…
Physicists detect water’s ultraviolet fingerprint in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s Swift Ultraviolet/Optical Telescope (UVOT) observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during two visits in July and August 2025. The…