Baseline tool could separate alien life signals from geology on ocean worlds

by quasarn01 | Jul 7, 2026 | Astronomy

When it comes to the search for life elsewhere in the universe, methane and other chemical compounds are seen as signs of biology because they are often produced by living microbes. However, scientists can be misled because certain geological processes can produce...

Using quantum entanglement to secure ground-to-satellite timing

by quasarn01 | Jul 7, 2026 | Latest in Physics

From mobile phones and banking systems to aircraft, ships and emergency services, much of modern life relies on precise timing signals from satellites. Known as the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), satellites carrying atomic clocks transmit time-stamped...

Measuring iron in motion at Earth-core conditions

by quasarn01 | Jul 7, 2026 | Latest in Physics

It was a journey to the center of the Earth, if only for the briefest of moments. But rather than tunneling thousands of miles from Earth’s surface, researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and several universities used the National...

Ultra-compact sensor paves the way for more powerful and scalable silicon quantum processors

by quasarn01 | Jul 7, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Researchers from the Quantum Hardware group at CIC nanoGUNE, in collaboration with the British company Quantum Motion, have demonstrated an advanced readout sensor for spin qubits that, while being more compact than previous designs, can reach the level of readout...

Much of Earth’s ‘space dust’ may come from unidentified near-Earth asteroids

by quasarn01 | Jul 7, 2026 | Astronomy

Like a shelf in an old house, the Earth collects a lot of dust from its surroundings. This “space dust” is mostly made up of micrometeorites that survive atmospheric entry and provides researchers with a cheap and easy way to obtain samples to study our...