Soundwaves settle debate about elusive quantum particle
It was a head-spinning discovery. In 2018, researchers in Japan claimed to find concrete evidence of an elusive…
Solving the Black Hole Paradox May Require Seven Dimensions
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The Mechanics of Alien Waves
One of the most dramatic and memorable scenes from Interstellar comes from Miller’s planet – and if you…
This Universe Map Took 5 Years to Build, and It’s Already Challenging Einstein
Scientists using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument have finished a five-year sky survey, producing a cosmic map that…
For the first time ever, scientists create particles out of empty space
The universe looks like it is mostly empty space. Remove the stars, planets, dust, and gas, and what…
MIT scientists explain quantum behavior of particles using classical physics tools
A new study by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) now bridges the gap between quantum…
Hybrid calculation of hadronic vacuum polarization in muon g − 2 to 0.48%
The muon is a short-lived elementary particle with spin 1/2 and a mass 207 times larger than that of…
The Stars Feeding our Galaxy’s Monster
There is a place at the centre of our Galaxy where the rules of physics are pushed to…
Quantum entanglement speed is measured for the first time
In the world of quantum physics, incredible events unfold at mind-boggling speeds. Processes thought to happen instantaneously, like…
Switchable 2D–3D display through a metasurface lenticular lens
Dodgson, N. A. Autostereoscopic 3D displays. Computer 38, 31–36 (2005). Article Google Scholar Lee, B. Three-dimensional displays, past…
Transport of polaritons in hyperbolic media
Basov, D. N., Fogler, M. M. & García de Abajo, F. J. Polaritons in van der Waals materials.…
NASA Data Captured an Unexplained Glow in the Milky Way, Scientists Now Think Dark Matter Is Behind It
Dark matter is estimated to make up about 27% of the universe, yet not a single molecule of…