JWST observations reveal two distinct types of flares from the Milky Way’s black hole, suggesting that they originate from two different electron-acceleration mechanisms within the supermassive black hole’s accretion disk. Read More »
Experiments have shown that heavy-ion irradiation of biomolecules in aqueous environments efficiently triggers DNA-destroying cascades. Read More »
Theorists proposed an idea they called quantum teleportation—a means of transferring the identity of one particle to another over some distance. Read More »
Computational spectroscopy reveals a possible signature of strongly hydrogen-bonded wires in water and ice. Read More »
Tech giant Microsoft claimed in a recent press release to have made the first topological qubit–an important milestone in the development of quantum computers. But some experts say the firm’s claim has not been backed up by peer-reviewed research. Read More »
A neutron-scattering experiment has confirmed the existence of an unusual phase of ice that forms at high temperature and high pressure. Read More »
The discovery of a mini aurora above a light-emitting polymer material reveals an electron-ejection process that might be useful in field-emission displays and material fabrication. Read More »
In 1964, Bell showed that quantum physics predicts correlations that violate certain inequalities. The work implied that quantum mechanics is not compatible with locality, even if there were “hidden variables” not accounted for in quantum theory. Read More »
The quantum properties of superconducting qubits might be improved by coating them with a noble metal such as gold. Read More »
Temporal measurements in conditions similar to those in the Sun rebut a leading hypothesis for why models and experiments disagree on how much light iron absorbs. Read More »
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