Photonic Legos of functional 3D thin-films unlock high-performance heterogeneous photonic integration

Photonic integrated circuits route information with optical signals instead of relying only on electrical currents. Silicon (Si) and silicon nitride (SiNx) are excellent photonic platforms for waveguides, but they cannot efficiently perform the ever-increasing tasks required for fully integrated optical systems. A heterogeneous photonic integration platform capable of interfacing different optical materials with high performance […]

Cooling liquids reveal self-limiting particle clusters behind glass transition

Before diving into the mystery of glass, theoretical physicist Corentin Laudicina takes us back to high school physics for a moment. Although he has spent years studying exactly what happens in a material during the glass transition, he also understands that his research is not the easiest thing to explain off the cuff at the […]

Venus ate its moon: How Earth’s ‘twin’ could have swallowed a rocky satellite

Scientists have long speculated why Venus, with a size, mass and structure similar to Earth’s, doesn’t have a moon. New UC Riverside research shows that our hungry twin likely swallowed it.

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To understand the solar cycle, notice how the sun sleeps

The sun is such a constant in our lives that it can be difficult to imagine our star ever changing. But the sun can be quite variable. There are times when its magnetic field is turbulent and generates many sunspots and other times when it is quiet and dormant. Since the 1800s, we’ve known that […]

Video: Fla. deputies call in back-up after responding to find 8-foot alligator

“Yeah, this is a job for a trapper,” a Manatee County deputy can be heard saying after coming face to face with the large reptile; FWC responded to capture the alligator

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Baltimore to establish new $17M agency for diversion of nonviolent 911 calls

Baltimore’s emergency services receive 22,000 calls a year for non-violent situations like trespassing, welfare checks, public nuisance and public intoxication

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Two-color light steers electrons through graphene’s transient topological state

The electronic properties of materials are typically determined by their structure under normal, undisturbed conditions, when they are in a state known as equilibrium. Intense light beams, however, can temporarily reshape a material’s electronic band structure (i.e., the range of energy states available to electrons), potentially giving rise to new electronic behaviors.

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Country boys have frightening nightime encounter 78 miles south of Louisville (Report 82512)

Class B; August 2026; Kentucky, Larue County

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Video: Man runs at Wash. deputy with replica gun before fatal OIS

A Spokane Valley deputy responded after a man was seen with an apparent handgun near a school; the deputy fired shots when the man ran up to the cruiser and pointed the replica firearm

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Report: Mass. police seized nearly 200 ghost guns in 2025

State and local police seized more than 2,300 illegal “crime” guns last year, at least 8% of which were privately made firearms that cannot be traced

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Scientists simulate cosmic crashes to test whether icy moons gain or lose their ability to sustain life

Many of the moons orbiting Saturn, Uranus and Neptune likely conceal oceans of liquid water beneath miles of icy shell. Because life as we know it needs water, these buried oceans rank among the most promising places to search for life beyond Earth.

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Man sentenced to at least 47 years in prison for shooting Mich. officer

Kenyun Robert Smith was sentenced to a minimum of 47 years in prison for the shooting of Kalamazoo Township Police Officer Evan Finch on March 27, 2025

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Physicists extend the search for quantum black holes at the LHC

Physicists at UC Santa Barbara have extended the search for evidence of microscopic black holes produced at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The formation of these tiny, fleeting objects at the LHC represents one way theorists have sought to resolve anomalies in our understanding of the basic […]

Laser experiments recreate solar flare physics and reveal consistent magnetic reconnection rates

Magnetic reconnection is a process that occurs when the magnetic fields of a conductive plasma quickly rearrange and release massive amounts of stored magnetic energy. It is widely thought to be the underlying mechanism behind cosmic events such as solar flares and substorms in Earth’s magnetosphere.

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BWC: Man wielding a knife in each hand runs at Texas officer before fatal OIS

The San Antonio Police officer responded to a domestic disturbance report to find a man wielding two knives in the yard

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