Not-so-dark matter: Mysterious substance might leave red and blue ‘fingerprints’ on light
Dark matter, one of the universe’s best kept secrets, may have been quietly painting the cosmos in faint,…
Scientists Intrigued by Black Hole That Fell Into Star, Then Ate It From the Inside
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Getty Images This summer, astronomers detected a gamma ray burst (GRB)…
Gaia provides a deep look into the galactic open cluster NGC 2506
Proper motion density distribution of stars in the NGC 2506 field, based on Gaia DR3 data. Credit: arXiv…
Experimental observation of a time rondeau crystal
Setup Experiments here used a single crystal diamond with ~1-ppm NV centres and natural abundance (1.1%) of 13C…
In-plane dielectric constant and conductivity of confined water
Device fabrication We fabricated our devices using procedures similar to those described in ref. 22. A free-standing silicon nitride…
A new attempt to explain the accelerated expansion of the universe
by Birgit Kinkeldey, Zentrum für angewandte Raumfahrttechnologie und Mikrogravitation (ZARM) Expansion of the universe. Credit: Christian Pfeifer (AI-assisted)…
Quantum study shows light can exit a material before ever entering
Light can play tricks that challenge the senses, and this one ranks high. In a tabletop experiment, physicists…
‘Only possible through countless discussions and debates’
Researchers in Korea have made a massive discovery that could change the way we approach nuclear fusion and…
Scientists unlock a 100-year-old quantum secret to supercharge solar power
In a breakthrough that connects modern science with ideas first explored a century ago, researchers have witnessed a…
4 Monumental Risks to Quantum Computing Pure-Plays IonQ, Rigetti Computing, and D-Wave Quantum
Shares of Wall Street’s pure-play quantum computing darlings — IonQ, Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Systems, and Quantum Computing, Inc.…
The Hidden Math of Ocean Waves Crashes Into View
“They don’t look bad,” Strauss said of the resulting equations. “But just take a look at a lake…
Exploring the hidden rings of the Milky Way
The MeerKAT radio telescopes. Credit: Square Kilometer Array Organization (SKAO) / South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) Radio…