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Theory of Fluids Enters the 21st Century
Physicists derived the classic Navier-Stokes fluid equations from fundamental symmetries, opening the door to predicting exotic fluid behaviors beyond the 200-year-old theory.
Read full story →Universal Pattern Revealed in Quantum Matter
Caltech physicists used a quantum simulator of trapped strontium atoms to directly measure energy levels predicted by conformal field theory, confirming a decades-old prediction about universal quantum behavior.
Read full story →An Atomic-Scale Double Slit Reveals How Neighboring Atoms Vibrate Together
Researchers used two neighboring silicon atomic columns as a double slit for electrons, reading atomic vibrations directly from the interference pattern in a Young's experiment 10 million times smaller.
Read full story →Quantum light engine links atom-photon thermodynamics to classical physics
A new theoretical framework shows that photons escaping a laser-driven atom-cavity 'light engine' aren't just waste heat but can carry usable work, bridging quantum and classical thermodynamics.
Read full story →JWST finds early galaxies may be 4 times more massive than thought
JWST observations reveal that early massive galaxies harbor far more small, faint stars than expected, potentially making them three to four times more massive than thought.
Read full story →Scientists catch a hidden electronic state forming in just 30 femtoseconds
Ultrafast laser spectroscopy caught a light-triggered intermediate electronic state forming in a metal-organic framework in just 30 femtoseconds, a step toward light-controlled materials.
Read full story →Stellar eruptions in the laboratory: First experimental evidence for their suppression in strong magnetic fields
Laser-plasma experiments show strong stellar magnetic fields can completely halt coronal mass ejections, explaining why such eruptions are rarely seen on stars other than the Sun.
Read full story →Two Supermassive Black Holes Are Feeding 27,000 Light-Years Apart Inside the Same Tiny Galaxy
Chandra and Keck data reveal the first confirmed dual active galactic nucleus in a compact Green Pea galaxy, with two supermassive black holes feeding simultaneously.
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