how Chien-Shiung Wu missed out on the top award in physics – Physics World
Twenty-three nominations, yet no Nobel prize: how Chien-Shiung Wu missed out on the top award in physics –…
Scientists just mapped the hidden structure holding the Universe together
Scientists have produced the most detailed map ever created of dark matter that runs throughout the Universe, revealing…
Physicists push thousands of atoms to a ‘Schrödinger’s cat’ state — bringing the quantum world closer to reality than ever before
Physicists have put thousands of atoms into a “Schrödinger’s cat” state — smashing the record for the most…
Co-propagating photonic topological interface states with hybridized pseudo-spins
Lu, L., Joannopoulos, J. D. & Soljačić, M. Topological photonics. Nat. Photonics 8, 821–829 (2014). Article ADS Google…
The Magnetic Superhighways That Drive Galaxy Evolution
A galaxy’s powerful magnetic fields have a fundamental effect on light, and it’s all because of dust. Tiny…
Scientists release a map of the clearest picture yet of what dark matter looks like – NPR
Scientists release a map of the clearest picture yet of what dark matter looks like NPRAn ultra-high-resolution map of…
Physicists Converted Lead Into Gold
Domnicky/Getty Images The science we know today is…
Dissipative solitons in mode-locked parity–time-symmetric lasers
Bender, C. M. & Boettcher, S. Real spectra in non-Hermitian Hamiltonians having \({\mathcal{P}}{\mathcal{T}}\) symmetry. Phys. Rev. Lett. 80,…
Precise measurements of ruthenium nuclei can shed light on early universe
Scientists in the United States have made an extremely precise measurements of unstable ruthenium nuclei. The measurements are…
Super-moiré spin textures in twisted two-dimensional antiferromagnets
Dietl, T. & Ohno, H. Dilute ferromagnetic semiconductors: physics and spintronic structures. Rev. Mod. Phys. 86, 187–251 (2014).…
Is the whole universe just a simulation?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an…
The Baby Universe Really Was a Goopy Soup, Research Suggests
In the moments following the Big Bang, the extreme heat and pressure coerced matter into a goopy mix…