Monster Neutrino Could Be a Messenger of Ancient Black Holes
Nearly three years ago, a particle from space slammed into the Mediterranean Sea and lit up the partially…
After Years of Doubt, Physicists Just Confirmed That “Time Mirrors” Exist in a stunning breakthrough
An experiment led by researchers at the City University of New York (CUNY) has demonstrated that electromagnetic waves…
World Economic Forum Explores Quantum Computing’s Potential To Reduce Energy Use
The relentless march of computing power is bumping up against a fundamental physical barrier: energy consumption. As artificial…
Caltech Physicist Honored with Watson Medal
Jonas Zmuidzinas (BS ’81), the Merle Kingsley Professor of Physics at Caltech, will receive the 2026 James Craig…
Supermassive black hole grows 13 times faster than cosmic speed limits
Japanese astronomers have discovered an extraordinary supermassive black hole in the early universe that is growing at a…
New unified theory connects two fundamental domains of modern quantum physics
By bringing the long-standing and opposing views of quantum mechanics together to form a single cohesive theory, a…
What Are Super Quantum Dots?
Super quantum dots might be the next big (OK, little) thing in TVs. At least, that’s what companies…
Researchers unlocked a new shortcut to quantum materials
That idea may sound like fantasy, but it sits at the heart of an emerging area of physics…
Ultrafast transition from coherent to incoherent polariton nonlinearities in a hybrid 1L-WS2/plasmon structure
Törmä, P. & Barnes, W. L. Strong coupling between surface plasmon polaritons and emitters: a review. Rep. Prog.…
Demonstration of low-overhead quantum error correction codes
Nielsen, M. A., Chuang, I. L. Quantum Computation and Quantum Information (Cambridge Univ. Press, 2010). Google Scholar Shor,…
Strain-induced two-dimensional topological crystalline insulator in bilayer SnTe
Experimental realization of strained 3 atomic layers We prepared ultrathin SnTe films on a 2H-NbSe2 substrate using the…
There is no such thing as a “quantum un-do button” in nature, and that limitation could explain why your coffee cools down but never reheats on its own
For as long as people have dreamed about time machines, physics has wrestled with a strange mismatch between…