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Snapshot: New Company for Pluto?
The Rubin Observatory has spotted a distant object that could join Pluto in the Solar System’s exclusive family of dwarf planets. Read More »
Talking to Superconducting Qubits with Millimeter Waves
A new device uses millimeter-wave radiation to accurately read the states of superconducting qubits without altering them. Read More »
Schooling Fish May Have Just One Influencer
By studying a real fish swimming among virtual fish, researchers uncover the rules that a fish follows when schooling. Read More »
Odd and Even Effects Uncovered in Graphene
Experiments reveal a potentially useful odd–even dichotomy in the nonlinear Hall response of bilayer graphene. Read More »
Light from Disordered Media
Researchers have proposed that structural disorder can be harnessed to generate coherent, directional light from the passage of a charged particle. Read More »
Thought Experiment: Bright Visions of Future Energy
More than a century after scientists envisioned artificial photosynthesis and fusion power, neither has achieved widespread use—but slow progress is no reason to give up. Read More »
More Than One Way to Assemble Molecular Scaffolding
Experiments show that bundling of individual strands of an important protein polymer can occur through capillary forces, not just through molecular binding. Read More »
Snapshot: Galactic Clack Resurrects a Cosmic Note
Low-frequency radio observations delineate filamentary structures at the heart of a cluster of galaxies. Read More »
Promiscuity Opens Paths for Coevolution
Molecular “locks” that fit many “keys” may allow different plant mating strategies to coexist within a population of a single plant species. Read More »
