Expanding catalog of black hole collisions is rewriting the history of the universe
Between May 2023 and January 2024, a global network of gravitational-wave detectors picked up 128 new cosmic signals,…
New time crystal built using sound waves breaks Newton’s third law
Physicists at New York University in the US have built a new kind of time crystal using sound…
Physicists create electron ‘catapult’ that moves particles through solar material at record speed
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Scientists use sound to control material behavior, adjust device stiffness
Researchers have uncovered a way to control material behavior using sound. In a study published in Nature Communications,…
‘Quantum Telepathy’ Could Tap Near-Term Quantum Computers For Real-World Applications
Insider Brief A new study proposes “quantum telepathy,” a method that uses entanglement to coordinate decisions between systems…
Magnetic circular dichroism imaging of atomic-scale antiferromagnetic order at a buried interface
van der Laan, G. et al. Experimental proof of magnetic X-ray dichroism. Phys. Rev. B 34, 6529–6531 (1986).…
First quantum oscillations observed in gallium nitride holes
Gallium nitride, a semiconductor that can operate at high voltages, temperatures and frequencies, has enabled technologies from LED…
Black Hole Mergers Test the Limits of General Relativity
General relativity stands as one of the bedrock theories in modern physics. Its strange view of relative time…
Isaac Newton, scientist: “A man can imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true”
Isaac Newton, born Dec. 25, 1642, in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, is widely regarded as one of history’s most…
Are Strings Still Our Best Hope for a Theory of Everything?
Fifty-eight years after it first appeared, string theory remains the most popular candidate for the “theory of everything,”…
Physicists flag over 50 papers on superheavy elements, leading to 3 retractions – Retraction Watch
A physicist in India has accumulated three retractions and 13 expressions of concern for papers on superheavy elements…
Scientists are rethinking how young galaxies formed their magnetic fields
Magnetic fields that stretch across thousands of light-years should take a very long time to organize. Standard dynamo…