From nothing to everything: What happened before the Big Bang?
A new review argues that modern numerical relativity can push cosmology past its usual shortcuts and test ideas…
Scientists discover forgotten particle that could unlock quantum computers
Quantum computers have the potential to solve problems far beyond the reach of today’s fastest supercomputers. But today’s…
Scientists Discover Strange New Quantum Behavior in Superconducting Material
Researchers confirmed active flat bands in a kagome superconductor, opening new possibilities for designing quantum materials and future…
Scientists just cracked the quantum code hidden in a single atom
To build a large-scale quantum computer that works, scientists and engineers need to overcome the spontaneous errors that…
What came before the Big Bang? Supercomputers may hold the answer
We’re often told it is “unscientific” or “meaningless” to ask what happened before the Big Bang. But a…
Bloch oscillations of a soliton in a one-dimensional quantum fluid
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Physics – Microchip Provides Made-to-Order Photons
August 22, 2025• Physics 18, 151 A 10-µm-wide microchip can generate light with any desired direction, polarization, and…
Sound Waves Unlock a New Path to Practical Quantum Computing
Caltech’s sound-based quantum memory lasts 30x longer than superconducting qubits, moving practical quantum computing closer to reality. Credit:…
Are hidden variables real, and can they save quantum physics?
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Ask Ethan: Can “zero-point energy” power the world?
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Record-Breaking “Watermelon” Nucleus Could Rewrite Atomic Science
The study is part of Henna Kokkonen’s doctoral thesis. Credit: Tommi Sassi After more than 30 years, physicists…
Strong-interaction-driven quadrupolar-to-dipolar exciton transitions in a trilayer moiré superlattice
Wang, G. et al. Colloquium: excitons in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides. Rev. Mod. Phys. 90, 021001 (2018).…