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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 12-Sep-2025 05:11 ET (12-Sep-2025 09:11 GMT/UTC)

Illinois physicists develop revolutionary measurement tool, exploiting quantum properties of light

University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University of Illinois Physics Professor Paul Kwiat and members of his research group have developed a revolutionary new tool for precision measurement at the nanometer scale in scenarios where background noise and optical loss from the sample are present. This new optical interferometry technology leverages the quantum properties of light—specifically, extreme color entanglement—to enable faster and more precise measurements than widely used classical and quantum techniques can achieve.

Journal: Science Advances

New standards in nuclear physics

Paul Scherrer Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An international research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI has measured the radius of the nucleus of muonic helium-3 with unprecedented precision. The results are an important stress test for theories and future experiments in atomic physics.

Journal: Science

An artificial protein that moves like something found in nature

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Proteins catalyze life by changing shape when they interact with other molecules. The result is a muscle twitching, the perception of light, or a bit of energy extracted from food.

Journal: Science
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health

A machine learning tool for diagnosing, monitoring colorectal cancer

Ohio State University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Scientists aiming to advance cancer diagnostics have developed a machine learning tool that is able to identify metabolism-related molecular profile differences between patients with colorectal cancer and healthy people.

Journal: iMetaOmics

A faster, more reliable method for simulating the plasmas used to make computer chips

Princeton University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers developed a faster, more stable way to simulate the swirling electric fields inside industrial plasmas — the kind used to make microchips and coat materials. The improved method could lead to better tools for chip manufacturing and fusion research.

Journal: Physics of Plasmas
Funder: DOE/US Department of Energy

Major achievement for LMU Munich: seven Clusters of Excellence approved

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Grant and Award Announcement

LMU Munich has reached a hugely significant milestone in the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments: All seven proposed Clusters of Excellence have successfully passed the review process and will be funded for seven years as of 2026.

Excellence Strategy: University of Halle receives funding for a Cluster of Excellence for the first time

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Grant and Award Announcement

The Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) is one of the winners of the Excellence Strategy. MLU applied for the Cluster of Excellence "Center for Chiral Electronics" (CCE) together with the Freie Universität Berlin, the University of Regensburg and the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle. The Cluster of Excellence will receive up to 64.5 million euros in funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and will start in January 2026. It will initially run for seven years. Research will focus on new concepts for high-performance and energy-efficient electronics.