Scientists get peacock feathers to emit laser beams
Peacock feathers are famous for vivid iridescent colors, yet a new study shows they can also emit laser…
New quantum breakthrough could transform teleportation and computing
The concept of quantum entanglement is emblematic of the gap between classical and quantum physics. Referring to a…
How understanding nothingness might just explain everything
If you’ve ever ready anything about cosmology, you’ll have come across an astonishing statistic: all the matter around…
‘A potential innovative design path’
Photo Credit: DIII-D National Fusion Facility Experiments at San Diego’s DIII-D National Fusion Facility have demonstrated that a…
A Single, ‘Naked’ Black Hole Rewrites the History of the Universe
A black hole unlike any seen before has been spotted in the early universe. It’s huge and appears…
Particles Shot Out of The Sun Reveal Distinct Patterns, Scientists Find : ScienceAlert
Our sun can seem deceptively peaceful from Earth, but only because we have the luxury of living 150…
Scientists Finally ‘See’ a Proton Move Through Water, and It Only Took 200 Years
For over two centuries, scientists have known that water transports a positive charge through protons. But they had…
Black hole explosion could change everything we know about the Universe
Physicists have long believed that black holes explode at the end of their lives, and that such explosions…
Ask Ethan: Where does cosmic dust come from?
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Gravitational wave cry of baby black hole kicked away from its birth site heard for 1st time
Astronomers have for the first time measured the speed and direction of a newborn black hole, thanks to…
A New Neutrino Detector In China Is Coming Online
Neutrinos are one of the most enigmatic particles in the standard model. The main reason is that they’re…
Graphene just broke a fundamental law of physics
For several decades, a central puzzle in quantum physics has remained unsolved: Could electrons behave like a perfect,…