Observing differential spin currents by resonant inelastic X-ray scattering
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Clearest signal yet rattles gravitational wave detector at risk from Trump budget cut
Open this photo in gallery: An artist’s conception shows the events immediately preceding a collision between two black…
Extreme Negative Polarization of 3I/ATLAS | by Avi Loeb | Sep, 2025
Press enter or click to view image in full sizePolarization versus phase angle of 3I/ATLAS compared to other…
Colliding black holes ‘ringing’ across space and time prove Hawking, Einstein theories right
Once again, it turns out that renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking was right. Oh, and Albert Einstein, too. …
Dark Matter “Wind” May Finally Be Detectable With New Superconducting Tech
Using the improved superconducting nanowire single-photon detector (SNSPD), researchers are searching for very light dark matter. Credit: UZH…
Scientists Create Magnetic Nanohelices To Control Electron Spin at Room Temperature
The twisting direction of metal nanoparticles is controlled to be right- or left-handed by adding chiral molecules, which…
Physics – Diamond Defects Drive Dynamics
September 9, 2025• Physics 18, s109 A minuscule diamond containing billions of impurities can be induced to produce…
Scientists Discover a “Giant” New Twist on a 140-Year-Old Effect
For the first time, researchers have uncovered a giant anomalous Hall effect in a nonmagnetic material, rewriting established…
Something From Nothing – Physicists Mimic the “Impossible” Schwinger Effect
Physicists have long wondered whether matter can spontaneously emerge from nothing, a process known as the Schwinger effect.…
Explaining the Anomalous Anti-Tail of 3I/ATLAS | by Avi Loeb | Sep, 2025
Press enter or click to view image in full sizeThe highest-resolution image of 3I/ATLAS was taken by the…
Physicists propose tabletop “neutrino laser” to probe ghost particles
Trillions of ghostly particles called neutrinos stream through our bodies every second, slipping past atoms without a trace.…
Before Hawking, a forgotten priest imagined black holes
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