Optical physics Research update Darkness can travel faster than light Discovery of superluminal correlations within 2D hexagonal boron nitride could advance super-resolution electron microscopy Read article: Darkness can travel faster than light
Devices and structures Research update Bat-inspired drone can navigate through dense fog and dodge obstacles New low-power robot works using echolocation and could find applications in search and rescue missions in difficult-to-access spaces Read article: Bat-inspired drone can navigate through dense fog and dodge obstacles
Condensed matter Research update Hyperuniformity can be altered by ‘weighting’ many-particle systems Calculations reveal the richness of systems that have crystal-like and liquid-like properties Read article: Hyperuniformity can be altered by ‘weighting’ many-particle systems
Astronomy and space Research update Newton’s law describes gravity on cosmological scales, galaxy clusters reveal Observations appear to rule out MOND, but not everyone agrees Read article: Newton’s law describes gravity on cosmological scales, galaxy clusters reveal
Optics and photonics Research update Tantala 3D integrated circuits deliver a rainbow of laser light Devices could help miniaturize laser-based technologies Read article: Tantala 3D integrated circuits deliver a rainbow of laser light
Artificial intelligence Research update Meta-design: language models generate novel quantum experiments Researchers stretch the limits of how far artificial intelligence can contribute to scientific discovery Read article: Meta-design: language models generate novel quantum experiments
States of matter Research update Scientists find a new critical point in supercooled water X-ray experiments provide further evidence that water exists in two distinct phases Read article: Scientists find a new critical point in supercooled water
Devices and structures Research update Memristive synapses could reduce AI energy consumption Hafnium-oxide based nanomaterial mimics the mechanisms of the human brain Read article: Memristive synapses could reduce AI energy consumption
Quantum Research update Collisional quantum gates created using fermionic atoms Architectures could support quantum-chemistry simulations Read article: Collisional quantum gates created using fermionic atoms
Quantum Research update Gauge theory could give quantum error correction a boost Concept from theoretical physics could reduce qubit requirements Read article: Gauge theory could give quantum error correction a boost
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