A cascaded random access quantum memory
Ofek, N. et al. Extending the lifetime of a quantum bit with error correction in superconducting circuits. Nature…
Single-mode lasers before the merger
A central problem in semiconductor lasers is deceptively simple: how can one increase optical performance without allowing unwanted…
Hypersoft X-ray sources as a low-energy class of luminous cosmic emitter
Drake, J. J., Kashyap, V. L., Wargelin, B. J. & Wolk, S. J. Pointing Chandra toward the extreme…
Black holes ring like bells, and the sound could reveal hidden physics
Black hole ringdowns could reveal signs of surrounding matter or new physics, giving scientists a new way to…
Physicists Find Useful Energy Hiding in Quantum “Waste Heat”
An atom in a cavity between two mirrors (left) acts as a heat engine in a driven-dissipative quantum…
Guest Post: What CERN Brings To Quantum
Guest Post by Dr. Kris Naudts, Zeynep Koruturk and Donald Harmitt @ Firgun Ventures. Firgun Ventures is a…
Meet Rachel Chen, the 18-year-old Los Angeles student who expanded a 1997 quantum-math idea to describe entire particle systems with simple diagrams; she won $100,000
Rachel Chen, 18, won $100,000 for her innovative quantum mathematics research. (Photo: Society for Science) At just 18,…
Universities should judge quantum-computing investments by what students learn – Physics World
Universities should judge quantum-computing investments by what students learn – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more…
Cling film helps stamp two-dimensional materials onto patterned surfaces – Physics World
Cling film helps stamp two-dimensional materials onto patterned surfaces – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more…
Princeton AI Tames Fusion Plasma Hotter Than the Sun
An artist’s interpretation of the PACMAN artificial intelligence framework for fusion systems. Credit: Kyle Palmer / PPPL Communications…
Rice University physicists used a grain-of-sand-sized magnet levitated above a superconductor cooled to near absolute zero to search for ultraheavy dark matter. Results presented in September 2026 found no signal but probed particles approximately 10 million times heavier than those examined in previous levitated-particle experiments.
A tiny magnet floating above a superconductor has given physicists a way to test an unusually heavy set…
In 2026, physicists allowed an Alcubierre-shaped warp field to evolve instead of holding its bubble profile artificially fixed, and found that it became unstable: nearby trajectories crossed to form caustics, making the velocity field multivalued unless some still-unknown physics could stabilize it.
A warp bubble can look orderly when its shape is prescribed in advance. A 2026 study asked what…