Why we slip on ice: Physicists challenge centuries-old assumptions
The illustration shows what happens on the surface of ice when another object, such as skis, ice skates…
New organic liquid provides efficient phosphorescence
Molecular structure and photographs of the phosphorescent molecular liquid. Credit: Yosuke Tani The nostalgic “glow-in-the-dark” stars that twinkle…
Soot’s climate-altering properties change within hours of entering atmosphere
Graphical abstract. Credit: Environmental Science & Technology (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c00633 Billions upon billions of soot particles enter Earth’s…
New algorithm hushes unwanted noise in LIGO, may lead to more black hole discoveries
A view from above of LIGO Livingston in Louisiana. Credit: Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory,…
Ring laser measures Earth’s axis wobble with unprecedented precision
Credit: Astrid Eckert / TUM As Earth moves through space, it wobbles slightly. A team of researchers from…
The cosmic giant challenging our understanding of galaxy formation in the early universe
Location of QSO1 on the MBH −M∗ plane. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2508.21748 Scientists have discovered a giant…
New isolated early-type dwarf galaxy discovered
dE01+09 as seen in Legacy Survey images. The left panel shows a g − r − z combined…
Algorithms that address malicious noise could result in more accurate, dependable quantum computing
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Quantum computers promise enormous computational power, but the nature of quantum states makes computation…
Polaritons enable tunable and efficient molecular charge transfer across broader spectrum of light
CT processes in uncoupled and strongly coupled donor–acceptor systems. Credit: Nature Nanotechnology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41565-025-01995-0 Polaritons are quasiparticles…
Fabrication technique opens door to new materials for quantum hardware
Superconducting resonators store electromagnetic energy for quantum computers. Credit: Iliya Shiravand and Moeid Jamalzadeh Researchers have demonstrated a…
A light-programmable, dynamic ultrasound wavefront
Fig. 1. Optically Programmable Array of Transducers (OPAT) uses light to shape ultrasonic fields. Credit: Rahul Goyal, from…
Crystalline material conducts heat even worse than glass and water—and that’s promising
Postdoc Peter Skjøtt Thorup from Aarhus University holds a small sample of the crystalline material AgGaGe3Se8, which he…