The first X-ray portrait of comet 3I/ATLAS has turned a rare interstellar visitor into a powerful new probe of the space between the stars. By catching the comet in high-energy light, ESA’s XMM-Newton ...

Astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and UCLA will develop a next-generation instrument for detecting and ...

An international research team reports the discovery of "hidden order" in systems that are disordered in space and time. The ...

Quantum technologies are systems that leverage quantum mechanical effects to perform computations, share information or ...

A new phosphorescent material remembers mechanical stress and resets with ultrasound, enabling reusable optical sensors to ...

Researchers have uncovered a method to purify a photon stream that is central to quantum circuitry. University of Iowa ...

Scientists have directly imaged atomic oxygen in water using a femtosecond laser, revealing unexpected stability and movement ...

If a major disaster like Fukushima or Chornobyl ever happens again, the world would know almost straight away, thanks to an array of government and DIY radiation-monitoring programs running globally.

A metasurface-enhanced thermal photodetector achieves 125 picosecond response times, approaching semiconductor speeds without ...

Why does light carry energy even though it has no mass? This video explains the real physics behind photons, energy–momentum ...

This achievement removes one of the biggest roadblocks in quantum materials science and brings practical quantum devices much ...

The IEC/ISO JTC 3 plenary on quantum technologies gathered international experts in Copenhagen to review sector advances, ...