Tiny engine runs hotter than the sun to probe the frontiers of thermodynamics
The silica particle interacts with the electric field and the few air particles in the vacuum. Credit: Millen Lab/King’s…
Astronomers detect lowest mass dark object ever measured using gravitational lensing
Overlay of the infrared emission (black and white) with the radio emission (colour). Credit: Keck/EVN/GBT/VLBA Dark matter is…
World’s most sensitive table-top experiment sets new limits on very high-frequency gravitational waves
The Gravity Exploration Team was able to achieve record-breaking levels of sensitivity with the Quantum Enhanced Space-Time measurement…
Image of two black holes circling each other captured for the first time
Two black holes in orbit around each other in quasar OJ287. On the left is a theoretical diagram,…
Simulations unveil the electrodynamic nature of black hole mergers and other spacetime collisions
Spinning black hole with gravitational electric (top) and magnetic fields (bottom). Shown in color is the gravitational electric…
Satellites record 20-meter high wave, showing the power of ocean swell
During the recent Storm Eddie, satellites recorded ocean waves averaging nearly 20 metres high – as tall as…
Likely origins of black hole collision with ‘squashed’ orbital path revealed
“Confidently detecting eccentricity is crucial for identifying how the binary black holes that we see with gravitational waves…
Research shines light on ‘double-yielding’ behavior in soft materials
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For decades, scientists have observed, but been unable to explain, a phenomenon seen in…
Magnetic ‘switchback’ detected near Earth for the first time
NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, which consists of four spacecraft, is gathering information about magnetic reconnection around Earth. Credit:…
Programmable optical chip merges photons to change color
Illustration of the working principle and capabilities of a programmable nonlinear waveguide. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09620-9 Cornell…
Antarctic Ocean of the last ice age reveals how a critical process of COâ‚‚ storage may slow again
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Off the coast of Antarctica, the sea ice retreated toward the southernmost continent and,…
Quantum dynamics on your laptop? New technique moves us closer
The evolution of a single spin under coherent driving and spontaneous decay. TWA (solid lines) shows strong agreement…