NASA Data Captured an Unexplained Glow in the Milky Way, Scientists Now Think Dark Matter Is Behind It
Dark matter is estimated to make up about 27% of the universe, yet not a single molecule of…
Quantum entanglement speed is measured for the first time
In the world of quantum physics, incredible events unfold at mind-boggling speeds. Processes thought to happen instantaneously, like…
Exploding Stars, Black Holes, and the Forbidden Gap
When the first gravitational wave (GW) was detected back in 2015, scientists said they had opened a new…
Hybrid calculation of hadronic vacuum polarization in muon g − 2 to 0.48%
The muon is a short-lived elementary particle with spin 1/2 and a mass 207 times larger than that of…
A physicist explains what the Kardashev scale gets wrong
In the mid-20th century, while Carl Sagan pioneered the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) in the U.S., eminent…
Efficiency-optimized relativistic plasma harmonics for extreme fields
Experimental details The experimental results presented in this paper were obtained using the Gemini laser system. A DPM…
Diamonds Get a Little Squishy at the Nanoscale. Here’s Why
Familiar materials will act differently at the smallest scales. Notably, diamonds—typically hard and brittle—grow strangely soft at the…
Understanding what technology can (and can’t) do
Quantum computing draws attention because it can potentially solve problems classical computers struggle with, such as molecular simulations…
The Simulation So Accurate It’s Making Astronomers Do Double-Takes
For decades, computer models of galaxy formation have relied on a significant shortcut: preventing the simulated gas inside…
Physicists think they’ve solved the muon mystery
A new approach Supercomputer simulations reveal the effect of the strong nuclear force on the muon’s magnetism. Credit:…
humanity would have to wait 1,000 years to test it
A new scientific paper is adding fresh fuel to one of space science’s most stubborn daydreams, a “warp…
Laser-induced nucleation of magnetic hopfions
Specimen preparation FeGe TEM specimens were prepared from a single crystal of B20-type FeGe using a standard lift-out…