Tabletop particle accelerator could transform medicine and materials science
A particle accelerator that produces intense X-rays could be squeezed into a device that fits on a table,…
Diverse particles form identical geometric patterns when confined, model reveals
The researchers performed experiments with floating magnets, ball bearings, and soap bubbles. Credit: P. D. S. de Lima…
Physics – Quantum Scars Unmasked
November 12, 2025• Physics 18, s146 A new approach finds useful patterns called quantum scars in the complex…
Scientists make dark excitons 300,000x brighter for quantum tech
Researchers at the City University of New York (CUNY) and the University of Texas at Austin have achieved…
Bias-induced electrostatic magnetoresistance in ferromagnet/chiral systems
arising from Y. Zhao et al. Nature Communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55433-1 (2025) In a recent paper, Zhao et al.1 propose…
Phase Transition Proceeds Slowly, Then All at Once
November 12, 2025• Physics 18, s148 Adding extra atoms between sheets of PdSe2 doesn’t affect the material’s layered…
Moving magnetic domain walls with sound alone
The device configuration used for the main experiment is sketched in Fig. 1a. The interdigital transducers (IDT) are deposited…
Ultrafast electron diffraction captures atomic layers twisting in response to light
Experimental scheme and representative diffraction images. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09707-3 A pulse of light sets the tempo…
Material system enhances superconducting qubits
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 12 November 2025 In the development of large-scale quantum processors, material improvements yield rapid progress because…
Ultrafast light-driven electron slide discovered
NILES. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-03093-3 When an intense laser pulse hits a stationary electron, it performs…
I have Einstein, Bohr and Feynman in my pocket
How’s this for an academic dream team? Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr and Richard Feynman. The three physicists and…
Scientists discover caves carved by water on Mars that may have once harbored life
Regional context and geospatial distribution of potential karstic skylight features in Hebrus Valles, Mars. Credit: The Astrophysical Journal…