Virtual reality can help people understand and care about distant communities
A study participant in front of an image of a city. Credit: Jeremy Bailenson / Stanford For many…
Bridging light, microwaves and electrons for precision calibration
The photonic chip mounted on a custom holder. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62808-5 EPFL researchers have developed…
Interactive web tool brings quantum game theory concepts to life through music
At the 3rd International Symposium on Quantum Computing and Musical Creativity, Kobe University quantum engineer SOUMA Satofumi presents…
Chiral molecules adhere to magnets
Fig. 1. Chiral molecules acquire spin through thermal vibration and adhere to magnets. Credit: Shinji Miwa / ISSP,…
A new, expansive view of the Milky Way reveals our galaxy in unprecedented radio color
Credit: International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) Astronomers from the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR)…
Malaria parasites are full of wildly spinning iron crystals—scientists finally know why
Electron microscope image of a red blood cell (largest blob) infected with a malaria parasite (slightly smaller circle).…
New images reveal the Milky Way’s stunning galactic plane in more detail than ever before
A new radio portrait of the center of the Milky Way as seen by the Murchison Widefield Array.…
How missing nutrients rewire fly brains to seek out beneficial microbes
Cheese and chocolate may hold little culinary appeal for a fruit fly, yet for one deprived of nutrients,…
Artemis II orbits the moon
Matt Alderton  | Studio Gannett The last time human beings were anywhere near the moon, Richard Nixon was…
Is Venmo down? Banking issues reported by thousands amid AWS outage
Amazon Web Services outage downs Snapchat, Fortnite and more An Amazon Web Services outage has downed leading websites…
Quantum radio antenna uses Rydberg states for sensitive, all-optical signal detection
Experimental setup for controlling the quantum radio antenna. Credit: Michal Parniak, University of Warsaw A team from the…
Old-school material could power quantum computing and cut data center energy use
a) Phase-field simulated values of the in-plane polarization, Px, as a function of temperature, reflecting the degree of…