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QROCODILE experiment advances search for dark matter using superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

September 11, 2025

The QROCODILE experiment. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1103/4hb6-f6jl Over the past decades, many research teams worldwide…

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September 11, 2025

Droplet Bouncing. Credit: Anton Souslov When a droplet of liquid the size of a grain of icing sugar…

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Astronomers confirm wandering black hole in nearby dwarf galaxy

September 11, 2025

Artistic illustration (Image generated by ChatGPT). Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences Traditionally, black holes are usually thought to…

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Simulations solve centuries-old cosmic mystery—and discover new class of ancient star systems

September 11, 2025

A globular cluster (white concentration of stars) naturally emerges in the high resolution EDGE simulations. These simulations also…

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An exploding black hole could reveal the foundations of the universe

September 10, 2025

This artist’s concept takes a fanciful approach to imagining small primordial black holes. In reality, such tiny black…

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A hungry star is eating its cosmic twin at a rate never seen before

September 10, 2025

Double star V Sagittae—10,000 light years from Earth—is burning bright because greedy white dwarf is gorging on its…

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What is a quantum computer's speed limit? Entanglement can provide an answer

September 10, 2025

Example of an edge case in the three-partite system ˜AAB. As two eigenvalues avoid a level crossing, they…

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Using pulsar accelerations to detect a dark matter sub-halo in the Milky Way for the first time

September 10, 2025

Posterior distribution showing derived properties of a dark matter sub-halo. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2507.16932 Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti,…

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Scientist returns to microbial roots and discovers potential quantum computing advancement

September 10, 2025

Nikhil Malvankar. Credit: Jon Atherton During his Ph.D. at UMass, Nikhil Malvankar was laser-focused on quantum mechanics and…

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Quantum calculations provide a sharper image of subatomic stress

September 9, 2025

A proton (pink) and an electron (blue) experience stresses in the hydrogen atom. Investigating stress in subatomic particles…

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Scientists develop faster technique to uncover hidden gene switches

September 9, 2025

Credit: Cell Genomics (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2025.100984 Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have developed a new method to…

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Unprecedented gamma-ray burst hints at rare black hole

September 9, 2025

The orange dot at the center of this image is a powerful explosion that repeated several times over…

QROCODILE experiment advances search for dark matter using superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors

The physics of speed and size

Astronomers confirm wandering black hole in nearby dwarf galaxy

Simulations solve centuries-old cosmic mystery—and discover new class of ancient star systems

An exploding black hole could reveal the foundations of the universe

A hungry star is eating its cosmic twin at a rate never seen before

What is a quantum computer’s speed limit? Entanglement can provide an answer

Using pulsar accelerations to detect a dark matter sub-halo in the Milky Way for the first time

Scientist returns to microbial roots and discovers potential quantum computing advancement

Quantum calculations provide a sharper image of subatomic stress

Scientists develop faster technique to uncover hidden gene switches

Unprecedented gamma-ray burst hints at rare black hole