How kinks could change the future of quantum electronics
The future of quantum electronics might depend on some intriguing “kinks.”
A team of researchers at Penn State, led by physics professor Jun Zhu, has...
Giant collision decouples dark matter from regular matter
Dark matter is a mysterious and captivating subject.
It’s a strange concept and we don’t really have a handle on what it actually is.
One of...
Kepler’s 1607 sunspot sketches unlock solar secrets 400 years later
Using modern techniques, researchers have revisited Johannes Kepler's nearly forgotten sunspot drawings and uncovered new information about solar cycles before the grand solar minimum.
An...
Scientists unveil hidden powers of moiré crystals
Physicists have discovered a fascinating phenomenon: when a material is made incredibly thin, it can transform and gain new properties.
A team led by Prof....
Scientists combine trapped atoms and photonics for next-gen quantum devices
Quantum computers promise to solve many of the world's toughest problems faster and more efficiently than today's computers.
However, building bigger and more interconnected quantum...
How dark matter helps supermassive black holes merge
Researchers have discovered a fascinating connection between supermassive black holes and dark matter particles that might solve a longstanding puzzle in astronomy.
This new finding...
How soft materials break under stress
Understanding how soft materials break under stress is crucial for solving various engineering problems, from pharmaceutical technology to preventing landslides.
A recent study has introduced...
Scientists unveil new detector to hunt for hidden dark matter
Physicists at RIKEN have developed a new type of dark matter detector that could finally help us directly detect this mysterious substance, which is...
Pulsars help astronomers hunt for mysterious dark matter
Astronomers are using pulsars, known as the universe's "timekeepers," to find clues about dark matter.
Pulsars are neutron stars that rotate and emit beams of...
Excited states in Lanthanum-120: A breakthrough in nuclear physics
For the first time, physicists have observed excited states in lanthanum-120, a very neutron-deficient and rare type of atomic nucleus.
This groundbreaking study was published...