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Quantum Physics Sep 21, 2026

Nuclear-spin swap extends room-temperature entanglement lifetime up to 240-fold

Researchers in China have extended the lifetime of entanglement in a room-temperature, solid-state system by up to a factor of 240. Led by Shuo Ren and Rui-Jian Liang at the University of Science and Technology of China in ...

Environment Sep 21, 2026

New tool helps responders identify highest-risk areas for post-hurricane rescue efforts

Researchers have developed a mathematical model to predict which neighborhoods should be prioritized for search and rescue operations in the wake of a hurricane, with the goal of expediting recovery operations by the Coast ...

Quantum Physics Sep 21, 2026

Quantum communication protocol enables three users to establish a shared secure key

Quantum key distribution allows two users to establish secret keys whose security is grounded in the laws of quantum mechanics. Extending this capability to multiple users is an essential step toward quantum networks that ...

Earth Sciences Sep 21, 2026

New review outlines a governance roadmap for Europe's growing flood risks

In 2024 alone, flood-related disasters around the world caused more than 8,700 deaths and economic losses exceeding 450 billion euros, with cumulative global losses of about 2.7 trillion euros over the previous decade. Against ...

Archaeology Sep 21, 2026

Does Tutankhamen's tomb hold his stepmother Queen Nefertiti's remains? New study offers tantalizing clues

When Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered over a century ago, it became an immediate worldwide sensation, revealing a wealth of treasures from ancient Egypt. In the decades that followed, the tomb was meticulously cleared, cataloged ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 21, 2026

Scientists teleport quantum states across 100 parallel optical channels

Quantum communication networks consist of several connected nodes that exchange information encoded in quantum states. These networks could potentially enable more secure communications between quantum devices in different ...

Social Sciences Sep 21, 2026

Living with chronic pain at work: Supportive managers can help, but they can't solve everything

"I don't want the pain to define me. I want me to define me."

Optics & Photonics Sep 21, 2026

X-ray light is like guitar music, with frequencies sliding continuously between harmonics

Ultrashort laser pulses can be used to generate X-rays. Normally, however, only certain specific frequencies are produced. A team from TU Wien and the University of California San Diego has developed a method that makes it ...

Astronomy Sep 21, 2026

Researchers measure the environment where the first supermassive black holes formed

When the James Webb Space Telescope pointed its powerful instruments toward the early universe, scientists were surprised by what it found. At high-redshift (z) values, corresponding to less than 1 billion years after the ...

Environment Sep 21, 2026

Nepal could show the world how to recover sustainably from a major disaster

With chances of further sensational hydropower tunnel rescues dimming, the devastating ice-rock avalanche in August at the Nepal-Tibet border and catastrophic floods downstream are no longer making global headlines.

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