Did the universe begin at a single point, or has it always been infinite?
Bjørn Ludvigsen, a reader, has submitted a question to Science Norway: ‘It is assumed that the Big Bang…
This “Lightsaber” Beam Is Actually a Working Radio Antenna
Researchers have demonstrated a technique that uses a laser to produce a plasma beam antenna capable of transmitting…
When Doi met Peliti: physicists celebrate 50 years of the Doi-Peliti theory – Physics World
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A Radio Phoenix Beyond the Zone of Avoidance
We’ve gotta give credit to space scientists. They come up with great names for things, probably because so…
Physicists find evidence of weird quantum ‘Bethe strings’ nearly 100 years after they were predicted
“Necklaces” of ultracold atoms have provided new evidence to support a nearly 100-year-old quantum theory. In 1931, physicists…
Cavity-less Brillouin strong coupling in a solid-state continuous system
Novotny, L. Strong coupling, energy splitting, and level crossings: a classical perspective. Am. J. Phys. 78, 1199–1202 https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3471177…
Designing more efficient quantum circuits with Claude \ Anthropic
Quantum computers will need carefully designed circuits to run useful algorithms on limited hardware. We gave Claude plain-language…
The Flavor of Neutrinos Could Determine How a Large Star Dies
A core-collapse supernova occurs when a massive star reaches the end of its life. After running out of…
A Distant Supercluster of Galaxies Points To Self-Interacting Dark Matter
Seven billion light-years from Earth, there is an unexpected cluster of galaxies. It has two regions in the…
Francis Halzen – Interview – NobelPrize.org
Francis Halzen: Hello? Adam Smith: Oh, hello. Am I speaking with Francis Halzen? FH: Speaking. AS: Hello, my…
New type of superionic water ice observed for the first time – Physics World
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A quantum highway just one atom high could transform superconductors
Scientists in Japan have discovered that tiny steps just one atom high can act like microscopic railroad tracks,…