The world’s biggest Schrödinger’s cat just pushed quantum physics to the limit
Researchers have smashed a new record in quantum mechanics, creating the largest ever ‘superposition’ – a strange state…
The loudest gravitational wave ever heard comes from 2025 and tests Hawking’s rule with almost absurd precision
The universe has just sent its loudest gravitational whisper so far. In that tiny ripple in space time,…
Rare-Earth-Free Magnets With High Entropy Borides
Map of the calculated magnetic anisotropy. (Credit: Beeson et al., Adv. Mat., 2025) Although most of us simultaneously…
Scientists found a way to cool quantum computers using noise
Quantum computers only work when they are kept extremely cold. The problem is that today’s cooling systems also…
Cosmological tensions grow. Two new early-universe clues.
Two independent studies published in early 2026 offer a sophisticated perspective on the structural evolution of the universe.…
Early Universe’s supermassive black holes grew in cocoons like butterflies
Initial analyses suggested if the dots were in fact supermassive black holes, they’d have to be nearly as…
New dark matter map shows the universe in detail
A new, highly detailed map powered by JWST data reveals the invisible dark matter structure of our universe.…
Dark stars could solve three major mysteries of the early universe
A new study led by Colgate Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Cosmin Ilie, working with Jillian Paulin…
Did Edison Make a ‘Wonder Material’ 125 Years Before Its Official Creation? : ScienceAlert
Inventor Thomas Edison is known for being ahead of his time, and a new study could add another…
Intermittent Black Hole Jets Are Like A ‘Cosmic Volcano’
When astronomers look out into the cosmos, they see supermassive black holes (SMBH) in two different states. In…
Ferromagnet-like binary switching of a Stoner–Wohlfarth antiferromagnet
The response of magnetization to external stimuli has drawn attention for more than a century, providing fundamental insights…
Vacuum ultraviolet second-harmonic generation in NH4B4O6F crystal
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