Einstein’s Gravity Just Passed a Strange New Quantum Test
A new experiment found that a falling quantum wave behaves just as Einstein’s equivalence principle predicts. The result…
D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Finalizes Definitive Agreement With U.S. Department of Commerce for Up to $100M to Accelerate U.S. Leadership in Quantum Computing
LOS ANGELES, CA – September 14, 2026 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) – D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) (“D-Wave” or the “Company”),…
Weakly interacting spinons and tightly bound triplons in the frustrated quantum spin-Peierls chain
Tsui, D. C., Stormer, H. L. & Gossard, A. C. Two-dimensional magnetotransport in the extreme quantum limit. Phys.…
Shear-induced Fickian yet non-Gaussian diffusion in athermal jammed matter
Shear-rate dependence We start by focusing on a volume fraction ϕ = 0.68 (a value exactly in the middle of…
Overmassive black holes and little red dots naturally form in simulations
Our cosmological initial conditions are based on the simulation Phi-4096 of ref. 51. In this work, a dark-matter-only N-body…
Taking a Quantum Leap, Again
Published September 16, 2026 This is a summary of a story on Pratt School of Engineering. The National…
What happens when neutrinos swap identities inside a supernova?
Meanwhile, on the theory side, things have been in a bit of flux. As we’ve added ever more…
Einstein’s theory of gravity could be shaken by a cold beam of atoms
Researchers at the Swiss institutes of ETH Zurich and Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen have produced an…
‘Chronic and worsening’ shortage of physics teachers revealed
At the same time, “Retaining, Recruiting, and Retraining Physics Teachers for Scotland’s Future” reports that recruitment to Initial…
Why Quantum Computing (QUBT) Is Getting Attention Again
Quantum Computing (QUBT) is back in focus after the company signed a three year Framework Agreement with Qatar’s…
68% of physicists don’t think the time started at the big bang
Many of the world’s greatest scientific minds remain in startling disagreement with one another about the nature of…
A flat fusion magnet built in a New Jersey shop hit 6 tesla at 424 degrees below zero, and the startup behind it wants 300 identical copies to do the job Germany’s stellarator does with 50 twisted coils in five shapes
KeysQuestions4Vehicle1 Thea Energy just proved that a flat, round magnet built in New Jersey can hit 6 tesla…