Flatland wakes based on leaky hyperbolic polaritons
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Einstein was wrong (slightly) about quantum physics, new version of the famous double-slit experiment reveals
For over 100 years, quantum physics has taught us that light is both a wave and a particle.…
Someone Invited The Internet To Give One Good Reason The Magnet Truck Won’t Work, And They Delivered
You may have noticed, perhaps around the time you started studying magnets in school, that we don’t power…
Peacocks Have Lasers In Their Tails : ScienceAlert
Sharks with frickin’ lasers are tired news. Peacocks, apparently, are where it’s truly at. Famous for their dazzling…
PLA unveils 10GW microwave weapon blueprint with ultra-fast firing ‘superradiance’ tech
Chinese military scientists have revealed the design of a microwave weapon theoretically capable of firing 10 gigawatt power…
It’s surrounding our galaxy from all sides — New cosmic fluctuation puzzles cosmologists
Cosmic fluctuations are the new big bang. Dark matter has long been seen as the invisible glue holding…
Taming Heat in Quantum Tech
July 30, 2025• Physics 18, s97 A thermal version of a transistor could help control heat flow in…
Vollebak’s Electromagnetic Shielding Jacket creates a NASA-grade Faraday cage around you and your gadgets
“But why?!” is a question I often find myself asking Vollebak when they create some of their oddly…
US scientists shrink giant lasers with 1,000x faster electron beams
Scientists have demonstrated a new method for generating and sustaining the high-quality electron beams required for X-ray lasers,…
Cosmic Rays Could Support Life Just Under the Ice
If you’ve ever dreamed of exploring space, you know there’ll be some serious dangers. One of them is…
Invariance of dynamo action in an early-Earth model
Tarduno, J. A. et al. Geodynamo, solar wind, and magnetopause 3.4 to 3.45 billion years ago. Science 327,…
Building electronics that don’t die: Columbia’s breakthrough at CERN
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is tough on electronics. Situated inside a 17-mile-long tunnel that runs in a…