August’s solar eclipse inspires science involving jets, balloons and Einstein’s general theory of relativity
On August 12 the sky will go dark for just two minutes and 18 seconds, at longest, across…
All-mechanical coherence protection and fast control of a spin qubit
Schuetz, M. et al. Universal quantum transducers based on surface acoustic waves. Phys. Rev. X 5, 031031 (2015).…
Physicists made a black hole out of light to test Stephen Hawking’s elusive radiation theory
Physicists have coaxed a black hole’s most famous glow out of a strand of optical fiber and, for…
Quantum statistical plasmonic metacrystals | Nature
The modern world has been shaped by semiconductor technologies, grounded in the intrinsic band structures of materials and…
Spiral Arms and Bars are Galactic Fuel Pumps for Star Formation
Peak star formation took place during the Cosmic Noon between two to three billion years after the Big…
Measuring the high-energy neutrino sky using the deep-valley neutrino observatory TAMBO
Kotzer, P. (ed.) Proc. 1975 Summer Study on Cosmic Ray Neutrino Interactions in the Ocean Depths and on…
What does it mean to be ‘quantum’? A physicist explains the basics behind Einstein’s spooky actions at a distance
Imagine shining a flashlight across a dark room. You can predict exactly what the light will do: travel…
Electrons do more than just flow
Recent advances in quantum materials have shifted the focus from charge transport to a broader range of electronic…
Secrets determining hydrogen quantum behaviors unlocked by scientists
Scientists at the Institute of Industrial Science (IIS) at the University of Tokyo have uncovered the role of…
The 2026 Physics World Instrumentation & Vacuum Briefing is out now – Physics World
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Strange gravitational waves may reveal dark matter near merging black holes
The evidence for dark matter is everywhere and the evidence for dark matter is nothing. Galaxies rotate in…
Gold doesn’t ‘rust.’ Physics explains why
atom: The basic unit of a chemical element. Atoms are made up of a dense nucleus that contains…