Why Most Quantum Computers Need to Be Colder Than Space
The large gold chandelier-like structure that has come to represent quantum computers in popular culture is actually just…
After 20 years, scientists finally explain the Crab Pulsar’s strange “zebra stripes”
For more than 20 years, astronomers have been puzzled by a striking pattern of bright, evenly spaced stripes…
A planet that tricks physics? Webb reveals the secret behind Saturn’s strange rotation
For decades, Saturn has been playing a strange trick on scientists. Depending on how they measure it, the…
Scientists make breakthrough with magnets in pursuit of limitless energy source
A prototype nuclear fusion power plant in the United Kingdom isn’t expected to be completed until 2040, but…
Scientists mimicking the Big Bang accidentally turn lead into gold
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X-ray laser experiment unlocks water’s hidden critical state at -81°F
Scientists may have solved the long-standing mystery of why ice floats and why liquid water expands as it…
Magnetic friction defies centuries-old law – Physics World
Magnetic friction defies centuries-old law – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from Physics World Copyright…
Causality optional? Testing the “indefinite causal order” superposition
The results were 18 standard deviations away from what you’d expect based on Bell’s theorem, which is a…
The hydrodynamic torque dipole from rotary bacterial flagella powers symmetric discs
Bacteria are torque dipoles and swim in circles As our observations were performed near the bottom of a…
Darkness can move faster than light without breaking relativity
A dark point inside a wave of light sounds like a contradiction. It is also something researchers say…
Antimatter took to the road for the very first time. Here’s why it matters
By Jacopo Prisco, CNN A truck during a successful test drive of the world’s first antimatter delivery system.…
“Near-misses” in particle accelerators can illuminate new physics, study finds | MIT News
Particle accelerators reveal the heart of nuclear matter by smashing together atoms at close to the speed of…