Cloud–cloud collision sparks active star formation in Milky Way
The distribution of the two colliding molecular clouds (with blue and red indicating the blue-shifted and red-shifted clouds,…
Scientists Crack Code Behind Quantum Entanglement, At Least In Theory
3D-rendering of quantum entanglement. (Image by Vink Fan on Shutterstock) New mathematical breakthrough reveals entanglement follows universal laws…
Newly derived optical formula shines a light on organic crystal altermagnet candidate
Composite image showing the experimental setup and sample details. Credit: Satoshi Iguchi et al Researchers have uncovered the…
Two New Dark Matter Origin Theories Point To A Hidden Reality And The Universe’s Edge
Dark matter is a hypothetical substance that outweighs regular matter (which makes up us and everything we can…
Cicadas sing in perfect sync with pre-dawn light
Power spectra of dawn choruses at location I. Colored thin lines are raw power spectral densities of the…
Kinetic turbulence drives MHD equilibrium change via 3D reconnection
The 3D helical flux ropes in VEST Two essential magnetic field components, the poloidal and toroidal fields, are…
Dwarf Galaxies Like the Magellanic Clouds Have Their Own Small Satellite Galaxies
Understanding the growth and evolution of galaxies is a critical part of cosmology. We know that massive galaxies…
Scientists achieve direct measurement of quantum metric tensor in black phosphorus
Researchers have successfully measured the quantum metric tensor in solids for the first time. Credit: Keun Su Kim…
‘Our replication leaves no doubt’
Physicists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have successfully recreated a long-overlooked experiment from 1938 — one that could…
Quantum physics protects videos from prying eyes and tampering
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed…
Threshold effects enable self-stopping robot swarms
A bunch of microrobots scurrying around at the Institute of Theoretical Physics II of the Heinrich Heine University…
New model explains plutonium’s peculiar behavior
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Normally, materials expand when heated. Higher temperatures cause atoms to vibrate, bounce around and…