Puzzling effects Two quantum simulations have revealed unexpected behaviour at quantum phase transitions. (Courtesy: Shutterstock/Inna-Bigun) Unexpected behaviour at phase transitions between ...

Rapid X-ray oscillations detected near the innermost orbit of a supermassive black hole could indicate the presence of a nearby orbiter such as a white dwarf ...

Researchers have discovered that dense crowds can spontaneously synchronize into collective oscillations, with hundreds of ...

Crowds reach a critical point where individual movement is overtaken by a collective dynamic, causing the mass to adhere to ...

A group of scientists studying the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, believe there’s a way to predict the motions of a large crowd.

By studying the Sun’s acoustic waves, scientists are uncovering its hidden dynamics, refining stellar models, and influencing ...

Kelvin waves have been a mystery for decades but a new method involving superfluid helium-4 can help us control them.

Spin Hall nano-oscillators (SHNOs) are nanoscale spintronic devices that convert direct current into high-frequency microwave ...

In a major stride forward for nanoscience, researchers have uncovered a groundbreaking phenomenon -- electron confinement-induced plasmonic breakdown in metals.This study opens new avenues for underst ...

thereby opening new perspectives in astrophysics and nuclear physics. Helioseismology is a discipline dedicated to studying ...

Scientists demonstrate controlled oscillations of quantum vortex core lines in superfluid helium, visualizing helical waves on quantum vortices.