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How Neutrino Transformations Shape Matter in Neutron Star Mergers

Neutron stars are among the densest objects in the universe. They are packed so tightly that a spoonful of their matter weighs more than a mountain.

3 Apr 2026

Gravitational Waves as Possible Candidates for the Origin of Dark Matter

Gravitational waves could be responsible for the production of dark matter during the early phases of our universe’s formation, according to results of a new study by Professor Joachim Kopp from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and the PRISMA++ Cluster of Excellence in cooperation with Dr. Azadeh Maleknejad from Swansea University.

3 Apr 2026

Hiden Analytical Highlights DLS-2 and DLS-2X for Nuclear Fusion Gas Analysis

Hiden Analytical is highlighting the DLS-2 and DLS-2X as key systems for nuclear fusion gas analysis within its DLS Series.

From Hiden Analytical 2 Apr 2026

SBQuantum to Launch Quantum Sensor into Space as Part of U.S. Government’s MagQuest Challenge

SBQuantum, the first company delivering quantum diamond magnetometers capable of providing accurate and timely data for navigation, defense and public safety applications, today announces that its sensor is scheduled for launch into space on March 29 as part of the final phase of the MagQuest Challenge.

From SBQuantum 1 Apr 2026

New Theory Explains Cosmic Inflation Through Quadratic Quantum Gravity Mechanisms

Researchers at Waterloo have developed a novel approach to understanding how the universe originated, which could reshape current knowledge of the Big Bang and the earliest stages of cosmic history.

31 Mar 2026

Solving the Milky Way’s Halo Temperature Mystery

A team of scientists led by the University of Groningen found that the hot gas halo of the Milky Way is warmer in the “south” than in the “north” due to an internal combustion engine-like mechanism that compresses the gas in a piston-like manner.

31 Mar 2026

DOE Investments Lead to Breakthroughs in Superconducting Radiofrequency Accelerators

The Basic to Breakthrough series chronicles how investments from the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science at our National Laboratories have led to new technologies that are changing our world.

30 Mar 2026

ECHo Collaboration: Hunting for the Neutrino Mass with "Cool" Detectors

Their mass is extremely low, but how light are neutrinos really? A collaboration comprising German and international research groups has optimized its experiments to determine the mass of these "ghost particles".

30 Mar 2026

Scientists Identify Rare Switchable Quantum Property in New Nickel Sulfide

A team of researchers led by Argonne National Laboratory has demonstrated that a compound of nickel, sulfur and potassium can switch between quantum states, a trait that could be valuable in devices such as transistors and sensors.

28 Mar 2026

Scientists Map the Unusual Hum of Boron Arsenide

A new study published in Physical Review Letters by a team of researchers, including Zhifeng Ren’s group at the University of Houston and Rui He’s group at Texas Tech University, reveals an unusual quantum coherence of the vibrations, or phonons, in cubic boron arsenide, a semiconductor with excellent electronic and thermal properties.

25 Mar 2026

Revisiting the Crab Nebula in High-Definition

Nearly a millennium ago, scientists observed a magnificent new star blazing in the sky, a supernova so intense that it could be seen in daytime for weeks.

25 Mar 2026

Jefferson Lab Scientist Earns Award for Precision Particle Physics Research

Jefferson Lab physicist Ciprian Gal wins prestigious DOE award to search for cracks in physics' best theory of the universe.

24 Mar 2026

Decoding the Statistical Fluctuations of the Early Universe

According to a new study published as an Editor’s Suggestion in Physical Review D, researchers from The University of Tokyo Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe discovered that a change in a critical cosmic measurement in the early universe might be a statistical artifact.

23 Mar 2026

Scientists Create Quantum Steps Reshaping the Quantum Arrow of Time

Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have created quantum control procedures that produce processes more compatible with time flowing backward than forward, according to a new study published in Physical Review X.

23 Mar 2026