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General Physics
Researchers discover new isotope plutonium-227
General Physics
Scientists accelerate uranium beam with record power
Optics & Photonics
Quantum physicists tap into entanglement to improve the precision of optical atomic clocks
Optics & Photonics
Quantum register reaches 1,200 neutral atoms in continuous operation
General Physics
Merging atomic clocks with quantum computers could lead to ultraprecise measurements of laws of nature
Optics & Photonics
New photonics approach enhances quantum computation efficiency
Plasma Physics
New AI models of plasma heating lead to important corrections in computer code used for fusion research
General Physics
Accelerator studies propel quantum research into a higher energy orbit
Condensed Matter
Novel technique for observing atomic-level changes could unlock potential of quantum materials
Optics & Photonics
Smart new laser technology can monitor greenhouse gases faster, more sensitively
Superconductivity
Scientists realize bulk high-temperature superconductivity in material under high pressure
General Physics
Nobel-winning physicist 'unnerved' by AI technology he helped create
General Physics
Nobel Prize in physics spotlights key breakthroughs in AI revolution—making machines that learn
General Physics
Major upgrade of the High-Luminosity LHC to be tested in an above-ground facility
Optics & Photonics
Hybrid fiber pump combiner could advance mid-IR laser systems
General Physics
Geoffrey Hinton, soft-spoken godfather of AI
General Physics
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 2 scientists for discoveries that enabled machine learning
General Physics
Detecting Planck-scale dark matter by leveraging quantum interference
General Physics
Physics team uncovers a quantum Mpemba effect with a host of 'cool' implications
Condensed Matter
Highly sensitive quantum sensors for medicine: First successful demonstration of a dual-media NV diamond laser system

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Planetary Sciences
Atmospheric oxidation and the creation of modern Mars
Evolution
Scientists discover one of the Earth's earliest animals in Australian outback
Archaeology
Traces of ancient immigration patterns to Japan found in 2,000-year-old genome
Plants & Animals
Ant–plant symbiosis study finds climate change may be destabilizing mutualistic relationships
Archaeology
Archaeologists discover Armenia's oldest church
Planetary Sciences
Asteroid-sample return mission enables researchers to conduct largest geophysical observation campaign of its kind
Ecology
Invasive seaweed may better adapt to changes than native species in Hawaii waters
Biotechnology
Expansion in situ genome sequencing innovation makes hidden DNA-protein interactions visible
Economics & Business
Trio wins economics Nobel for work on wealth inequality
Astronomy
Astronomers observe a strong superflare from giant star
Plants & Animals
Chinook salmon face unprecedented habitat challenges due to human-driven changes, research suggests
Space Exploration
NASA launches probe to study if life possible on icy Jupiter moon
Earth Sciences
Earthquake fault friction's dependence on temperature different from previously thought
Plants & Animals
Study reveals plants have mechanism for protein blueprint monitoring that was thought to exist only in animal cells
Biotechnology
New salicylic acid-based strategy could balance disease resistance with plant growth
Molecular & Computational biology
New measuring method determines how immune cells really migrate
Ecology
Swamps on the silver screen mirror our feelings on wetlands, researchers find
Environment
More housing in cities is possible without sacrificing green spaces, sustainable development study finds
Plants & Animals
Satellite imagery charts emperor penguins' struggle to survive
Archaeology
Ancient humans were so good at surviving the last ice age, they didn't have to migrate like other species

Scientists pin down causes of dust eruptions

By simple light and heat mechanisms, dust particles seem to defy gravity and leap up into the air. The effect, which once played a role in the formation of the Earth and asteroids, could also have applications in dust removal ...

Simulation Breakthrough: When Black Holes Collide

NASA scientists have reached a breakthrough in computer modeling that allows them to simulate what gravitational waves from merging black holes look like. The three-dimensional simulations, the largest astrophysical calculations ...

Prominent U.S. Physicists Send Letter to President Bush

Thirteen of the nation’s most prominent physicists have written a letter to President Bush, calling U.S. plans to reportedly use nuclear weapons against Iran “gravely irresponsible” and warning that such action would ...

Purdue creates simpler alternative for mass spectrometers

Purdue University researchers have developed a relatively simple alternative to sophisticated techniques now used to ionize materials, a critical step needed for chemical analyses involving instruments called mass spectrometers.

Microfluidic Device Tests Fluid Compatibility

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Generally Speaking: A Primer on General Relativity

“The one sentence statement of general relativity is that ‘gravity is the curvature of spacetime,’” explains Dr. Sean Carroll, assistant professor of physics at the University of Chicago. “Really, the differences ...

Laser wave steers electrons in chemical bonds

As is now reported in Science, a team of scientists from the Netherlands (FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics) and Germany (Max-Planck-Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching and the Universities of Bielefeld and ...