Nanotube design could shrink particle accelerators to hair-thin size
New research suggests that particle accelerators capable of generating intense, coherent X-rays, which are typically produced only at…
We May Have Just Detected The Smallest Gravitational Wave Ever, A First Of Its Kind
In a single decade, we have gone from the first-ever gravitational wave detection to several hundred of them.…
Reading a Quantum Clock Costs More Energy Than Actually Running One
Quantum technologies—devices that operate according to quantum mechanical principles—promise to bring users some groundbreaking innovations in whichever context…
Telecom-wavelength quantum teleportation using frequency-converted photons from remote quantum dots
Experimental configuration Figure 1a shows a general schematic of the experiment. Two remote QDs are used: QD1 functions as…
Effective bands and band-like electron transport in amorphous solids
Anderson, P. W. Absence of diffusion in certain random lattices. Phys. Rev. 109, 1492 (1958). Article Google Scholar …
Physicists reveal a new quantum state where electrons run wild
Electricity keeps modern life running, from cars and phones to computers and nearly every device we rely on.…
JWST Unveils Ghostly Flare at the Heart of the Milky Way’s Black Hole
Astronomers have recently uncovered a groundbreaking discovery about the Milky Way’s central black hole, Sagittarius A*, using the…
The decline and fall of stars in the Universe
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Switchable and tuneable high-performance acoustic modes in the L-X band using ferroelectric thin film on sapphire
Dielectric characterization The dielectric property of the Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3 thin film is first characterized at an off-resonance frequency (10–500 MHz)…
Microquasars emerge as the Milky Way’s most extreme particle engines
Milestone results released by the Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO) on November 16 have finally clarified…
The simulated Milky Way: 100 billion stars using 7 million CPU cores
image:Â Head-on (left) and side-view (right) snapshots of a galactic disk of gas. These snapshots of gas distribution…
The Costs of Quantum Timekeeping
November 14, 2025• Physics 18, 182 Experiments reveal the surprisingly large amount of entropy—and thus heat—generated by a…