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Scientists use new microscope to watch atoms dance in twisted graphene

Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science have created a powerful new microscope that allows them to watch the tiniest movements of atoms and...

Why Webb may never be able to find evidence of life on another world

The exoplanet K2-18b is generating headlines because researchers announced what could be evidence of life on the planet. The JWST detected a pair of atmospheric...

How uneven molecular forces might explain the mystery of life

A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization suggests that tiny, one-sided interactions between molecules might play a powerful role...

Mysterious galaxy without dark matter challenges what we know about the universe

Astronomers have discovered a rare kind of galaxy that seems to be missing one of the universe’s most important ingredients: dark matter. Using powerful telescopes...

Quantum fast lane: Scientists build superfast schrödinger-like states

results could be measured. But now, researchers from the University of Liège in Belgium have found a way to speed things up dramatically—by up to...

Scientists use lasers and atoms to win a mind-bending quantum game

Imagine playing the tiniest game of checkers, where the pieces are atoms and lasers move them around a tiny board. That’s not science fiction—it’s a...

Scientists find new way to speed up quantum measurements without losing accuracy

A team of scientists has found a clever new way to make quantum measurements faster without losing accuracy—a big step forward for quantum technologies...

Scientists find half the universe’s missing hydrogen hiding in giant gas halos

For decades, astronomers have known something didn’t add up in our universe. The amount of “normal” matter—stars, gas, and galaxies—seen in the universe today doesn’t...

Physics shows the perfect roof shape for energy efficiency

When Adrian Bejan, a mechanical engineering professor from Duke University, visited the town of Benevento in southern Italy, something caught his eye—the roofs of...

Scientists use 56-qubit quantum computer to prove true randomness

In a major breakthrough, scientists have used a 56-qubit quantum computer to create and confirm truly random numbers — something that’s impossible for regular...