Astronomers capture the ‘invisible’ corona of a black hole
Astronomers have found a way to measure the hot corona around a distant supermassive black hole. The black…
Quantum-scale thermodynamics offers a tighter definition of entropy – Physics World
Quantum-scale thermodynamics offers a tighter definition of entropy – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from…
Chinese physicists prove Einstein wrong and put century-old debate to an end
For the first time, scientists in China have faithfully recreated a thought experiment proposed by Albert Einstein nearly…
Why is the universe made of matter? These ‘ghost particle’ experiments could help us find out
Scientists have inched a step closer to solving an enduring mystery in physics — why the universe contains…
Twist-induced non-Hermitian topology of exciton–polaritons
Hasan, M. Z. & Kane, C. L. Colloquium: topological insulators. Rev. Mod. Phys. 82, 3045–3067 (2010). Article ADS …
Ultrafast time-resolved observation of non-thermal current-induced switching in an antiferromagnetic Weyl semimetal
Satoh, T. et al. Spin oscillations in antiferromagnetic NiO triggered by circularly polarized light. Phys. Rev. Lett. 105,…
Surprising optics breakthrough could transform our view of the Universe
Gravitational-wave detectors may soon get a major performance boost, thanks to a new instrumentation advance led by physicist…
Quasi-bound flat bands in the continuum
The theoretical framework for the quasi-bound flat bands in the continuum We start with a one-dimensional (1D) silicon…
Cosmic monster M82 X-2 is so bright it breaks the rules of physics
Astronomers using NASA’s NuSTAR X-ray telescope have confirmed that a compact star named M82 X-2 shines about 10…
Scientists Just Discovered the Secret Magnetic Behaviors of Light
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Scientists make ‘world-first discovery’ while experimenting with plasma: ‘Ubiquitous in nature’
It turns out that containing the same process that powers the sun can be turbulent work. Even microscale…
Did we just see dark matter? Scientists express skepticism
The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope captured this gamma-ray view of our Milky Way galaxy between 2009 and 2013.…