New optical method bypasses light’s limit by 100,000× to image atoms
For over a century, light has both helped and limited our view of the tiny world. Microscopes use…
100 years of quantum mechanics: a new approach is needed
100 years on from the birth of quantum mechanics, philosopher of physics Emily Adlam argues that the quantum…
The Schrödinger equation just turned 100, and quantum physicists are still grappling with its mysteries
A hundred years ago this week, at the height of the quantum revolution, Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger submitted…
A New Theory for What Really Powers a Flare
Solar flares are one of the most closely watched processes in solar physics. Partly that’s because they can…
Dark energy: what if the universe changed its destiny right before our eyes?
Dark energy: what if the universe changed its destiny right before our eyes? – Futura-Sciences January 27, 2026…
NASA Researchers Probe Tangled Magnetospheres of Merging Neutron Stars
New simulations performed on a NASA supercomputer are providing scientists with the most comprehensive look yet into the…
Ask Ethan: How much damage could a cosmic ray do to a human?
Here in our isolated corner of the Universe, we don’t normally think about all the objects, particles, and…
James Webb captures the sharpest map of dark matter ever created
The Dark Matter distribution in the COSMOS field observed by the James Webb Space Telescope. (Credit: Gavin Leroy/Professor…
World’s largest particle accelerator heats thousands of homes in France
The world’s largest particle accelerator has been supplying heat to thousands of homes in France since mid-January, in…
Low-Power Optical Amplification via Second-Harmonic
In a groundbreaking advancement for the field of photonics, researchers have unveiled an integrated optical parametric amplifier (OPA)…
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,…