Particles may not follow Einstein’s paths after all
One of the biggest unsolved challenges in modern physics is bringing together two powerful theories that describe very…
Scientists build quantum dot device, emits photon pairs with record purity
Over the past decade, researchers have become good at creating devices that emit single photons on demand, which…
High-temperature superconducting dome mapped in nickelate thin films
Physicists hunting for new superconductors often look for a very specific shape hidden in their data—a dome. In…
‘Ideal Glass’ That Behaves Like a Crystal May Be Possible After All : ScienceAlert
Physicists in the US say they have created a simulation that, for the first time, demonstrates “ideal glass”…
Cambridge scientists capture electrons leaping across solar materials in 18 femtoseconds
A tiny burst of motion inside a molecule may be enough to shove an electron across a solar…
Möbius strip-like molecule has an entirely new and bizarre shape
Representation of the electrons in the “half-Möbius”-shaped molecule IBM Research and the University of Manchester Chemists have discovered…
How 128 New Signals Are Expanding Our Universe
In the depths of the universe, where black holes collide and neutron stars crash, invisible ripples in spacetime…
A perfectly balanced atom just broke one of nuclear physics’ biggest rules
For many years, nuclear physicists believed that “Islands of Inversion” were found mainly in isotopes packed with extra…
🔭 A mapping of supermassive black holes near merger
Detecting supermassive black holes just before their merger would lead to significant advances in astrophysics. To achieve this,…
Quantum tech breakthrough: China’s double-photon device breaks efficiency ceiling
Chinese scientists have cracked a long-standing puzzle in quantum optics, creating a tiny device that spits out pairs…
Physicists finally see strange magnetic vortices predicted 50 years ago
Materials can behave in surprising ways when they are thinned down layer by layer until they are only…
One-in-10-billion particle decay event spotted by scientists at CERN
Researchers at CERN have just upgraded their understanding on one of the rarest particle processes ever observed, by…