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Entangled atoms found to supercharge light emission

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251103093009.htm

Published: November 3, 2025 21:20

Physicists have uncovered how direct atom-atom interactions can amplify superradiance, the collective burst of light from atoms working in sync. By incorporating quantum entanglement into their models, they reveal that these interactions can enhance energy…

Astronomers capture a violent super-eruption from a young sun

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251102205023.htm

Published: November 3, 2025 04:09

Astronomers observed a massive, multi-temperature plasma eruption from a young Sun-like star, revealing how early solar explosions could shape planets. These fierce events may have influenced the atmosphere and life-forming chemistry of the early Earth.

Scientists achieve forensics’ “Holy Grail” by recovering fingerprints from fired bullets

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251102011206.htm

Published: November 2, 2025 20:38

Researchers at Maynooth University have achieved a forensic milestone by revealing fingerprints on fired bullet casings using a safe electrochemical process. The method uses mild voltage and non-toxic materials to make hidden ridges visible within seconds.…

The bold idea that spacetime doesn’t exist

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251102011219.htm

Published: November 2, 2025 08:52

Spacetime isn’t something that exists; it’s a model for describing how events happen. Treating events as objects creates philosophical confusion and fuels misconceptions, such as time-travel paradoxes. Recognizing that events merely occur within an…

JWST captures stunning 3D view of a planet’s scorching atmosphere

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251102011152.htm

Published: November 2, 2025 08:28

A team of astronomers used the James Webb Space Telescope to create the first 3D atmospheric map of an exoplanet. The fiery WASP-18b, a massive “ultra-hot Jupiter,” revealed striking temperature contrasts, including regions so hot they destroy water…

Quantum light breakthrough could transform technology

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251102011155.htm

Published: November 2, 2025 08:05

Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in light manipulation by using topological insulators to generate both even and odd terahertz frequencies through high-order harmonic generation (HHG). By embedding these exotic materials into nanostructured…

This artificial leaf turns pollution into power

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251102011148.htm

Published: November 2, 2025 05:52

Cambridge researchers have engineered a solar-powered “artificial leaf” that mimics photosynthesis to make valuable chemicals sustainably. Their biohybrid device combines organic semiconductors and enzymes to convert CO₂ and sunlight into formate with high…

Scientists uncover what delayed Earth’s oxygen boom for a billion years

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251102011144.htm

Published: November 2, 2025 03:50

Researchers uncovered that trace compounds like nickel and urea may have delayed Earth’s oxygenation for millions of years. Experiments mimicking early Earth revealed how their concentrations controlled cyanobacterial growth, dictating when oxygen began to…

Too much screen time may be hurting kids’ hearts

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251101000418.htm

Published: November 1, 2025 08:01

More screen time among children and teens is linked to higher risks of heart and metabolic problems, particularly when combined with insufficient sleep. Danish researchers discovered a measurable rise in cardiometabolic risk scores and a metabolic…

Astronomers capture a spooky “cosmic bat” in deep space

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251101000328.htm

Published: November 1, 2025 01:34

Astronomers have captured a haunting image of a “cosmic bat” spreading its wings across deep space. This nebula, 10,000 light-years away, glows crimson as newborn stars ignite clouds of gas and dust.

Those Halloween fireballs might be more dangerous than you think

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251030075121.htm

Published: October 31, 2025 02:18

The Taurid meteor shower, born from Comet Encke, delights skywatchers but may conceal hidden risks. Research led by Mark Boslough examines potential Taurid swarms that could increase impact danger in 2032 and 2036. Using planetary defense modeling and…

Are room-temperature superconductors finally within reach?

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251030075132.htm

Published: October 31, 2025 01:52

Penn State scientists have devised a new method to predict superconducting materials that could work at higher temperatures. Their model bridges classical superconductivity theory with quantum mechanics through zentropy theory. This breakthrough could…

Scientists shocked by reversed electric field around Earth

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251030075141.htm

Published: October 31, 2025 01:12

Earth’s magnetosphere, once thought to have a simple electric polarity pattern, has revealed a surprising twist. New satellite data and advanced simulations show that the morning side of the magnetosphere carries a negative charge, not positive as long…

It sounds creepy, but these scientific breakthroughs could save lives

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251030075112.htm

Published: October 30, 2025 08:51

From mini-brains to spider-inspired gloves and wolf apple coatings, scientists are turning eerie-sounding experiments into real innovations that could revolutionize health and sustainability. Lab-grown brain organoids may replace animal testing,…

Scientists turn common semiconductor into a superconductor

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251030075105.htm

Published: October 30, 2025 08:35

Researchers have made germanium superconducting for the first time, a feat that could transform computing and quantum technologies. Using molecular beam epitaxy to embed gallium atoms precisely, the team stabilized the crystal structure to carry current…

Scientists discover a way simulate the Universe on a laptop

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251029100200.htm

Published: October 30, 2025 04:12

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking tool called Effort.jl that lets them simulate the structure of the universe using just a laptop. The team created a system that dramatically speeds up how researchers study cosmic data, turning what once took days…

Webb reveals the Universe’s first galaxies were a chaotic mess

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251029100150.htm

Published: October 30, 2025 03:14

JWST observations show that early galaxies were chaotic, gas-filled systems rather than stable disks. Researchers from Cambridge studied over 250 galaxies and found most were turbulent, still forming stars and merging rapidly. These findings challenge…

Twin black hole collisions put Einstein’s general relativity to its most extreme test

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251029100139.htm

Published: October 30, 2025 02:24

Two recently observed black hole mergers, occurring just weeks apart in late 2024, have opened an extraordinary new window into the universe’s most extreme events. These collisions not only revealed exotic spins and possible second-generation black holes…

Hidden clues in ghostly particles could explain why we exist

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251029100144.htm

Published: October 30, 2025 00:54

In a rare global collaboration, scientists from Japan and the United States joined forces to explore one of the universe’s deepest mysteries — why anything exists at all. By combining years of data from two massive neutrino experiments, researchers took a…

Scientists just found a way to grow diamonds without heat or pressure

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251029002917.htm

Published: October 29, 2025 09:43

A University of Tokyo team has turned organic molecules into nanodiamonds using electron beams, overturning decades of assumptions about beam damage. Their discovery could transform materials science and deepen understanding of cosmic diamond formation.

New quantum network could finally reveal dark matter

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251029002923.htm

Published: October 29, 2025 02:12

Tohoku University researchers have found a way to make quantum sensors more sensitive by connecting superconducting qubits in optimized network patterns. These networks amplify faint signals possibly left by dark matter. The approach outperformed…

Physicists capture trillion degree heat from the Big Bang’s primordial plasma

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251029002907.htm

Published: October 29, 2025 01:47

Rice University researchers have captured the temperature profile of quark-gluon plasma, the ultra-hot state of matter from the dawn of the universe. By analyzing rare electron-positron emissions from atomic collisions, they determined precise temperatures…

James Webb spots a cosmic moon factory 625 light-years away

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251027224915.htm

Published: October 29, 2025 00:43

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first detailed look at a carbon-rich disk surrounding the exoplanet CT Cha b, located about 625 light-years from Earth. The observations reveal a possible “moon factory,” where dust and gas could be…

A revolutionary DNA search engine is speeding up genetic discovery

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251027224917.htm

Published: October 28, 2025 13:10

ETH Zurich scientists have created “MetaGraph,” a revolutionary DNA search engine that functions like Google for genetic data. By compressing global genomic datasets by a factor of 300, it allows researchers to search trillions of DNA and RNA sequences in…

Breakthrough optical processor lets AI compute at the speed of light

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251027224833.htm

Published: October 28, 2025 09:14

Researchers at Tsinghua University developed the Optical Feature Extraction Engine (OFE2), an optical engine that processes data at 12.5 GHz using light rather than electricity. Its integrated diffraction and data preparation modules enable unprecedented…