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Condensed Matter Oct 19, 2026

X-rays reveal surprisingly long-lived spin waves in copper oxide

Today's computer technology, based on silicon chips, is slowly reaching its physical limits. Components cannot be miniaturized indefinitely, and clock speeds cannot be increased indefinitely. At the same time, huge AI data ...

Optics & Photonics Oct 18, 2026

A new way to detect stabilizing properties of optical devices

In optical fibers, chips and other light-guiding devices, minor defects can scatter photons and disrupt their path. A new study demonstrates a way to reveal properties which, in certain systems, help light wave behavior withstand ...

Optics & Photonics Oct 18, 2026

Hybrid diamond chip strengthens interactions between light and quantum bits

Researchers have developed and demonstrated a new hybrid photonic platform that integrates quantum emitters with photonic devices, providing a way to reliably control the interaction between photons and quantum information ...

Plants & Animals Oct 17, 2026

Red-sensitive pigments in mantis shrimp eyes act as reversible light switches

With about 30 visual pigments, compared to just three in humans, mantis shrimp possess a visual system that remains a mystery. Researchers from ULiège and Humboldt University in Berlin have, for the first time, analyzed these ...

Biotechnology Oct 17, 2026

Optical imaging links altered metabolism and oxygen use in Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease is best known for its effects on memory and cognition, but the disease also involves changes in how brain cells produce and use energy. Mitochondria, the structures that supply much of a cell's energy, ...

Astronomy Oct 16, 2026

New 3D model reveals how shadows reshape chemistry in stellar nurseries

How do young stars reshape the clouds from which they are born? A new high-resolution 3D model developed by an international team led by Dr Brandt Gaches from the University of Duisburg-Essen shows how the uneven structure ...

Condensed Matter Oct 15, 2026

Quantum calculations reveal how spin defects lose energy

When light hits a tiny defect embedded in a solid material like diamond or silicon carbide, it can kick the defect's electrons into an excited state. These spin defects have the potential to be used as stable, readable qubits ...

General Physics Oct 14, 2026

New chip-scale gyroscope measures rotation with unprecedented sensitivity

Researchers have developed a chip-scale optical ring-laser gyroscope that can measure rotation as slow as 37 degrees per hour. This record sensitivity, approaching Earth's rotation rate of 15 degrees per hour, could eventually ...

Cell & Microbiology Oct 14, 2026

Learning reshapes inhibitory synapses differently within the same nerve cell, study suggests

Our brain must be able to learn new things without losing previously stored information or the stability of its networks. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (LIN) in Magdeburg, together with partners in ...

Optics & Photonics Oct 14, 2026

Software advance brings complex quantum simulations to standard computers

A major software advance could aid the creation of bigger, more reliable quantum computers, a study suggests. Researchers have developed an algorithm that enables off-the-shelf computers to run quantum simulations previously ...

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