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The Case of the Missing Baryons - Enter Fast Radio Bursts

Astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) and Caltech have released groundbreaking research in Nature Astronomy that pinpoints the location of the Universe’s “missing” matter and detects the most distant fast radio burst (FRB) on record.

18 Jun 2025

New Insight into Dark Matter: USC Researchers Simulate Milky Way ‘Twins’

Researchers led by the University of Southern California have produced a set of supercomputer-simulated twins of our Milky Way galaxy, which could offer new insights into dark matter, the invisible material that accounts for around 85% of all matter in the universe.

18 Jun 2025

New Method to Study Halo Nuclei Confirmed Experimentally

Theories must stand up to practical testing, and this is especially true in physics. Researchers from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), Texas A&M University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, the University of Surrey in the UK and Michigan State University have achieved such a milestone: They were able to experimentally demonstrate for the first time that the ratio method can be used to study atomic nuclei, and in particular unstable halo nuclei – thus underscoring the importance of this new reaction observable.

18 Jun 2025

Webb Data Uncovers Small Galaxies Key to Early Universe Evolution

Astronomers analyzing data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered hundreds of tiny galaxies that played key roles in a cosmic makeover that turned the early universe into the one we know today.

16 Jun 2025

Engineering Single Quantum Defects in Diamond for Real-World Applications

A new study conducted by researchers from the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Manchester has made a significant breakthrough in quantum materials by finding a method for accurately engineering single quantum defects in diamond, an important step toward scalable quantum technology.

16 Jun 2025

Using Magnons to Achieve Nearly Perfect Interference in Quantum Devices

Researchers have figured out how to use magnons — collective vibrations of the magnetic spins of atoms — for next-generation information technologies, including quantum technologies with magnetic systems.

14 Jun 2025

Quantum Clocks: Exponential Accuracy with Dual Time Scales

These days, quantum effects are frequently employed for incredibly accurate measurements. However, what is the precise limit of accuracy? It is better than anticipated, according to findings from TU Wien and collaborators that were published in Nature Physics.

11 Jun 2025

Astronomers Discover Largest Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) in Space: Cyanocoronene

The largest polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) ever found in space, cyanocoronene, has been identified by a group of chemists and astronomers, marking a significant advancement in the area of astrochemistry.

11 Jun 2025

"From Consciousness to Cosmos": Revolutionary Physics Framework Unveiled on 120th Anniversary of Einstein's Breakthrough

Exactly 120 years after Einstein transformed physics with his groundbreaking 1905 papers, independent researcher Andre Dupke releases "From Consciousness to Cosmos," a comprehensive manuscript presenting Scale-Time Dynamics, a mathematical framework that places consciousness at the geometric foundation of reality.

11 Jun 2025

New Polarized Target Designed to Study the Spins of Protons and Neutrons

In this International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, physicists worldwide are celebrating a century since the establishment of quantum mechanics. The celebration has brought to the forefront the concepts of how tiny particles that make up the ubiquitous atom give rise to our visible universe.

10 Jun 2025