Young rogue planet grows like a star
Telescope observations reveal material accreting onto the planet Cha1107-7626 in a way that resembles the infancy of stars
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Entangled light leads to quantum advantage
Number of measurements required to learn about the behaviour of a complex, noisy quantum system reduced by a factor of 1011
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New adaptive optics technology boosts the power of gravitational wave detectors
FROnt Surface Type Irradiator, or FROSTI, will allow future detectors to run at higher laser powers, reducing noise and expanding capabilities
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Chip-integrated nanoantenna efficiently harvests light from diamond defects
Nearly all light emitted by nitrogen-vacancy centres can be collected, providing a boost for these room-temperature quantum technology platforms
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Precision sensing experiment manipulates Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
Though the principle is not violated, a new way of fudging its restrictions could lead to improvements in ultra-precise sensing, say physicists
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Scientists obtain detailed maps of earthquake-triggering high-pressure subsurface fluids
Advanced seismic imaging techniques could improve earthquake early warning models and aid the development of next-generation geothermal power
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Physicists explain why some fast-moving droplets stick to hydrophobic surfaces
New experiments and calculations could improve aerosol and microfluidic technologies while shedding more light on airborne disease transmission
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Physicists apply quantum squeezing to a nanoparticle for the first time
Demonstration could shed light on the nature of the classical-quantum transition for small objects
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Motion blur brings a counterintuitive advantage for high-resolution imaging
New algorithm turns structured motion into sharper images
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Optical gyroscope detects Earth’s rotation with the highest precision yet
With further improvements, the instrument could enable direct tests of relativistic effects
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