Genuine quantum scars in many-body spin systems
Model, classical dynamics, and UPOs — Consider a chain of N spin s particles subject to a magnetic…
Unusual plasma waves detected above Jupiter’s north pole may finally have explanation
Top: Amplitude of the electric field fluctuations during a Juno pass over the Jupiter’s north pole. The white…
Scientists teleport telecom qubit to solid-state quantum memory
Quantum teleportation, once the stuff of science fiction, is rapidly becoming a central pillar in the race to…
LUX-ZEPLIN experiment sets more stringent constraints on cosmic ray-boosted dark matter
The LZ central detector in the clean room at Sanford Lab after assembly, before beginning its journey underground.…
Team confirms a fifth potentially habitable planet around L 98-59, a red dwarf 35 light-years away
This study exploits data from two ground-based telescopes: the Very Large Telescope (top left, credit: ESO/G. Hüdepohl) and…
How do water rings ‘bounce?’ New discovery answers decades-old question
A vortex ring of water traveling in a tank gets reflected off a water-air interface. Credit: John Zhuang…
Physicists Discover Unconventional Quantum Echo in Niobium Superconductors
Physicists from Ames National Laboratory and Iowa State University have demonstrated the emergence of a Higgs echo in…
It’s darker than darkness — Rogue dark star defies the laws of the universe
The universe conceals many mysteries, and one of the most intriguing is how stars are powered. A star…
Astronomers spot unusual magnetic field around a massive young protostar
This schematic shows circular polarization in radio waves coming from a massive young protostar surrounded by a disk…
New light behavior discovered in gypsum
Schematic representation of s-SNOM exciting and measuring phonon polaritons (top) and topological transition of shear phonon polaritons in…
Super-resolution femtosecond electron diffraction reveals electronic and nuclear dynamics at conical intersections
Bernardi, F., Olivucci, M. & Robb, M. A. Potential energy surface crossings in organic photochemistry. Chem. Soc. Rev.…
How to detect magnetic fields around exoplanets
Artist’s impression of a “hot jupiter” transiting its star. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Magnetic fields play an important—if sometimes…