World’s first working nuclear clocks built after decades of effort
For decades, nuclear clocks have existed as one of physics’ most tempting promises. A device that could keep…
A dying star could create a new universe instead of a black hole
Massive stars produce light and heat through nuclear fusion, a process that releases enormous amounts of energy from…
What is Time? This Scientist Built a Miniature Universe to Find Out
The nature of time has long puzzled scientists, and now one researcher at the University of Birmingham has…
Time May Not Exist Everywhere in the Universe
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Past attempts to reconcile quantum theory with relativity have…
Logical qubits with erasure conversion using metastable neutral atoms
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High-fidelity entanglement and coherent multi-qubit mapping in an atom array
Kjaergaard, M. et al. Superconducting qubits: current state of play. Annu. Rev. Condens. Matter Phys. 11, 369–395 (2020).…
A molecule that emits laser-like light
Chemists have engineered a new molecule that can help organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) produce purer colors, potentially…
Dark energy survives major challenge as universe keeps accelerating
Astronomers say a recent challenge to one of the most important discoveries in modern cosmology has been resolved,…
Einstein’s Lost Theory Said Gravity Changes Speed of Light and a New Experiment Claims It Was Right
A humble elevator shaft was recently used in a test of the constancy of the speed of light.…
Dark energy survives major challenge as universe keeps accelerating
Astronomers say a recent challenge to one of the most important discoveries in modern cosmology has been resolved,…
‘Rheology’ review: Theoretical physics meet experimental art at REDCAT
In “Rheology,” Shayok Misha Chowdhury, an experimental theater artist, and his mother, Bulbul Chakraborty, a theoretical physicist, bridge…
Underground detector to understand ghost particles in universe releases first major findings
NEW YORK — A massive underground detector aimed at understanding the mysterious ghost particles in our universe released its first…