Optical frequency comb integration transforms absolute distance measurement precision
Schematic of the absolute distance measurement system based on the optical frequency comb interferometry developed by KRISS. Credit:…
Now-submerged migration routes redraw map of how humans settled beyond Africa
Reference map showing natural features cited, cities, and known routes connecting the Nile River, Foul Bay, Gulf of…
JWST finds plenty of low mass black holes in the early universe
JWST’s Ultra-Deep Field, showing galaxies and gravitational lenses in a small slice of sky. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA,…
Quantum tool could lead to gamma-ray lasers and access the multiverse
Graduate student Kalyan Tirumalasetty (left) and Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Aakash Sahai work on their quantum technology…
First quantum confinement achieved without physical downsizing
Schematic illustration of the exciton confinement in cyclohexane-linked COF. Credit: Prof. Dou’s group / Chinese Academy of Sciences…
A new dinosaur species discovered in China didn’t roar, it chirped like a bird
The photograph of the whole skeleton of Pulaosaurus qinglongin. Credit: PeerJ (2025). DOI: 10.7717/peerj.19664 With each new discovery…
The rubber hand illusion works on octopuses too
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Like humans, octopuses can fall for the rubber hand illusion and believe that a…
Physicists discover aluminum-20, a new three-proton-emitting isotope
Illustration of three-proton emission from aluminium-20. Credit: Xu Xiaodong Radioactive decay is a fundamental process in nature by…
Gold clusters mimic atomic spin properties for scalable quantum computing applications
New research shows how gold clusters mimic the key properties of the most accurate systems currently used in quantum…
New AI study clarifies the origins of Papua New Guineans
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A team of European researchers has shed new light on the genetic origins of…
Cooling rate triggers phase transitions in silicon surfaces
Silicon atoms on a silicon surface organize in pairs that can assume two different positions like a seesaw.…
Unusual plasma waves detected above Jupiter’s north pole may finally have explanation
Top: Amplitude of the electric field fluctuations during a Juno pass over the Jupiter’s north pole. The white…