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Even Black Holes May Not Fully Hide Quantum Entanglement
A new study suggests that observers outside a black hole may still detect statistical traces of entanglement from particles that have crossed the event horizon.
Read full story →Fusion Reactors May Create Dark Matter Particles
Theoretical work indicates that high-energy neutrons in fusion reactors could produce axions, offering a new way to search for dark matter.
Read full story →Unstable Atoms Rewriting Neutron Star Explosions
Precise mass measurements of phosphorus-26 and sulfur-27 reveal faster nuclear reaction rates, changing our model of element formation in X-ray bursts.
Read full story →China's 'Artificial Sun' Breaks Long-Standing Density Limit
The EAST tokamak reached a 'density-free regime,' proving plasma can remain stable at much higher densities than previously thought possible.
Read full story →First Mass and Distance Measurement of a Rogue Planet
Using gravitational microlensing data, astronomers have finally pinned down the exact physical parameters of a planet wandering without a star.
Read full story →New Superfluid Phase Found in Non-Hermitian Systems
Physicists discovered a new state of matter that flows without friction even while exchanging energy with its environment.
Read full story →Sudden Breakups of 'Monogamous' Quantum Couples
Researchers observed unexpected decoherence patterns in entangled pairs, challenging assumptions about how 'monogamy of entanglement' scales.
Read full story →Scientists Reveal the 'Shape' of Electrons
Using ARPES, MIT researchers have mapped the quantum geometry of electrons in kagome metals, visualizing their 'twists' for the first time.
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