New physics equation describes universal law of how things shatter, from glass to pasta
A dropped vase, a crushed sugar cube and an exploding bubble all have something in common: They break…
Gravity and motion push time on Mars ahead of Earth
Every movement on Earth depends on steady seconds measured with remarkable precision. Our clocks pulse in harmony with…
Inside the mind of a Nobel physicist: John Martinis on the future of quantum computin
“When I was a child, my parents didn’t ask me at the dinner table, ‘How was school?’ but…
Experimentally achieving minimal dissipation via thermodynamically optimal transport
We begin by implementing a translation and compression protocol—a simple yet highly controllable process — to experimentally characterize…
Ultrafast Coulomb blockade in an atomic-scale quantum dot
Sample preparation Our WSe2 samples are grown via metal organic chemical vapor deposition on few-layer epitaxial graphene supported…
Observation of space-time surface plasmon polaritons
Theoretical formulation The conceptual formulation of ST-SPPs is best understood by visualizing their spectral representation on the surface…
Scientists just found a way to tell if quantum computers are wrong
Quantum computing is often described as a future technology capable of handling problems that traditional computers cannot touch.…
After nearly a century of looking, researchers may have finally detected dark matter
For nearly a century, something unseen has tugged at the cosmos. In the 1930s, Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky…
Will new physics affect our Universe’s far future?
Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he…
Study sees consciousness as the universe’s foundation, not atoms
Most school science lessons start with particles and forces. Matter comes first. Atoms build molecules, molecules build cells,…
The Universe Was Warm Before It Was Bright
So first the Big Bang happens. Everything is incredibly hot and dense; there are photons flying everywhere, but…
Looking for inconsistencies in the fine structure constant – Physics World
Looking for inconsistencies in the fine structure constant – Physics World Skip to main content Discover more from…