An ordinary laptop solved a problem thought to require a quantum computer
Physicists have used an ordinary computer, advanced mathematics, and specialized software to solve a difficult quantum physics problem…
Scientists Turned a 200-Year-Old Light Trick Into a Modern Breakthrough
A Poisson spot contains four types of skyrmions in one light spot. Credit: Optica / NTU Singapore A…
Scientists observe ‘negative time’ for the first time in a quantum experiment
A photon enters a cloud of atoms and emerges on the other side. When physicists calculate how long…
Scientists find a way to break molecular bonds with less energy
A new study has found that the quantum vacuum – the faint energy that fills even empty space…
Quantum breakthrough links light and magnetism in atomically thin materials
Researchers at the City College of New York are charting a fast-growing area of quantum science centered on…
Quantum teleportation cuts photon loss in long-distance transmission
Quantum teleportation has moved a step closer to practical use after researchers demonstrated that it can transmit quantum…
From Cactus Thorns to Dinosaur Teeth: Study Analyzes Biological Puncture Tool Performance
Newswise — Nature has invented countless types of pointy appendages, and scientists have long sought to explain what…
Scientists build a tiny quantum engine that turns heat into work
Car engines turn heat into motion through a repeating cycle of heating, cooling, expansion, and compression. Physicists have…
The Large Hadron Collider is being upgraded so that it can unlock the secrets of the Higgs boson
Deep beneath the French-Swiss border, the world’s largest scientific instrument has fallen silent. After years of smashing proton…
Anatoli Bugorski survived a proton beam to the head
On June 3, 1978, Soviet physicist Anatoli Bugorski was checking malfunctioning equipment on the U-70 synchrotron — the…
What’s It Like to Travel Near the Speed of Light? Part 3: The Limited View
(This is Part 3 of a series on what it’s like to travel near the speed of light.…
Tiny US crystal sensor measures extreme magnetic fields for fusion
A team of US researchers has developed a tiny laser-based crystal sensor that can track intense magnetic fields…