Moiré pattern reveals exotic boson material

Physicists have discovered an exotic material made of bosons in a moiré pattern made from overlapping lattices.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
June 9, 2023 ~7 min

There’s a link between photosynthesis and strange physics state

"As far as we know, these areas have never been connected before, so we found this very compelling and exciting."

Louise Lerner-Chicago • futurity
May 30, 2023 ~6 min


Team creates heaviest Schrödinger’s cat yet

Researchers have created the heaviest Schrödinger cat to date by putting a crystal in a superposition of two oscillation states.

ETH Zurich • futurity
May 8, 2023 ~6 min

Team detects neutrinos created by particle collider for the first time

The first detection of neutrinos made by a particle collider could reveal more about the nature of the universe's most abundant particle.

Lucas Van Wyk Joel-UC Irvine • futurity
March 21, 2023 ~5 min

Why Antarctica sea ice retreats faster that it forms

Sea ice around Antarctica retreats more quickly than it advances, an asymmetry that's puzzled scientists. New research suggests it's actually pretty simple.

Hannah Hickey-U. Washington • futurity
April 4, 2022 ~6 min

Why so many LGBT+ scientists leave physics

"Nearly everybody I know who is LGBT+ in physics has left, to be honest," says Tim Atherton, coauthor of a study on exclusionary treatment in the field.

Mike Silver-Tufts • futurity
March 21, 2022 ~8 min

See vinegar eels in mesmerizing collective motion

Tiny vinegar eels do "the wave" in a bead of water. "This wavelike collective motion has not been seen before in any other organisms this large."

Lindsey Valich-Rochester • futurity
March 11, 2022 ~4 min

AI and quantum computing aim to reveal what’s inside a black hole

"What is on the event horizon for a black hole? Where does it come from? Answering these questions would be a step towards realizing a quantum theory of gravity."

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 21, 2022 ~10 min


Skyrmions can generate true random numbers

Skyrmions can be used to generate true random numbers useful in cryptography and probabilistic computing, report researchers.

Kevin Stacey-Brown • futurity
Feb. 8, 2022 ~7 min

Why ice melts in different shapes

The shape of melting ice depends a lot on water temperature, new research shows. Melting "is one of the many complexities affecting the ice on our planet."

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Jan. 31, 2022 ~6 min

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