Scientists finally solve 40-year-old physics puzzle about how things grow
Understanding how surfaces grow has long been one of physics’ most important challenges. In 1986, researchers introduced the…
Scientists made the first time crystal that humans can actually see
Scientists have created the first visible time crystal -matter that repeats through time instead of space – revealing…
A dead galaxy from the early universe is forcing astronomers to rethink galactic evolution
Space tends to reward expectations. Young galaxies should spin. Gas falls in, gravity takes hold, angular momentum builds,…
A new theory suggests gravitational waves could modulate the light emitted by atoms, as if every atom carried a tiny trace of the universe’s deepest vibrations
Gravitational waves are famous for shaking the universe, yet barely nudging anything around us. We have detected them…
Purcell-enhanced spin–phonon coupling with a single colour centre
Cohen-Tannoudji, C., Dupont-Roc, J. & Grynberg, G. Atom-Photon Interactions: Basic Processes and Applications (Wiley, 1998). Purcell, E. M.…
Scientists Discovered Wave Wakes Where They Shouldn’t Be—Upending a 140-Year-Old Theory
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The way waves propagate through liquids (Kelvin wave patterns)…
A new experiment deepens the physics mystery over “big G”
There are a few things in this cosmos that are truly universal. The fundamental laws that govern reality…
Why Movie Stars Can’t Resist an Award Show About Particle Physics
If there’s one thing movie stars can’t resist, it’s a scientist who can measure the wobble effect of…
Retrotechtacular: Julius Sumner Miller Breaks Lamps With Magnets
If you watched the Mickey Mouse Club way back when, you might remember Professor Wonderful, who was, in…
Q-CTRL Delivers 3,000x Speedup in Materials Discovery for the Energy Sector with Quantum Computing
Insider Brief Q-CTRL demonstrated a materials science simulation on the IBM Quantum Platform that completed more than 3,000…
Quantum Algorithms May Add Shine to Surface Coatings
Insider Brief A German-funded consortium has launched the €2.4 million QPolyDeg project to use quantum computing to simulate…
Are your memories real? Physicists revisit the Boltzmann brain paradox
In a new study, SFI Professor David Wolpert, SFI Fractal Faculty member Carlo Rovelli, and physicist Jordan Scharnhorst…