US scientists show light can move atoms in 2D semiconductors
Light isn’t just illuminating materials anymore, it’s moving them. Scientists at Rice University have discovered that beams of…
a new look at magnetic excitations – Physics World
New research reveals how quantum effects in double-exchange ferromagnets drive unexpected magnetic behaviour Iron-based material (Courtesy: iStock/Assistantua) For…
Scientists observe single top quark with W, Z bosons for first time
Researchers at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have detected a phenomenon that happens only every trillion proton collisions,…
Thin-film strontium titanate sets electro-optic performance record at cryogenic temperatures
(a) Thin-film 200-mm strontium titanate (SrTiO3) grown on silicon wafer. (b) Transmission electron microscope image highlighting the crystallinity…
Post Perihelion Data on 3I/ATLAS. Reports from the Minor Planet Center… | by Avi Loeb | Nov, 2025
Press enter or click to view image in full sizeTrajectory of 3I/ATLAS with positions of the planets on…
Scientists produce powerhouse pigment behind octopus camouflage
An octopus camouflages itself with the seafloor. Credit: Charlotte Seid Scientists at UC San Diego have moved one…
Simulations suggest the early universe helped black holes grow big, but not in the long run
Illustration of a black hole growing at an extremely fast (super-Eddington) rate. Credit: NOIRLab/AURA/NSF/P. Marenfeld At the heart…
Physicists achieve high precision in measuring strontium atoms using rubidium neighbor
Small clouds of strontium atoms (blue) and rubidium atoms (red) are trapped together. The well-known properties of rubidium…
Pink sea anemone that ‘builds a home’ for hermit crabs discovered off Japan’s deep-sea coast
Paracalliactis tsukisome, a newly discovered sea anemone living in symbiosis with hermit crabs on the deep-sea floor off…
What’s it like to live inside a void?
The cosmic voids of the universe are empty of matter. But we all know there’s more to the…
Light can reshape atom-thin semiconductors for next-generation optical devices
A team of Rice University researchers and collaborators showed that a two-layer Janus TMD material—molybdenum sulfur selenide stacked…
Picture of universe getting clearer—but much remains unknown
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Even though we can explore the universe with great precision, there is still a…