/ en-us ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics, ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Cyanobacteria, commonly known as blue-green algae, are found almost everywhere in the world—from hot springs to arctic ice to antioxidant smoothies. Part of their extreme adaptability lies within a unique light-harvesting structure called the phycobilisome. These modular antennae both collect energy from sunlight and adapt to changing light levels in order to provide a sort of sunscreen for the bacteria. /news/2025-11-bacteria-sunscreen-climate.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Mon, 10 Nov 2025 15:24:04 EST news682010642 Increasing the surface area when plasma and water interact could help scale up a technology that destroys contaminants such as PFAS, detergents and microbial contaminants in drinking water, new research from the University of Michigan shows. /news/2025-11-harnessing-intricate-plasma-patterns-destroy.html Plasma ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:24:04 EST news682003441 Researchers from the Department of Molecular ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics at the Fritz Haber Institute have demonstrated the first magneto-optical trap of a stable "closed-shell" molecule: aluminum monofluoride (AlF). They were able to cool AlF with lasers and selectively trap it in three different rotational quantum levels—breaking new ground in ultracold physics. /news/2025-11-stable-molecule-deep-ultraviolet.html Optics & Photonics Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:08:05 EST news682002482 A new method for measuring three different properties of light, at the same time, has been developed using an interferometry-based quantum sensing scheme capable of simultaneously estimating multiple parameters of an optical network. /news/2025-11-ultimate-precision-multiple-parameters-quantum.html Optics & Photonics Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Mon, 10 Nov 2025 08:36:03 EST news681986161 A team of researchers at the Max Born Institute have managed to fully characterize few-femtosecond-long light pulses tunable in the vacuum ultraviolet. These results unlock the possibility for studying valence electron dynamics of many materials in the VUV. The research is published in the journal Nature Photonics. /news/2025-11-ultrafast-vuv-pulses-fully-characterized.html Optics & Photonics Fri, 07 Nov 2025 12:07:03 EST news681739621 A team of European researchers has developed a versatile, open-source luminescence imaging instrument designed to democratize access to advanced fluorescence and electroluminescence techniques across disciplines ranging from plant science to materials research. /news/2025-11-source-macroscope-dynamic-luminescence-imaging.html Optics & Photonics Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:54:04 EST news681738842 In the world of optics, tiny structures called microcavities—often no wider than a human hair—play a crucial role in technologies ranging from lasers to sensors. /news/2025-11-peering-3d-chaotic-microcavities-ray.html Optics & Photonics Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:19:03 EST news681668341 Researchers have been developing computers that deploy light (photons) rather than electricity to power storage and calculations. These light-based computers have the potential to be more energy efficient than traditional computers while also running calculations at greater speeds. /news/2025-11-gyromorphs-combine-liquid-crystal-traits.html Condensed Matter Optics & Photonics Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:17:03 EST news681668221 At its deepest physical foundations, the world appears to be nonlocal: particles separated in space behave not as independent quantum systems, but as parts of a single one. Polish physicists have now shown that such nonlocality—arising from the simple fact that all particles of the same type are indistinguishable—can be observed experimentally for virtually all states of identical particles. /news/2025-11-quantum-nonlocality-inherent-nature-identical.html Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:57:04 EST news681663422 Quantum computers are powerful, lightning-fast and notoriously difficult to connect to one another over long distances. /news/2025-11-breakthrough-quantum-200x-distance.html Optics & Photonics Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:21:08 EST news681661262 Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, have developed an organic infrared photodiode that achieves record-level sensitivity in devices that are ultrathin and ready to be integrated into different applications. This infrared photodiode could pave the way for compact, low-power sensors for medical, environmental and wearable technologies. /news/2025-11-polariton-technology-advance-thin-infrared.html Condensed Matter Optics & Photonics Thu, 06 Nov 2025 12:05:03 EST news681653101 The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) has successfully demonstrated entanglement swapping (one of the key quantum communication protocols) using sum-frequency generation (SFG) between single photons for the first time. /news/2025-11-entanglement-swapping-sum-frequency-generation.html Optics & Photonics Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:53:03 EST news681652381 Nonlinear optical (NLO) materials play a vital role in modern photonic technology, driving advancements in applications such as laser frequency conversion, ultrafast optical switching, and quantum information processing. Among NLO crystals, borate-based systems have long remained at the forefront of short-wavelength ( /news/2025-11-nonlinear-optical-materials-nm-cutoff.html Condensed Matter Optics & Photonics Thu, 06 Nov 2025 11:38:02 EST news681651481 A team of researchers from the Max Born Institute (MBI) in Berlin and DESY in Hamburg has demonstrated a plasma lens capable of focusing attosecond pulses. This breakthrough substantially increases the attosecond power available for experiments, opening up new opportunities for studying ultrafast electron dynamics. The results have now been published in Nature Photonics. /news/2025-11-plasma-lens-focus-attosecond-pulses.html Optics & Photonics Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:05:03 EST news681573901 Many quantum researchers are working toward building technologies that allow for the existence of a global quantum internet, in which any two users on Earth would be able to conduct large-scale quantum computing and communicate securely with the help of quantum entanglement. Although this requires many more technological advancements, a team of researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China have managed to merge two independent networks, bringing the world a bit closer to realizing a quantum internet. /news/2025-11-independent-quantum-networks-successfully-fused.html Optics & Photonics Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:40:03 EST news681568499 Quantum satellites currently beam entangled particles of light from space down to different ground stations for ultra-secure communications. New research shows it is also possible to send these signals upward, from Earth to a satellite; something once thought unfeasible. /news/2025-11-scientists-reveal-feasible-quantum-earth.html Optics & Photonics Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:36:09 EST news681564965 Rice University researchers studying a class of atom-thin semiconductors known as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have discovered that light can trigger a physical shift in their atomic lattice, creating a tunable way to adjust the materials' behavior and properties. /news/2025-11-reshape-atom-thin-semiconductors-generation.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:35:03 EST news681492901 Geiger-mode avalanche photodiodes (GM-APDs) are highly sensitive light detectors, capable of detecting single photons. Photons of certain wavelengths, when absorbed by photodiodes, generate electron-hole pairs in a process called impact ionization which can result in a multiplication of charges when occurring in an electric field. /news/2025-11-optimizing-avalanche-photodiode-photodetection-ultraviolet.html Optics & Photonics Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:49:03 EST news681490141 Having good neighbors can be very valuable—even in the atomic world. A team of Amsterdam physicists was able to determine an important property of strontium atoms, a highly useful element for modern applications in atomic clocks and quantum computers, to unprecedented precision. To achieve this, they made clever use of a nearby cloud of rubidium atoms. The results were published in the journal ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵical Review Letters this week. /news/2025-11-physicists-high-precision-strontium-atoms.html General ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Tue, 04 Nov 2025 13:22:04 EST news681484921 Researchers at Kyushu University have designed a class of molecules whose ability to amplify light energy can be actively controlled by simply applying pressure. The findings, published in the journal Chemical Science, may open new possibilities for highly efficient energy conversion devices and advanced medical therapies. /news/2025-11-generation-energy-conversion-materials-simple.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Tue, 04 Nov 2025 13:10:06 EST news681483985 Temperature is a key physiological factor that determines the speed of immune reactions. While this may seem obvious, it has remained largely unexplored at the single-cell level—until now. Stefan Wieser from the Institute of Zoology at the University of Innsbruck and his colleagues report in Developmental Cell that the motor protein Myosin II regulates the temperature sensitivity of immune cells and drives the acceleration of immune responses at elevated body temperature. /news/2025-11-turbo-boost-immune-cells.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:37:04 EST news681482221 At 4 degrees Kelvin, most electro-optic materials falter. Nanoelectronics R&D center imec has now successfully engineered thin-film strontium titanate (SrTiO₃) that delivers record electro-optic performance with low optical loss, pointing to shorter, faster building blocks for quantum devices. /news/2025-11-thin-strontium-titanate-electro-optic.html Optics & Photonics Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:20:04 EST news681477601 LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, are essential components in near-eye displays like virtual reality and augmented reality headsets and smart glasses, along with electronics like cameras and medical equipment. /news/2025-11-ac-dc-nano-vr-headsets.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:00:01 EST news681397021 From the burning of wood to the action of medicines, the properties and behavior of matter are governed by the way chemical elements bond with one another. For many of the 118 known elements, the intricate electronic structures of the atoms that are responsible for chemical bonding are well understood. But for the superheavy elements lying at the far edge of the periodic table, measuring even a single property of these exotic species is a major challenge. /news/2025-11-cern-electrostatic-recycles-anions-illuminate.html General ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Condensed Matter Mon, 03 Nov 2025 12:34:03 EST news681395641 Spin glasses are physical systems in which the small magnetic moments of particles (i.e., spins) interact with each other in a random way. These random interactions between spins make it impossible for all spins to satisfy their preferred alignments; a condition known as 'frustration." /news/2025-10-driven-dissipative-ising-glass-cavity.html Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:00:01 EDT news681061214 EPFL researchers have developed a method to calibrate electron spectrometers with extreme accuracy by linking microwave, optical, and free-electron frequencies. /news/2025-10-bridging-microwaves-electrons-precision-calibration.html Optics & Photonics Wed, 29 Oct 2025 12:13:04 EDT news680958782 Halide perovskites—already a focus of major research into efficient, low-cost solar cells—have been shown to handle light faster than most semiconductors on the market. /news/2025-10-perovskites-reveal-ultrafast-quantum.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:00:01 EDT news680779269 In recent years, molecular materials exhibiting circularly polarized luminescence (CPL)—light with a specific rotational direction (right- or left-handed)—have attracted considerable attention for applications in 3D displays, data storage, and quantum communication. Among them, molecules capable of switching their chirality in response to environmental changes such as solvent, light, or electric field are regarded as promising next-generation smart materials. /news/2025-10-propeller-luminescent-molecules-chirality-solvent.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Tue, 28 Oct 2025 11:10:02 EDT news680868328 A team of physicists from the University of Innsbruck and Harvard University has proposed a fundamentally new way to generate laser light: a laser without mirrors. Their study, published in ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵical Review Letters, shows that quantum emitters spaced at subwavelength distances can constructively synchronize their photon emission to produce a bright, very narrow-band light beam, even in the absence of any optical cavity. /news/2025-10-mirrorless-laser-physicists-source.html Optics & Photonics Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:27:03 EDT news680862422 Precise metrology forms a fundamental basis for advanced science and technology, including bioimaging, semiconductor defects diagnostics, and space telescope observations. However, the sensor technologies used in metrology have so far faced a physical barrier known as the standard quantum limit. /news/2025-10-quantum-sensor-network-ultra-high.html Optics & Photonics Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵics Mon, 27 Oct 2025 13:13:04 EDT news680789582