The Unexpected Brightness ‘Gap’ in an Ancient Globular Cluster
Globular clusters are oddballs. They’re the most massive type of star cluster and their stellar population is typically…
Local ‘Little Red Dots’ stay eerily steady for up to 15 years, puzzling astronomers
Illustration of a supermassive black hole embedded within a dense, optically thick photosphere. The model predicts stable optical…
Scientists discover a quantum effect that could eliminate batteries
Scientists have uncovered a new way to control an unusual quantum phenomenon that could one day help power…
Australian scientists map the universe’s magnetic fields
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Physicists propose that our universe may contain three dimensions of time
Space and time looked settled, at least in broad outline. Einstein’s special relativity gave physics a durable framework…
Quantum X Labs Adds Oren Raz to Scientific Advisory Board
Insider Brief Quantum X Labs has appointed Prof. Oren Raz of the Weizmann Institute of Science to its…
JWST found a fully formed galactic bar where theory said one couldn’t possibly exist yet — and it quietly rewrites how the universe’s earliest giants stopped making stars
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have spotted a fully formed stellar bar inside a massive galaxy…
Crystalline symmetry breaking enables directional light emission in quantum dots
Dai, X. et al. Solution-processed, high-performance light-emitting diodes based on quantum dots. Nature 515, 96–99 (2014). Article ADS …
Astronomers Detect a Close Pair of Supermassive Black Holes for the First Time
The artistic rendering shows the center of the galaxy Markarian 501, from which two powerful jets emanate. The…
Single-shot full-field X-ray imaging with 10-nm resolution using hard X-ray free-electron laser pulses
Miao, J., Charalambous, P., Kirz, J. & Sayre, D. Extending the methodology of X-ray crystallography to allow imaging…
Scientists discover a quantum effect that could eliminate batteries
Scientists have uncovered a new way to control an unusual quantum phenomenon that could one day help power…
X-ray velocimetry study earns Ronan Smith the PMB Early Career Researcher Award – Physics World
X-ray velocimetry study earns Ronan Smith the PMB Early Career Researcher Award – Physics World Skip to main…