If nothing escapes a black hole, could one really swallow the entire universe?
In reality, a black hole’s gravitational influence is limited. Like any other massive object, its pull weakens with…
Gravity vs Quantum Physics: Researchers Say They are Closing in on “One of the Most Important Outstanding Problems”
In a new roundup of promising advances in quantum physics, researchers are revealing the upcoming cutting-edge studies they…
U of W physics prof makes chilling Canadian scientific breakthrough – Winnipeg Free Press
A University of Winnipeg professor and his team broke a Canadian record while taking what might just be…
Dark star clusters or extreme dwarf galaxies? Astrophysicists revisit Ursa Major III’s true nature
Compilation of Local Group dGs (A. W. McConnachie 2012; version 2021 January), GCs (W. E. Harris 1996; version…
Unconventional scaling of the orbital Hall effect
Manchon, A. et al. Current-induced spin-orbit torques in ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic systems. Rev. Mod. Phys. 91, 035004 (2019).…
Unified theory may reveal more superconducting materials
PBE predicted electron SNCDD in the 32-atom supercell of Pb (in yellow, with showing cut sections) with SODTs…
New Theory Points to the Universe’s Greatest Fireworks Show
Imagine the entire universe suddenly blazing with light in a flash that lasted just a brief moment in…
Sweden’s most powerful laser delivers record-short light pulses
The laser system is 11 meters long and generates extremely short laser pulses. Credit: Mattias Pettersson, Umea University…
Physicists solve 90-year-old puzzle of quantum damped harmonic oscillators
University of Vermont professor Dennis Clougherty (right) and his student Nam Dinh wondered if there are systems in…
Meet ‘lite intermediate black holes,’ the supermassive black hole’s smaller, much more mysterious cousin
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed…
New Physics-Inspired Proof Probes the Borders of Disorder
Their techniques aren’t just promising for analyzing models of electron behavior like Anderson’s. The work also taps into…
Strange atomic vibration discovered may solve physics mystery
A cryogenic microscope that fits on a laboratory bench has now let scientists watch electrons shake graphene’s atoms…