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2026-02-06T19:58:06+00:00
Boreal Forests Are Shifting North
The boreal forest—the world’s largest terrestrial biome—is warming faster than any other forest type. To understand the changing dynamics of boreal forests, Feng et al., 2026 analyzed the biome from 1985 to 2020, leveraging the longest and highest-resolution satellite record of calibrated tree cover to date. The study,...
https://science.nasa.gov/missions/landsat/boreal-forests-are-shifting-north/
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2026-02-06T05:00:00+00:00
A Winter Blanket Covers North Carolina
A potent winter storm in late January 2026 left much of North Carolina dealing with significant snow accumulations. Though the state is no stranger to snow, such widespread coverage is unusual. This image, acquired on February 2 with the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Terra satellite, r...
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/a-winter-blanket-covers-north-carolina/
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2026-02-05T21:10:14+00:00
NASA Selects Two Earth System Explorers Missions
Two next-generation satellite missions announced Thursday will help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to foresee environmental events and mitigate disasters. “NASA uses the unique vantage point of space to study our home planet to deliver life-saving data into the hands of disaster response and deci...
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-selects-two-earth-system-explorers-missions/
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2026-02-05T19:35:15+00:00
Career Spotlight: Welder (Ages 14-18)
A welder uses tools that join two or more parts through forces such as heat or pressure. Metals are the materials most commonly used in welding, but it’s also possible to weld thermoplastics or wood. Welders use their hands, skills, and problem-solving abilities to create something new. At NASA, welders use diffe...
https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/career-spotlight-welder-ages-14-18/
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2026-02-05T18:38:08+00:00
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 to Study Adaptation to Altered Gravity
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission is preparing to launch for a long-duration science mission aboard the International Space Station. During the mission, select crew members will participate in human health studies focused on understanding how astronauts’ bodies adapt to the low-gravity environment of space, including a new...
https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/nasas-spacex-crew-12-to-study-adaptation-to-altered-gravity/
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2026-02-05T16:39:36+00:00
Hubble Spots Lens-Shaped Galaxy
This new Hubble image, released on Jan. 30, 2026, is the sharpest taken of NGC 7722, a lenticular galaxy located about 187 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. A lenticular, meaning “lens-shaped,” galaxy is a type whose classification sits between more familiar spiral galaxies and ...
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/hubble-spots-lens-shaped-galaxy/
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2026-02-05T05:01:00+00:00
Milano Cortina 2026
No Olympic competitions covers more ground than the 50-kilometer cross-country ski races. The grueling event takes more than 2 hours to complete, requiring competitors to ski a distance longer than a marathon. That’s still, however, less than an eighth of the distance between the two official host cities of the 2026 Wi...
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/milano-cortina-2026/
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2026-02-06T15:00:07
Researchers demonstrate organic crystal emitting red light from UV and green from near-infrared
Invisible light beyond the range of human vision plays a vital role in communication technologies, medical diagnostics, and optical sensing. Ultraviolet and near-infrared wavelengths are routinely used in these fields, yet detecting them directly often requires complex instrumentation.
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-crystal-emitting-red-uv-green.html
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2026-02-06T15:00:01
Broken inversion symmetry lets 3D crystals mimic 2D Ising superconductivity
Two-dimensional (2D) materials, in general, allow the realization of unique quantum phenomena unattainable in the common three-dimensional (3D) world. A prime example is graphene. Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have a similar structure. Both can be stacked to form van der Waals heterostructures or can be exfol...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-broken-inversion-symmetry-3d-crystals.html
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2026-02-06T14:40:02
Quantum encryption method demonstrated at city-sized distances for the first time
Concerns that quantum computers may start easily hacking into previously secure communications has motivated researchers to work on innovative new ways to encrypt information. One such method is quantum key distribution (QKD), a secure, quantum-based method in which eavesdropping attempts disrupt the quantum state, mak...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-quantum-encryption-method-city-sized.html
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2026-02-06T14:20:01
Three-way quantum correlations fade exponentially with distance at any temperature, study shows
The properties of a quantum material are driven by links between its electrons known as quantum correlations. A RIKEN researcher has shown mathematically that, at non-zero temperatures, these connections can only exist over very short distances when more than two particles are involved. This finding, now published in P...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-quantum-exponentially-distance-temperature.html
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2026-02-06T14:00:06
Quantum Twins simulator unveils 15,000 controllable quantum dots for materials research
Researchers in Australia have unveiled the largest quantum simulation platform built to date, opening a new route to exploring the complex behavior of quantum materials at unprecedented scales.
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-quantum-twins-simulator-unveils-dots.html
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2026-02-06T13:45:27
Study reveals microscopic origins of surface noise limiting diamond quantum sensors
A new theoretical study led by researchers at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory has identified the microscopic mechanisms by which diamond surfaces affect the quantum coherence of nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers—defects in diamond that underpin some of today's most sensitive quantum sensors. The s...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-reveals-microscopic-surface-noise-limiting.html
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Extreme plasma acceleration in monster shocks offers new explanation for fast radio bursts
In a new study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists have performed the first global simulations of monster shocks—some of the strongest shocks in the universe—revealing how these extreme events in magnetar magnetospheres could be responsible for producing fast radio bursts (FRBs).
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-extreme-plasma-monster-explanation-fast.html
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2026-02-06T12:29:24
Scientists discover 'levitating' time crystals that you can hold in your hand
Time crystals, a collection of particles that "tick"—or move back and forth in repeating cycles—were first theorized and then discovered about a decade ago. While scientists have yet to create commercial or industrial applications for this intriguing form of matter, these crystals hold great promise for advancing quant...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-scientists-levitating-crystals.html
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2026-02-06T11:00:03
Measuring time at the quantum level depends on material symmetry
EPFL physicists have found a way to measure the time involved in quantum events and found it depends on the symmetry of the material. "The concept of time has troubled philosophers and physicists for thousands of years, and the advent of quantum mechanics has not simplified the problem," says Professor Hugo Dil, a phys...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-quantum-material-symmetry.html
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2026-02-05T20:50:02
Into the neutrino fog: The ghosts haunting our search for dark matter
Ciaran O'Hare scribbles symbols using colored markers across his whiteboard like he's trying to solve a crime—or perhaps planning one. He bounces around the edges of the board, slowly filling it with sharp angles and curling letters. I watch on, and when he senses I'm losing track, he pauses intermittently, allowing my...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-neutrino-fog-ghosts-dark.html
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2026-02-05T17:07:43
Tuning topological superconductors into existence by adjusting the ratio of two elements
Today's most powerful computers hit a wall when tackling certain problems, from designing new drugs to cracking encryption codes. Error-free quantum computers promise to overcome those challenges, but building them requires materials with exotic properties of topological superconductors that are incredibly difficult to...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-tuning-topological-superconductors-adjusting-ratio.html
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2026-02-05T17:00:01
When lasers cross: A brighter way to measure plasma
Measuring conditions in volatile clouds of superheated gases known as plasmas is central to pursuing greater scientific understanding of how stars, nuclear detonations and fusion energy work. For decades, scientists have relied on a technique called Thomson scattering, which uses a single laser beam to scatter from pla...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-lasers-brighter-plasma.html
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2026-02-05T16:10:24
VIP-2 experiment narrows the search for exotic physics beyond the Pauli exclusion principle
The Pauli exclusion principle is a cornerstone of the Standard Model of particle physics and is essential for the structure and stability of matter. Now an international collaboration of physicists has carried out one of the most stringent experimental tests to date of this foundational rule of quantum physics and has ...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-vip-narrows-exotic-physics-pauli.html
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2026-02-05T15:08:24
AI-powered compressed imaging system developed for high-speed scenes
A research team from the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics (XIOPM) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators from the Institute National de la Recherche Scientifique, Canada, and Northwest University, has developed a single-shot compressed upconversion photoluminescence lifetime imagi...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-ai-powered-compressed-imaging-high.html
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2026-02-05T15:01:34
High-entropy garnet crystal enables enhanced 2.8 μm mid-infrared laser performance
Recently, a research team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences successfully grew a high-entropy garnet-structured oxide crystal and achieved enhanced laser performance at the 2.8 μm wavelength band. By introducing a high-entropy design into a garnet crystal system, the team o...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-high-entropy-garnet-crystal-enables.html
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2026-02-05T11:40:01
Surgery for quantum bits: Bit-flip errors corrected during superconducting qubit operations
Quantum computers hold great promise for exciting applications in the future, but for now they keep presenting physicists and engineers with a series of challenges and conundrums. One of them relates to decoherence and the errors that result from it: bit flips and phase flips. Such errors mean that the logical unit of ...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-surgery-quantum-bits-bit-flip.html
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2026-02-05T10:44:53
How superconductivity arises: New insights from moiré materials
How exactly unconventional superconductivity arises is one of the central questions of modern solid-state physics. A new study published in the journal Nature provides crucial insights into this question. For the first time, an international research team was able to demonstrate a direct microscopic connection between ...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-superconductivity-insights-moir-materials.html
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2026-02-04T17:21:01
Electron-phonon 'surfing' could help stabilize quantum hardware, nanowire tests suggest
That low-frequency fuzz that can bedevil cellphone calls has to do with how electrons move through and interact in materials at the smallest scale. The electronic flicker noise is often caused by interruptions in the flow of electrons by various scattering processes in the metals that conduct them.
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-electron-phonon-surfing-stabilize-quantum.html
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2026-02-04T16:20:01
Glimpsing the quantum vacuum: Particle spin correlations offer insight into how visible matter emerges from 'nothing'
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have uncovered experimental evidence that particles of matter emerging from energetic subatomic smashups retain a key feature of virtual particles that exist only fleetingly in the quantum vacuum. The finding offers a new way to explore ...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-glimpsing-quantum-vacuum-particle-insight.html
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2026-02-04T15:20:01
From cryogenic to red-hot: Optical temperature sensing from 77 K to 873 K
An international collaboration involving researchers from the University of Innsbruck has developed a novel luminescent material that enables particularly robust and precise optical temperature sensing across an exceptionally broad temperature range.
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-cryogenic-red-hot-optical-temperature.html
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2026-02-04T11:00:06
Terahertz microscope reveals the motion of superconducting electrons
You can tell a lot about a material based on the type of light shining at it: Optical light illuminates a material's surface, while X-rays reveal its internal structures and infrared captures a material's radiating heat. Now, MIT physicists have used terahertz light to reveal inherent, quantum vibrations in a supercond...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-terahertz-microscope-reveals-motion-superconducting.html
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2026-02-03T20:50:01
Cryogenic cooling material composed solely of abundant elements reaches 4K
In collaboration with the National Institute of Technology (KOSEN), Oshima College, the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) succeeded in developing a new regenerator material composed solely of abundant elements, such as copper, iron, and aluminum, that can achieve cryogenic temperatures (approx. 4K = −269°...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-cryogenic-cooling-material-solely-abundant.html
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2026-02-03T13:10:01
Physicists achieve near-zero friction on macroscopic scales
For the first time, physicists in China have virtually eliminated the friction felt between two surfaces at scales visible to the naked eye. In demonstrating "structural superlubricity," the team, led by Quanshui Zheng at Tsinghua University, have resolved a long-standing debate surrounding the possibility of the effec...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-physicists-friction-macroscopic-scales.html
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2026-02-03T12:20:01
A new class of strange one-dimensional particles
Physicists have long categorized every elementary particle in our three-dimensional universe as being either a boson or a fermion—the former category mostly capturing force carriers like photons, the latter including the building blocks of everyday matter like electrons, protons, or neutrons. But in lower dimensions of...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-class-strange-dimensional-particles.html
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2026-02-03T09:13:39
Superconductivity exposes altermagnetism by breaking symmetries, study suggests
How are superconductivity and magnetism connected? A puzzling relation between magnetism and superconductivity in a quantum material has lingered for decades—now, a study from TU Wien offers a surprising new explanation.
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-superconductivity-exposes-altermagnetism-symmetries.html
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2026-02-03T08:16:38
Tiny droplets navigate mazes using 'chemical echolocation,' without sensors or computers
A recent study by a team of researchers led by TU Darmstadt has found that tiny amounts of liquid can navigate their way through unknown environments like living cells—without sensors, computers or external control. The tiny droplets can navigate autonomously, are able to detect obstacles from a distance and move relia...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-tiny-droplets-mazes-chemical-echolocation.html
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2026-02-03T07:50:05
Ultra-thin metasurface can generate and direct quantum entanglement
Quantum technologies, devices and systems that process, store, detect, or transfer information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, have the potential to outperform classical technologies in a variety of tasks. An ongoing quest within quantum engineering is the realization of a so-called quantum internet: a network c...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-ultra-thin-metasurface-generate-quantum.html
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2026-02-03T07:46:05
Niobium's superconducting switch cuts near-field radiative heat transfer 20-fold
When cooled to its superconducting state, niobium blocks the radiative flow of heat 20 times better than when in its metallic state, according to a study led by a University of Michigan Engineering team. The experiment marks the first use of superconductivity—a quantum property characterized by zero electrical resistan...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-niobium-superconducting-field.html
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2026-02-03T07:20:10
Using duality to construct and classify new quantum phases
A team of theoretical researchers has found duality can unveil non-invertible symmetry protected topological phases, which can lead to researchers understanding more about the properties of these phases, and uncover new quantum phases. Their study is published in Physical Review Letters.
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-duality-quantum-phases.html
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2026-02-03T06:06:49
Ultra-thin metasurface chip turns invisible infrared light into steerable visible beams
The invention of tiny devices capable of precisely controlling the direction and behavior of light is essential to the development of advanced technologies. Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have taken a significant step forward with the development of a metasur...
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-ultra-thin-metasurface-chip-invisible.html
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2026-02-05T23:39:29
This paper-thin chip turns invisible light into a steerable beam
Researchers have built a paper-thin chip that converts infrared light into visible light and directs it precisely, all without mechanical motion. The design overcomes a long-standing efficiency-versus-control problem in light-shaping materials. This opens the door to tiny, highly efficient light sources integrated dire...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260204121538.htm
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2026-02-05T01:59:59
This ultra-thin surface controls light in two completely different ways
A new metasurface design lets light of different spins bend, focus, and behave independently—while staying sharp across many colors. The trick combines two geometric phase effects so each spin channel can be tuned without interfering with the other. Researchers demonstrated stable beam steering and dual-focus lenses ov...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260204121536.htm
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2026-02-04T11:51:31
A new way to control light could boost future wireless tech
A new optical device allows researchers to generate and switch between two stable, donut-shaped light patterns called skyrmions. These light vortices hold their shape even when disturbed, making them promising for wireless data transmission. Using a specially designed metasurface and controlled laser pulses, scientists...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260204114540.htm
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2026-02-03T06:08:34
New catalyst turns carbon dioxide into clean fuel source
Researchers have found that manganese, an abundant and inexpensive metal, can be used to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into formate, a potential hydrogen source for fuel cells. The key was a clever redesign that made the catalyst last far longer than similar low-cost materials. Surprisingly, the improved manganese...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260203030548.htm
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2026-02-03T03:48:13
Scientists just mapped the hidden structure holding the Universe together
Astronomers have produced the most detailed map yet of dark matter, revealing the invisible framework that shaped the Universe long before stars and galaxies formed. Using powerful new observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the research shows how dark matter gathered ordinary matter into dense regions, se...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260203020205.htm
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A record breaking gravitational wave is helping test Einstein’s theory of general relativity
A newly detected gravitational wave, GW250114, is giving scientists their clearest look yet at a black hole collision—and a powerful way to test Einstein’s theory of gravity. Its clarity allowed scientists to measure multiple “tones” from the collision, all matching Einstein’s predictions. That confirmation is exciting...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201231224.htm
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2026-02-02T07:44:45
Scientists are hunting for a forbidden antimatter transformation
MACE is a next-generation experiment designed to catch muonium transforming into its antimatter twin, a process that would rewrite the rules of particle physics. The last search for this effect ended more than two decades ago, and MACE plans to leap far beyond it using cutting-edge beams, targets, and detectors. A disc...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201231159.htm
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2026-02-06T16:30:19+00:00
An illuminating, if imperfect, celebration of friction
People who teach physics often remove friction from calculations to make life easier for students. While that might speed up someone’s homework, it does mean that this all-important force tends to fade into the background, despite it being crucial for our daily lives. Here to bring friction centre stage is Jennifer Vai...
https://physicsworld.com/a/an-illuminating-if-imperfect-celebration-of-friction/
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2026-02-06T12:30:43+00:00
Pockets and pillars capture ricocheting molecules in vacuum pump
A passive vacuum pump that uses 3D-printed surfaces to better absorb gas molecules has been unveiled by researchers in the UK. It removes gas nearly four-times faster than a similar system with a flat surface. The pump could make it easier to design quantum sensors that require high-vacuum conditions. Cold atoms are at...
https://physicsworld.com/a/pockets-and-pillars-capture-ricocheting-molecules-in-vacuum-pump/
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2026-02-06T09:00:04+00:00
Metasurfaces create super-sized neutral atom arrays for quantum computing
A new way of creating arrays of ultracold neutral atoms could make it possible to build quantum computers with more than 100,000 quantum bits (qubits) – two orders of magnitude higher than today’s best machines. The approach, which was demonstrated by physicists at Columbia University in the US, uses optical metasurfac...
https://physicsworld.com/a/metasurfaces-create-super-sized-neutral-atom-arrays-for-quantum-computing/
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2026-02-05T17:45:43+00:00
Physics‑based simulations help diagnose and treat disease
This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Amanda Randles, who is a computer scientist and biomedical engineer at Duke University in the US. In a conversation with Physics World’s Margaret Harris, Randles explains how she uses physics-based, computationally intensive simulations to develop new ways to di...
https://physicsworld.com/a/physics-based-simulations-help-diagnose-and-treat-disease/
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2026-02-05T16:01:08+00:00
The 10th annual Physics World Careers guide showcases job options for physicists
I hear it all the time: physics students have only the haziest idea of what they can do with a physics degree. Staying in academia is the obvious option but they’re often not sure what else is out there. With hefty student debts to pay off, getting a well-paid job in finance seems to top many physicists’ wish lists the...
https://physicsworld.com/a/the-10th-annual-physics-world-careers-guide-showcases-job-options-for-physicists/
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2026-02-05T11:00:15+00:00
Joined-up thinking in quantum metrology: why collaboration is the secret of success
The UNESCO International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ) ends on an exotic flourish this month, with the official closing ceremony – which will be live-streamed from Accra, Ghana – looking back on what’s been a global celebration “observed through activities at all levels aimed at increasing public awarene...
https://physicsworld.com/a/joined-up-thinking-in-quantum-metrology-why-collaboration-is-the-secret-of-success/
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2026-02-05T09:00:57+00:00
Schrödinger cat state sets new size record
Classical mechanics describes our everyday world of macroscopic objects very well. Quantum mechanics is similarly good at describing physics on the atomic scale. The boundary between these two regimes, however, is still poorly understood. Where, exactly, does the quantum world stop and the classical world begin? Resear...
https://physicsworld.com/a/schrodinger-cat-state-sets-new-size-record/
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2026-02-04T15:00:07+00:00
Using AI boosts scientific productivity and career prospects, finds study
Using artificial intelligence (AI) increases scientists’ productivity and impact but collectively leads to a shrinking of research focus. That is according to an analysis of more than 41 million research papers by scientist in China and the US, which finds that scientists who produce AI-augmented research also progress...
https://physicsworld.com/a/using-ai-boosts-scientific-productivity-and-career-prospects-finds-study/
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2026-02-04T13:00:45+00:00
Interactions between dark matter and neutrinos could resolve a cosmic discrepancy
Hints of non-gravitational interactions between dark matter and “relic” neutrinos in the early universe have emerged in a study of astronomical data from different periods of cosmic history. The study was carried out by cosmologists in Poland, the UK and China, and team leader Sebastian Trojanowski of Poland’s NCBJ and...
https://physicsworld.com/a/interactions-between-dark-matter-and-neutrinos-could-resolve-a-cosmic-discrepancy/
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2026-02-04T10:20:29+00:00
Quantum states that won’t entangle
Quantum entanglement is a uniquely quantum link between particles that makes their properties inseparable. It underlies the power of many quantum technologies from secure communication to quantum computing, by enabling correlations impossible in classical physics. Entanglement nevertheless remains poorly understood and...
https://physicsworld.com/a/quantum-states-that-wont-entangle/
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2026-02-04T09:56:27+00:00
The secret limits governing quantum relaxation
A universal constraint for relaxation rates for quantum Markov generators: complete positivity and beyond – IOPscience D. Chruściński et al, 2025 Rep. Prog. Phys. 88 097602 The post The secret limits governing quantum relaxation appeared first on Physics World.
https://physicsworld.com/a/the-secret-limits-governing-quantum-relaxation/
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2026-02-04T09:00:49+00:00
Implanted electrodes provide intuitive control of prosthetic hand
Loss of a limb can significantly impact a person’s independence and quality-of-life, with arm amputations particularly impeding routine daily activities. Prosthetic limbs can restore some of the lost function, but often rely on surface electrodes with low signal quality. A research team at the University of Michigan ha...
https://physicsworld.com/a/implanted-electrodes-provide-intuitive-control-of-prosthetic-hand/
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2026-02-03T15:22:40+00:00
New cosmic map will put dark-matter theories to the test
Astronomers have created the most detailed map to date of the vast structures of dark matter that appear to permeate the universe. Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the team, led by Diana Scognamiglio at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, used gravitational lensing to map the dark matter filaments and cluster...
https://physicsworld.com/a/new-cosmic-map-will-put-dark-matter-theories-to-the-test/
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2026-02-03T13:24:16+00:00
Top-cited authors from India and North America share their tips for early-career researchers
Some 20 papers from researchers based in North America have been recognized with a Top Cited Paper award for 2025 from IOP Publishing, which publishes Physics World. The prize is given to corresponding authors who have papers published in both IOP Publishing and its partners’ journals from 2022 to 2024 that are in the ...
https://physicsworld.com/a/top-cited-authors-from-india-and-north-america-share-their-tips-for-early-career-researchers/
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2026-02-03T11:00:08+00:00
Twenty-three nominations, yet no Nobel prize: how Chien-Shiung Wu missed out on the top award in physics
The facts seem simple enough. In 1957 Chen Ning Yang and Tsung-Dao Lee won the Nobel Prize for Physics “for their penetrating investigation of the so-called parity laws which has led to important discoveries regarding the elementary particles”. The idea that parity is violated shocked physicists, who had previously ass...
https://physicsworld.com/a/twenty-three-nominations-yet-no-nobel-prize-how-chien-shiung-wu-missed-out/
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2026-02-03T09:00:45+00:00
Multi-ion cancer therapy tackles the LET trilemma
Cancer treatments using heavy ions offer several key advantages over conventional proton therapy: a sharper Bragg peak and small lateral scattering for precision tumour targeting, as well as high linear energy transfer (LET). High-LET radiation induces complex DNA damage in cancer cells, enabling effective treatment of...
https://physicsworld.com/a/multi-ion-cancer-therapy-tackles-the-let-trilemma/
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2026-02-02T13:00:36+00:00
New project takes aim at theory-experiment gap in materials data
Condensed-matter physics and materials science have a silo problem. Although researchers in these fields have access to vast amounts of data – from experimental records of crystal structures and conditions for synthesizing specific materials to theoretical calculations of electron band structures and topological proper...
https://physicsworld.com/a/new-project-takes-aim-at-theory-experiment-gap-in-materials-data/
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2026-02-07T14:07:54+00:00
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 196 — Becoming Martian!
This Week in Space podcast 196 — Becoming Martian!
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-196-becoming-martian
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2026-02-07T14:00:00+00:00
Silo vs Fallout: getting under the surface of TV's bunker-based hits
A split image showing Ella Purnell as Lucy MacLean in Fallout, and Rebecca Ferguson as Juliette Nichols in Silo.
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/silo-vs-fallout-getting-under-the-surface-of-tvs-bunker-based-hits
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2026-02-07T11:00:00+00:00
Will astronauts aboard the ISS get to watch Super Bowl LX?
The Soyuz MS-28 crew of Chris Williams with NASA (left) and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov (center) and Sergei Mikaev on Nov. 26, 2025, a day before their launch to the ISS.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/how-will-astronauts-aboard-the-iss-watch-super-bowl-lx
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2026-02-07T10:00:00+00:00
Peak Design 7L sling bag review
The Peak Design 7L Sling Back viewed from the front
https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/peak-design-7l-sling-bag-review
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2026-02-06T23:40:05+00:00
SpaceX's next astronaut launch for NASA is officially on for Feb. 11 as FAA clears Falcon 9 rocket to fly again
The Dragon spacecraft for SpaceX's Crew-12 astronaut mission is ready to meet its Falcon 9 rocket after the FAA cleared the company to resume flights after an upper stage issue.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacexs-next-astronaut-launch-for-nasa-is-officially-on-for-feb-11-as-faa-clears-falcon-9-rocket-to-fly-again
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2026-02-06T22:00:00+00:00
James Webb Space Telescope finds precursors to 'building blocks of life' in nearby galaxy
JWST NIRCam) false colour image of IRAS07251-0248
https://www.space.com/astronomy/james-webb-space-telescope/james-webb-space-telescope-finds-precursors-to-building-blocks-of-life-in-nearby-galaxy
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2026-02-06T20:00:00+00:00
Halo: Campaign Evolved: Release date rumors, platforms, and everything else we know about the Halo remake
Hero art for Halo: Campaign Evolved, the remake of Halo: Combat Evolved.
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-games/halo-campaign-evolved-release-date-rumors-platforms-and-everything-else-we-know-about-the-halo-remake
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2026-02-06T19:52:08+00:00
NASA space telescope sees interstellar visitor comet 3I/ATLAS flare up while exiting the solar system
NASA's SPHEREx captured these infrared observations during a December 2025 campaign, revealing dust, water, organic molecules and carbon dioxide in comet 3I/ATLAS's coma.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/nasa-space-telescope-sees-comet-3i-atlas-dramatically-flare-as-interstellar-visitor-exits-solar-system
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2026-02-06T17:00:00+00:00
Nimoy-Knight Foundation honors 'Girl Spock' and her mission to become the 1st openly autistic woman in space
Dr. Jessica Schonhut-Stasik is the latest recipient of the Nimoy-Knight Foundation's Live Long & Prosper Tribute Award.
https://www.space.com/entertainment/nimoy-knight-foundation-honors-girl-spock-and-her-mission-to-become-the-1st-openly-autistic-woman-in-space
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2026-02-06T16:00:00+00:00
UK government proposes 30% budget cut to astronomy and physics research: 'It's pretty disastrous'
The Jodrell Bank Observatory radio telescope in the UK.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/uk-government-proposes-30-percent-budget-cut-to-astronomy-and-physics-research-its-pretty-disastrous
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2026-02-06T15:00:00+00:00
When will SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket return to flight after 4 upper-stage issues in 19 months?
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink satellites to orbit from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Feb. 2, 2026.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/4-upper-stage-issues-in-19-months-when-will-spacexs-falcon-9-rocket-return-to-flight
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2026-02-06T14:00:00+00:00
Nearby star's massive eruption could help astronomers unlock secret of superflares
Artist's illustration of a superstorm erupting from the sun.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/nearby-stars-massive-eruption-could-help-astronomers-unlock-secret-of-superflares
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2026-02-06T13:00:00+00:00
SpaceX Dragon arrives for Crew-12 launch | Space photo of the day for Feb. 6, 2026
The SpaceX Dragon crew capsule "Freedom" moves to the hangar at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-dragon-arrives-for-crew-12-launch-space-photo-of-the-day-for-feb-6-2026
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2026-02-06T11:00:00+00:00
Does dark matter actually exist? New theory says it could be gravity behaving strangely
The galaxy Messier 33, according to competing models of the universe (left), with a dark matter halo (right) without a bubble of this mysterious "stuff."
https://www.space.com/astronomy/dark-universe/does-dark-matter-actually-exist-new-theory-says-it-could-be-gravity-behaving-strangely
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2026-02-05T22:00:00+00:00
This supermassive black hole jet is more powerful than the Death Star's laser
An artistic representation of a tidal disruption event, or a black hole shredding a star.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/this-supermassive-black-hole-jet-is-more-powerful-than-the-death-stars-laser-planets-are-going-to-be-destroyed
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2026-02-05T21:00:00+00:00
The 10 bleakest space movies of all time
Split image showing screenshots from three bleak sci-fi movies (L-R): Gravity, High Life, and Moon.
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/bleakest-space-movies-of-all-time
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2026-02-05T20:00:00+00:00
Astrophotographer captures the 'Flaming Star Nebula' ablaze in deep-space (photo)
Swirls of red and orange gas fill a deep space starry background
https://www.space.com/stargazing/astrophotography/astrophotographer-captures-the-flaming-star-nebula-ablaze-in-deep-space-photo
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2026-02-05T19:00:00+00:00
China joins race to develop space-based data centers with 5-year plan
Multiple companies are planning to develop space-based data centers, which would greatly increase the number of satellites in Earth orbit.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/china-joins-race-to-develop-space-based-data-centers-with-5-year-plan
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2026-02-05T18:00:00+00:00
This week's "Starfleet Academy" episode, "Series Acclimation Mil", is a near-perfect "DS9" sequel
Kerrice Brooks as SAM in season 1, episode 5, of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy looking at a display showing an outline of Benjamin Sisko.
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/starfleet-academy-episode-series-acclimation-mil-is-a-near-perfect-deep-space-nine-sequel
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2026-02-05T17:00:00+00:00
Now's your best chance to see Mercury all year — Here's what you need to know
The moon, Venus and Mercury in the evening sky.
https://www.space.com/stargazing/now-is-your-best-chance-to-see-mercury-2026-heres-what-you-need-to-know
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2026-02-05T16:00:00+00:00
Could a toxic chemical in Mars dirt help us build a Red Planet base?
Future Mars settlers will need to rely on local resources such as the planet's dirt to make a colony sustainable on the Red Planet.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/could-a-toxic-chemical-in-mars-dirt-help-us-build-a-red-planet-base
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2026-02-05T15:00:00+00:00
NASA chief flies over Artemis 2 moon rocket | Space photo of the day for Feb. 5, 2025
NASA chief Jared Isaacman's personal F-5 aircraft flew over Kennedy Space Center in Florida recently.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasa-chief-flies-over-artemis-2-moon-rocket-space-photo-of-the-day-for-feb-5-2025
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2026-02-05T14:47:48+00:00
Our round-up of the best NASA Artemis 2 gear on planet Earth
A selection of Artemis 2 products on a purple galaxy background with a Space.com deals badge
https://www.space.com/technology/our-round-up-of-the-best-nasa-artemis-2-gear-on-planet-earth
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2026-02-05T14:00:00+00:00
Will a bright comet adorn our early spring sky? Why astronomers are getting excited about Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS)
A view of comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS).
https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/will-a-bright-comet-adorn-our-early-spring-sky-why-astronomers-are-getting-excited-about-comet-c-2026-a1-maps
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2026-02-05T13:00:00+00:00
James Webb Space Telescope's view of 800,000 galaxies paints a detailed picture of dark matter
(Main) The JWST's view of 800,000 galaxies with dark matter indicated in blue (Inset) The JWST in orbit around Earth.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/dark-universe/james-webb-space-telescopes-view-of-800-000-galaxies-paints-a-detailed-picture-of-dark-matter
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2026-02-05T11:00:00+00:00
Did astronomers see a black hole explode? An 'impossible' particle that hit Earth in 2023 may tell us
A speculative illustration of tiny primordial black holes. Have physicists just seen one explode?
https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/did-astronomers-see-a-black-hole-explode-an-impossible-particle-that-hit-earth-in-2023-may-tell-us
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2026-02-04T22:00:00+00:00
It's time to think about human reproduction in space, scientists urge
What will the first families in space look like?
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/its-time-to-think-about-human-reproduction-in-space-scientists-urge
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2026-02-04T20:00:00+00:00
Watch dead neutron stars smash together in new NASA supercomputer simulation
An illustration showing two neutron stars meeting and merging
https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/watch-dead-neutron-stars-smash-together-in-new-nasa-supercomputer-simulation
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2026-02-04T19:00:00+00:00
Star Trek needs to go back to 20+ episode seasons — and there's never been a better time
Star Trek image showing all captains
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/star-trek-needs-to-go-back-to-20-episode-seasons-and-theres-never-been-a-better-time
Space & Physics
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2026-02-04T18:00:00+00:00
Photographer captures rare aurora over Brazil during intense geomagnetic storm (photo)
two people stand smiling at the camera against the background of the milky way stretching into the sky and a distinct red glow behind them, a diffuse glow filling the sky.
https://www.space.com/stargazing/auroras/photographer-captures-rare-aurora-over-brazil-during-intense-geomagnetic-storm-photo
Space & Physics
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2026-02-04T17:00:00+00:00
Astronomers relieved as industrial plant threatening Earth's darkest sky gets cancelled
Cerro Paranal with the band of the Milky Way arching above it.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/astronomers-relieved-as-industrial-plant-threatening-earths-darkest-sky-gets-cancelled
Space & Physics
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2026-02-04T16:00:00+00:00
A monstrous sunspot 15 Earth's wide is currently facing Earth: Here's how to see it for yourself
Sunspot region 4366 pictured on Feb.4, 2026 by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.
https://www.space.com/stargazing/a-monstrous-sunspot-15-earths-wide-is-currently-facing-earth-heres-how-to-see-it-for-yourself
Space & Physics
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2026-02-04T15:48:07+00:00
Sun unleashes colossal X4.2 solar flare, knocking out radio signals across Africa and Europe (video)
An impulsive X4.2 solar flare sparked strong radio blackouts across Africa and Europe as the giant sunspot continues to rage.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/sun/sun-unleashes-colossal-x4-2-solar-flare-knocking-out-radio-signals-across-africa-and-europe-video
Space & Physics
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2026-02-04T15:00:00+00:00
Unlock a brand-new world of British sci-fi with a VPN
Screenshot from The War Between The Land And The Sea.
https://www.space.com/technology/unlock-a-brand-new-world-of-british-sci-fi-with-a-vpn
Space & Physics
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2026-02-04T15:00:00+00:00
James Webb Space Telescope finds most distant galaxy ever detected: 'It looks nothing like what we predicted'
Galaxy MoM-z14, seen as it appeared just 280 million years after the Big Bang, allows astronomers to peer closer than ever before to the era when the first stars and galaxies formed, known as cosmic dawn.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/james-webb-space-telescope/james-webb-space-telescope-finds-most-distant-galaxy-ever-detected-it-looks-nothing-like-what-we-predicted
Space & Physics
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2026-02-04T14:00:00+00:00
NASA satellite watches January's polar vortex | Space photo of the day for Feb. 4, 2026
A close up of January 2026's brutally cold winter storm.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/nasa-satellite-watches-januarys-polar-vortex-space-photo-of-the-day-for-feb-4-2026
Space & Physics
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2026-02-04T13:00:00+00:00
Is Jupiter on a diet? New measurements say it's smaller than we thought
An artist's impression of Juno at Jupiter.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/jupiter/is-jupiter-on-a-diet-new-measurements-say-its-smaller-than-we-thought
Space & Physics
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2026-02-04T11:00:00+00:00
A 'cold Earth' exoplanet just 146 light-years away might be in its star's habitable zone  —  if it exists
An artist's impression of HD 137010b.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/a-cold-earth-exoplanet-just-146-light-years-away-might-be-in-its-stars-habitable-zone-if-it-exists
Space & Physics
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2026-02-04T10:55:27+00:00
With the Mandalorian and Grogu movie arriving in our galaxy soon, start building the excitement with this fantastic Lego set
A Lego recreation of Grogu in his hover pram on a space background with a space.com deals badge in the top left corner
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/with-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-movie-arriving-in-our-galaxy-soon-start-building-the-excitement-with-this-fantastic-lego-set
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