Marcela Carena to headline 2026 Ewan Memorial Lecture in Kingston – Kingston News
One of the world’s leading theoretical physicists is coming to Kingston this week to explore some of the…
New research shows a neutrino laser is impossible | MIT News
Neutrinos are the pervasive yet intangible particles that permeate the universe, streaming through whole planets, stars, and our…
Physicists Think They’ve Discovered a New Type of Quantum Matter
Quantum mechanics is all about explaining the weirdest, most unlikely aspects of our reality, including oddities we might…
A new wave equation for light challenges how physics explains the arrow of time
A new wave equation suggests accelerating waves can move only toward positive time, offering a possible microscopic explanation…
Perfect particle transmission through duality defects
Callan, C. G. Jr. Disappearing dyons. Phys. Rev. D 25, 2141–2146 (1982). Article ADS Google Scholar Rubakov, V.…
Indian professor wins eminent Dirac Medal, joins Hawking and other physics giants
Deepak Dhar, an IINSA distinguished professor and one of India’s most respected theoretical physicists, has been awarded the…
What Happens if You Cut a Photon in Half? The Answer Is Trippy
Physicists tend to think of light in terms of photons: massless, elementary particles “carrying” the forces of nature.…
What is a Lagrangian used for in physics?
This article is from Proof Positive, our friendly math newsletter that’s delivered to your inbox every Tuesday afternoon.…
Claude’s Solution to Decades-Long Math Mystery Is ‘Essentially Correct,’ Physicists Say
As typically is the case with AI, whether it truly adds any value to human work depends on…
Quantum Fisher information in a strange metal
Strange metal behaviour refers to a linear temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity at low temperatures instead of…
One of the Largest Physics Surveys Ever Finds No One Agrees on Anything
Last summer, Nature conducted a survey asking physicists about some quantum hot takes. That venture revealed significantly disparate…
The strange connection between falling balls and quantum weirdness
A ball tossed into the air follows a path that classical physics can track with confidence. Shrink that…