Ultrafast Coulomb blockade in an atomic-scale quantum dot
Sample preparation Our WSe2 samples are grown via metal organic chemical vapor deposition on few-layer epitaxial graphene supported…
Observation of space-time surface plasmon polaritons
Theoretical formulation The conceptual formulation of ST-SPPs is best understood by visualizing their spectral representation on the surface…
Scientists just found a way to tell if quantum computers are wrong
Quantum computing is often described as a future technology capable of handling problems that traditional computers cannot touch.…
After nearly a century of looking, researchers may have finally detected dark matter
For nearly a century, something unseen has tugged at the cosmos. In the 1930s, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky…
Will new physics affect our Universe’s far future?
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Study sees consciousness as the universe’s foundation, not atoms
Most school science lessons start with particles and forces. Matter comes first. Atoms build molecules, molecules build cells,…
The Universe Was Warm Before It Was Bright
So first the Big Bang happens. Everything is incredibly hot and dense; there are photons flying everywhere, but…
JUNO Neutrino Observatory Releases First Results
November 26, 2025 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm China’s Giant Underground Neutrino Observatory Just Released…
Superconducting quantum circuits: At the heart of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics
Although motivated by the fundamental exploration of the weirdness of the quantum world, the prizewinning experiments have led…
For the first time ever, researchers made a photon travel back in time
Shattered glass does not leap back into your hand. Smoke from a match does not gather itself and…
What Time Is It on Mars? NIST Physicists Have the Answer.
This image from the Mars Global Surveyor Mars Orbiter Camera shows the region Ares Vallis and the Chryse…
Scientists Uncover Hidden Wormholes That Could Be Warping Reality as We Know It
In a recently published study in Physical Review D, Greek scientists propose that nano-wormholes may help resolve one…