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Condensed Matter Jul 3, 2025

TaIrTeâ‚„ photodetectors show promise for highly sensitive room-temperature THz sensing

Terahertz radiation (THz), electromagnetic radiation with frequencies ranging between 0.1 and 10 THz, could be leveraged to develop various new technologies, including imaging and communication systems. So far, however, a ...

General ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµics Jul 1, 2025

First-ever collisions of oxygen at the Large Hadron Collider

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) gets a breath of fresh air as it collides beams of protons and oxygen ions for the very first time. Oxygen–oxygen and neon–neon collisions are also on the menu of the next few days.

Space Exploration Jul 1, 2025

A new alloy is enabling ultra-stable structures needed for exoplanet discovery

A unique new material that shrinks when it is heated and expands when it is cooled could help enable the ultra-stable space telescopes that future NASA missions require to search for habitable worlds.

Superconductivity Jun 30, 2025

Enhanced quantum computers and beyond: Exploring magnons with superconducting qubits

Devices taking advantage of the collective quantum behavior of spin excitations in magnetic materials—known as magnons—have the potential to improve quantum computing devices. However, using magnons in quantum devices ...

Astronomy Jun 28, 2025

Powerful magnets could unlock detection of high-frequency gravitational waves

New research published in ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµical Review Letters suggests that superconducting magnets used in dark matter detection experiments could function as highly precise gravitational wave detectors, thereby establishing an entirely ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 26, 2025

New system uses sound and terahertz waves to measure blood sodium without needles

In a new study, researchers demonstrate long-term, non-invasive monitoring of blood sodium levels using a system that combines optoacoustic detection with terahertz spectroscopy. The paper is published in the journal Optica.

Optics & Photonics Jun 26, 2025

Scientists develop new technique for capturing ultra-intense laser pulses in a single shot

Scientists at the University of Oxford have unveiled a pioneering method for capturing the full structure of ultra-intense laser pulses in a single measurement. The breakthrough, published in close collaboration with Ludwig-Maximilian ...

Quantum ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµics Jun 25, 2025

Smart amplifier cuts power consumption, paving way for more qubits and less decoherence

Quantum computers can solve extraordinarily complex problems, unlocking new possibilities in fields such as drug development, encryption, AI, and logistics. Now, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden ...

Astronomy Jun 24, 2025

Pulsars could have tiny mountains

Imagine a star so dense that a teaspoon of its material would weigh as much as Mount Everest, spinning hundreds of times per second while beaming radio waves across the universe. These are pulsars, the collapsed cores of ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 24, 2025

Oscillating electric field helps explain why the sun is so good at evaporating water

A new study is shedding light on why solar radiation is more effective than other forms of energy at causing water to evaporate. The key factor turns out to be the oscillating electric field inherent to sunlight itself.

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