Scientists just turned light into a remote control for crystals
Scientists at NYU have developed a way to use light to guide how microscopic particles arrange themselves into…
Physics World March 2026 – Physics World
Physics World March 2026 – Physics World Skip to main content Physics World March 2026 This issue of…
A tiny twist creates giant magnetic skyrmions in 2D crystals
In the fast moving field of two dimensional materials, even a slight rotational shift between layers can dramatically…
Purcell-enhanced two-photon emission from a quantum dot via dark-state biexciton loading
Slusher, R. E., Hollberg, L. W., Yurke, B., Mertz, J. C. & Valley, J. F. Observation of squeezed…
Quote of the day by Albert Einstein: ‘Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe’ – A hard truth about human behavior from the genius scientist
A Quote of the Day usually does one simple thing. It pauses us. It makes us look at…
Quantum internet materializes in Germany due to a 30-kilometer breakthrough
Something once thought too delicate for real cities just survived them. A quiet test in Germany hints that…
CERN collaboration responds to UK funding cut – Physics World
LHCb upgrade: CERN collaboration responds to UK funding cut – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more…
Large-scale ion-trap quantum computing systems inch closer to reality
Researchers have achieved a breakthrough towards building scalable quantum computers. The team used cryoelectronics to control ion traps,…
For the first time, light mimics a Nobel Prize quantum effect
In the late 1800s, physicists discovered what is now called the Hall effect. It occurs when an electric…
Sub-1-volt, reconfigurable Gires-Tournois resonators for full-coloured monopixel array
Concept of reconfigurable Gires-Tournois monopixels Reflective displays offer a compact and efficient design, leveraging external light without an…
Why the ‘Best’ Revolution in Physics Is Only Getting Started
The use of the word “quantum” has become rather hackneyed. There are quantum computers, quantum sensors, and even…
Stephen Hawking, astrophysicist, “Quiet and silent people are the ones who have the strongest and loudest minds”
Stephen William Hawking was a British theoretical physicist and cosmologist. Born on Jan. 8, 1942 in Oxford, Hawking…