A new view of the proton and its excited states
Model of the CLAS12 detector highlighting the forward detector used for detection of the scattered electron and the…
QROCODILE experiment advances search for dark matter using superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors
The QROCODILE experiment. Credit: Physical Review Letters (2025). DOI: 10.1103/4hb6-f6jl Over the past decades, many research teams worldwide…
The physics of speed and size
Droplet Bouncing. Credit: Anton Souslov When a droplet of liquid the size of a grain of icing sugar…
Astronomers confirm wandering black hole in nearby dwarf galaxy
Artistic illustration (Image generated by ChatGPT). Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences Traditionally, black holes are usually thought to…
Simulations solve centuries-old cosmic mystery—and discover new class of ancient star systems
A globular cluster (white concentration of stars) naturally emerges in the high resolution EDGE simulations. These simulations also…
An exploding black hole could reveal the foundations of the universe
This artist’s concept takes a fanciful approach to imagining small primordial black holes. In reality, such tiny black…
A hungry star is eating its cosmic twin at a rate never seen before
Double star V Sagittae—10,000 light years from Earth—is burning bright because greedy white dwarf is gorging on its…
What is a quantum computer’s speed limit? Entanglement can provide an answer
Example of an edge case in the three-partite system ËœAAB. As two eigenvalues avoid a level crossing, they…
Using pulsar accelerations to detect a dark matter sub-halo in the Milky Way for the first time
Posterior distribution showing derived properties of a dark matter sub-halo. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2507.16932 Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti,…
Scientist returns to microbial roots and discovers potential quantum computing advancement
Nikhil Malvankar. Credit: Jon Atherton During his Ph.D. at UMass, Nikhil Malvankar was laser-focused on quantum mechanics and…
Quantum calculations provide a sharper image of subatomic stress
A proton (pink) and an electron (blue) experience stresses in the hydrogen atom. Investigating stress in subatomic particles…
Scientists develop faster technique to uncover hidden gene switches
Credit: Cell Genomics (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.xgen.2025.100984 Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have developed a new method to…