Quantum phenomenon enables a nanoscale mirror that can be switched on and off

Controlling light is an important technological challenge—not just at the large scale of optics in microscopes and telescopes ...

Self-configuring optical devices automatically learn how to sort out light

Light can be sculpted into countless shapes. Yet building optical devices that can simultaneously manipulate many different ...
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These mesmerizing patterns are secretly solving hard problems

Tessellations aren’t just eye-catching patterns—they can be used to crack complex mathematical problems. By repeatedly ...
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NASA telescope combines 100 maps of the universe into one: 'every astronomer is going to find something of value here'

NASA's SPHEREx telescope unveiled its first full-sky map of the universe, combining more than 100 infrared observations into ...
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I tried Regain for couples therapy for a month — here’s how it went

I wasn’t sure couples therapy was right for me but Regain eased my fears: Enrolling was a cakewalk and my therapy sessions ...
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Materials science articles from across Nature Portfolio

Materials science is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the understanding and application of the properties of matter. Materials scientists study the connections between the underlying ...
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January 7, 2026 • Young, infected Lasius neglectus ants will send out an altruistic "kill me" signal to worker ants, a new study finds, as part of a strategy to keep deadly pathogens from spreading ...