humanity would have to wait 1,000 years to test it
A new scientific paper is adding fresh fuel to one of space science’s most stubborn daydreams, a “warp…
Laser-induced nucleation of magnetic hopfions
Specimen preparation FeGe TEM specimens were prepared from a single crystal of B20-type FeGe using a standard lift-out…
The quantum arrow of time can be reversed, physicists show
The arrow of time marches forward. Eggs don’t uncrack; milk doesn’t unspill. But now new research has found…
Gravity measured in 300,000 galaxies follows Newton’s law
A new analysis has found that gravity follows Newton’s inverse-square law across hundreds of millions of light-years, even…
Two-electron quantum walks for probing entanglement and decoherence in an electron microscope
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Mississippi State physicist creates neutron star reaction in the lab
For years, physicists have wondered whether one unstable form of copper might act like a traffic jam inside…
Dark matter passes a new cosmic test, while MOND fails
If you take everything we know of and can directly observe in the Universe — stars, stellar remnants,…
Incoherent dielectric tensor tomography for quantitative three-dimensional measurement of biaxial anisotropy
Hayashi, Y., Setoyama, D., Hirose, Y., Yoshida, T. & Kimura, H. Intragranular three-dimensional stress tensor fields in plastically…
Two-sun planets keep disappearing: Here’s why scientists point to Einstein |
The idea of a planet orbiting two suns has long captured both scientific curiosity and public imagination. Popularised…
Physicists Say Black Holes Are Breaking One of Their Most Fundamental Rules of Physics
Black holes have long been associated with paradoxes and limits in known physics, particularly when it comes to…
Transverse optical torque observed at the nanoscale
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Black Holes from Before Big Bang Could Still Exist Today as ‘Cosmic Fossils’
New research by Professor Enrique Gaztañaga from the University of Portsmouth and the Institute of Space Sciences in…