Experimental confirmation of secondary flows within granular media
Experimental setup The experimental flume is divided into three sections: a reservoir to supply incoming grains, the flow…
China launches Juno, the world’s most powerful detector for ‘ghost particles’
China launched the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (Juno), the world’s largest detector for elusive “ghost particles” called neutrinos,…
China’s Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory enters operation
This stitched photo shows the central detector of the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory under construction in Jiangmen, South…
Scientists crack a 60-year-old quantum mystery
Researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have created a novel pathway into the study of…
Could black hole mergers finally solve the Hubble tension? Probably not
For years, cosmologists have been struggling with the “Hubble tension,” a disagreement between measurements of the present-day expansion…
Quantum oscillations in a dipolar excitonic insulator
Li, G. et al. Two-dimensional Fermi surfaces in Kondo insulator SmB6. Science 346, 1208–1212 (2014). PubMed CAS Google…
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider Runs On A Bendix G-15 In 2025
The Bendix G-15 refurbished by [David at Usagi Electric] is well known as the oldest digital computer in…
‘Ten Martini’ Proof Uses Number Theory to Explain Quantum Fractals
But in some ways, the proof was a bit unsatisfying. Jitomirskaya and Avila had used a method that…
Why can’t we walk through walls if atoms are mostly empty space?
In movies, people phase through walls like ghosts — think Vision from “Avengers” or Harry Potter going through…
Physicists Discover a New Equilibrium State in Magnetic Fields and Plasma
What do solar flares, lab-grown plasma, and a nebula 25,000 light-years away have in common? A cosmic twist,…
Scientists Unlock Quantum Computing Power by Entangling Vibrations in a Single Atom
Artist’s impression of the entangled logic gate built by University of Sydney quantum scientists. Credit: Emma Hyde/University of…
What If the Big Bang Wasn’t the Beginning? Supercomputers Search for Clues
By simulating Einstein’s equations under extreme conditions, researchers may finally glimpse what happened before the Big Bang. Credit:…