Is the Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy Actually a Massive Knot of Dark Matter? Sounds Crazy, But the Numbers Line Up
Artistic representation of the Milky Way, where the innermost stars move at near relativistic speeds around a dense…
Giant magnetocaloric effect and spin supersolid in a metallic dipolar magnet
Xiang, J. et al. Giant magnetocaloric effect in spin supersolid candidate Na2BaCo(PO4)2. Nature 625, 270–275 (2024). Article ADS …
Continuous-wave narrow-linewidth vacuum ultraviolet laser source
Kroger, L. A. & Reich, C. W. Features of the low-energy level scheme of 229Th as observed in…
Maximizing perovskite electroluminescence with ordered 3D/2D heterojunction
Peng, C. et al. Weakly space-confined all-inorganic perovskites for light-emitting diodes. Nature 643, 96–103 (2025). Article ADS CAS …
Scientists Just Discovered Cosmic Rays Inside a Mysterious Cloud for the First Time
Astronomers have made a historic discovery by directly detecting cosmic rays deep inside a dense, starless molecular cloud.…
Peering Into the Energetic Turbulence Around Supermassive Black Holes
Most evidence shows that supermassive black holes (SMBH) sit in the center of massive galaxies like ours. Their…
Heralded high-dimensional photon–photon quantum gate
Vertesi, T., Pironio, S. & Brunner, N. Closing the detection loophole in Bell experiments using qudits. Phys. Rev.…
How Ghana helped secure UN recognition for quantum science
play videoMichele Dougherty (behind mic) is President of the Institute of Physics in UK Ghana took centre stage…
Five ways quantum technology could shape everyday life
The unveiling by IBM of two new quantum supercomputers and Denmark’s plans to develop “the world’s most powerful…
One image tracks the same cosmic object across space and time. It’s all down to a strange quirk of physics
The hottest topic in astronomy is what exactly the little red dots (LRDs) hiding in JWST images really…
The Largest US Particle Collider Stops Its Collision
FLORA LICHTMAN: Hey, it’s Flora Lichtman. And you’re listening to Science Friday. RHIC, the only large particle collider…
A simple discovery is shaking the foundations of spintronics
One of the most striking findings in spintronics is unusual magnetoresistance (UMR). In this effect, the electrical resistance…