Scientists Have Identified the Origin of an Extraordinarily Powerful Outer Space Radio Wave
The Earth is constantly receiving space signals that contain vital information about extremely energetic phenomena. Among the most…
Are hidden variables real, and can they save quantum physics?
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Scientists discover forgotten particle that could unlock quantum computers
Quantum computers have the potential to solve problems far beyond the reach of today’s fastest supercomputers. But today’s…
Magnon-polarons in the Fermi–Hubbard model
Scalapino, D. J., Loh, E. & Hirsch, J. E. d-wave pairing near a spin-density-wave instability. Phys. Rev. B…
From nothing to everything: What happened before the Big Bang?
A new review argues that modern numerical relativity can push cosmology past its usual shortcuts and test ideas…
Scientists just cracked the quantum code hidden in a single atom
To build a large-scale quantum computer that works, scientists and engineers need to overcome the spontaneous errors that…
Bloch oscillations of a soliton in a one-dimensional quantum fluid
Bloch, F. Über die Quantenmechanik der Elektronen in Kristallgittern. Z. Phys. 52, 555–600 (1929). ADS Google Scholar Zener,…
What came before the Big Bang? Supercomputers may hold the answer
We’re often told it is “unscientific” or “meaningless” to ask what happened before the Big Bang. But a…
Physics – Microchip Provides Made-to-Order Photons
August 22, 2025• Physics 18, 151 A 10-µm-wide microchip can generate light with any desired direction, polarization, and…
Black Holes Are the Elusive Source of the Universe’s Dark Energy, Study Argues
Dark energy—the hypothetical force accelerating our universe’s expansion—sometimes raises more questions than it answers. A new study, however,…
What came before the Big Bang remains a mystery but new tools may help
What came before the Big Bang remains a mystery but new tools may help by Sophie Jenkins London,…
Record-Breaking “Watermelon” Nucleus Could Rewrite Atomic Science
The study is part of Henna Kokkonen’s doctoral thesis. Credit: Tommi Sassi After more than 30 years, physicists…