Rapid-response protocol promises to reveal supernovae only hours after they explode
Artistic elaboration based on images from the original paper. Credit: Galbany et al., JCAP, 2025. Supernovae appear to…
High-speed method tracks fleeting quantum events
Time-resolved sensing of ballistic single electrons. The transmission of a ‘sensing’ electron (blue arrows) through a barrier (green)…
Spin-orbit approach boosts both speed and stability
a) False-color scanning electron micrograph of a representative NW-device. b) Schematic of PSB. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI:…
X-ray flashes reveal how electron-hole pairs tug at atoms inside quantum dots
Johan Bielecki at the “Single Particles Biomolecules and Clusters/Serial Femtosecond Crystallography” (SPB/SFX) instrument of European XFEL, where the…
Parker Solar Probe confirms decades-old theoretical models about magnetic reconnection
An SwRI-led study of the sun confirms decades-old theoretical models about solar magnetic reconnection. Measurements from NASA’s Solar…
Why did Cosmic Noon galaxies emit so many cosmic rays?
The background image is the COSMOS field observed with the South African MeerKAT radio array. An artistic illustration…
Engineers create new class of quantum sensors to detect faint molecular vibrations
Principle of quantum vibropolaritonic sensing. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ady7670 A team of Johns Hopkins engineers has…
Meltwater lake on 79°N Glacier triggers lasting cracks and ice uplift
Top view from helicopter of deep lake on 79 North Glacier. Credit: Ole Zeising Since the mid-1990s, the…
Predicting the topological properties of quantum spin liquids using Rydberg atom lattices
The Kagome lattice used in the experiment. The red circle represents the blockade radius Rb = 2.4a set during the…
Using lasers to bring crystal vibrations to their quantum ground state
Schematic of the cavity optomechanical system. Credit: Nature Physics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-02989-4 Using new techniques, Yale researchers have…
Study finds viruses rely on diverse RNA traits to pack their genomes with precision
By scrambling MS2’s genome, the researchers were able to observe a variety of viral packaging outcomes. The red…
New co-assembly strategy unlocks robust circularly polarized luminescence across the color spectrum
A universal strategy for creating full-color, highly efficient CPL-active materials through hierarchical chiral supramolecular assemblies. Credit: Science (2025).…