Physicists Tackle a Classic Quantum Problem With a Powerful New Computational Method
An AI-generated illustration depicting the Kondo effect. Conducting electrons in a metal are shown interacting with the spin…
Quantum many-body mixed phase space revealed by hybrid feedback control
Strogatz, S. H. Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering 2nd edn (Avalon…
CERN scientists find no evidence that the Large Hadron Collider created microscopic black holes
A new CMS analysis found no evidence that the Large Hadron Collider produced microscopic black holes or electroweak…
Volumetrically continuous 3D dynamic holography via cascaded light-field propagation
Maimone, A., Georgiou, A. & Kollin, J. S. Holographic near-eye displays for virtual and augmented reality. ACM Trans.…
Physicists Made Light Swim Upstream and Broke Newton’s Third Law
A leaf dropped into a river goes wherever the current takes it. To travel upstream, something has to…
Lu+ optical frequency references with accuracy verified at the 19th digit
Experimental sequence Each interrogation beginsonly after both ions have been subjected to Doppler cooling and prepared in the…
Gravitational torque drives multidecadal variations in length of day
Torque and changes in the LOD An axial torque Γz acting on the mantle causes a change in…
A student built a particle detector for just $100; the pocket-sized device can track invisible particles raining down from space at light’s speed; it is now being used in high-altitude balloon missions and major physics experiments
A device that can detect particles arriving from space does not necessarily require a multimillion-dollar laboratory. A compact…
The free-to-read Physics World Big Science Briefing 2026 is out now – Physics World
The free-to-read Physics World Big Science Briefing 2026 is out now – Physics World Skip to main content…
Biology Might Not Be Quantum, but Its Math Is Quantumlike
Two decades ago, scientists seemed on the verge of understanding biology in a new, quantum way. Life unfolds…
A Rydberg atomic synthetic-aperture radar imaging system approaching the Rayleigh criterion
Guo, Q., Liang, J., Chang, T. & Cui, H.-L. Millimeter-wave imaging with accelerated super-resolution range migration algorithm. IEEE…
Scientists propose a light-matter quantum state inside living cells
Researchers report an unexplained 71-terahertz vibration in living cells, mouse tissues and isolated mitochondria that disappears when mitochondrial…