Sooner than expected? Useful quantum error correction promised for 2028.
Quantum computing news usually picks up near the end of the year, as companies try to provide evidence…
Compact dusty starbursts at cosmic noon linked to high-energy neutrinos
IceCube Collaboration Evidence for high-energy extraterrestrial neutrinos at the IceCube detector. Science 342, 1242856 (2013). Article Google Scholar …
‘A mixture from zero to infinity’: Physicists split apart a photon — and ended up with an improbable swarm of particles
Physicists recently wondered what would happen if you tried to split a photon — and they found some…
Romanian students win five medals at European Physics Olympiad 2026
Romania’s team won two gold, two silver, and one bronze medal at the 2026 European Physics Olympiad, the…
Scottish quantum start-up Quantcore wins IOP qBIG prize – Physics World
Scottish quantum start-up Quantcore wins IOP qBIG prize – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from…
String-sliding vibrational modes govern the boson peak and phonon anomalies in amorphous materials
Zeller, R. C. & Pohl, R. O. Thermal conductivity and specific heat of noncrystalline solids. Phys. Rev. B…
Physicists Create a New Kind of Schrödinger’s Cat State From Exotic Quantum Building Blocks
Reconstructed Wigner function of a superposition of two trisqueezed states. Its sixfold rotational symmetry and regions of Wigner…
Superconductivity breakthrough could unlock ultra-efficient electronics
Superconductors could one day help power a new generation of ultra-efficient electronics, but major technical hurdles have kept…
A Dying Star Could Trigger the Birth of a New Universe, Scientists Say
A new study suggests that the collapse of a dying star may not always end in the formation…
Darkness can travel faster than the speed of light — without breaking Einstein’s relativity
A dark point inside a beam of light should not be much of a traveler. Yet in a…
Scientists Uncover New Evidence of Mysterious ‘Time-Reversal Symmetry Breaking’ in This ‘Exotic’ Kagome Metal
Physicists report the discovery of new evidence for a mysterious quantum state in an unusual class of materials,…
Physicist Edward Witten on the future of quantum theory
Edward Witten is an American theoretical physicist and professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study. His work…