James Webb captures the sharpest map of dark matter ever created
The Dark Matter distribution in the COSMOS field observed by the James Webb Space Telescope. (Credit: Gavin Leroy/Professor…
A New Theory for What Really Powers a Flare
Solar flares are one of the most closely watched processes in solar physics. Partly that’s because they can…
The power of a poster – Physics World
The power of a poster – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics World Copyright…
The Future Circular Collider is unduly risky – CERN needs a ‘Plan B’ – Physics World
The Future Circular Collider is unduly risky – CERN needs a ‘Plan B’ – Physics World Skip to…
Ask Ethan: How much damage could a cosmic ray do to a human?
Here in our isolated corner of the Universe, we don’t normally think about all the objects, particles, and…
World’s largest particle accelerator heats thousands of homes in France
The world’s largest particle accelerator has been supplying heat to thousands of homes in France since mid-January, in…
The world’s biggest Schrödinger’s cat just pushed quantum physics to the limit
Researchers have smashed a new record in quantum mechanics, creating the largest ever ‘superposition’ – a strange state…
The loudest gravitational wave ever heard comes from 2025 and tests Hawking’s rule with almost absurd precision
The universe has just sent its loudest gravitational whisper so far. In that tiny ripple in space time,…
Rare-Earth-Free Magnets With High Entropy Borides
Map of the calculated magnetic anisotropy. (Credit: Beeson et al., Adv. Mat., 2025) Although most of us simultaneously…
Scientists found a way to cool quantum computers using noise
Quantum computers only work when they are kept extremely cold. The problem is that today’s cooling systems also…
Einstein’s recoiling slit experiment realized at the quantum limit – Physics World
Einstein’s recoiling slit experiment realized at the quantum limit – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more…
China sets new record with 35.6 tesla all-superconducting magnet
China has set a new benchmark in extreme magnet science after researchers built the strongest all-superconducting user magnet…